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[PHOTOS] Google Maps Gets A 700-Trillion-Pixel Upgrade

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29-06-2016 | 09:00

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[PHOTOS] Google Maps Gets A 700-Trillion-Pixel Upgrade

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Google is granting its maps a high definition refresh thanks to new satellite imagery data.

The Californian web giant first released its cloud-free map of the world in 2013, made up of a patchwork of high resolution photos taken by the Landsat 7 satellite.

But joining fresh images from a more modern satellite with new processing techniques has meant the view of Earth has been refreshed and sharpened.

Google hopes its updated global mosaic will provide users with the crispest cloud-free aerial views of the Earth to date.

The latest maps add 700 trillion pixels of new data to the service, and the changes will automatically be shown for all users of Google Maps and Google Earth this week.

‘This new rendition of Earth uses the most recent data available – mostly from Landsat 8 – making it our freshest global mosaic to date,’ said Google.

Landsat 8, which launched in 2013, is a more advanced version of the previous satellites and is able to capture a greater range of light – including deep blue and infrared.

Google explained that the 8th in the line of satellites captures images with greater detail and truer colors, as well as capturing more images each day than its predecessor.

Work has reportedly already begun on Landsat 9, which plans to launch in 2023.

Google explains that in order to stitch the pixels together, it mined more than one petabyte of imagery data - sorting through 700 trillion individual pixels to find the best cloud free shots.

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