• @Comment105@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I think specifically the parts that get modern Google Earth style 3D mapping are always shot from airplanes, I looked it up a long time ago when I was wondering why I couldn’t see our new address in 3D.

    I have no sources at hand to share, but I’m sure more detailed information is easily ducked or binged or whatever you fancy.

    But you can look at Dublin, for example. Compare the light green and dark green parts: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NJn5DhpW85ym9yCa7

    I then compared it to San Francisco and New York, which are even higher resolution.
    In rural areas the resolution seems to get lower again.

    • @Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      93 months ago

      Yeah - absolutely.
      I didn’t explicitly agree with you in my response, but what you’re saying makes perfect sense. I’m just… dumbfounded it did not occur to me. Having my hands in that space is literally something I do.

      If I can spare my ego just slightly - I’m sure the military has way better imaging than what was shown (but my comparison to Google maps was a bad one).