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		bradgessler on Sept 8, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google's Floating Datacenters (Think Oil Rigs) And don't forget; they're also launching their satellites into orbit to make their maps better.

briansmith on Sept 8, 2008 [–]

To clarify, GeoEye launched a mapping satellite to use for government and commercial use, and reported Google has an exclusive license whereby no other company can publish the publically imagery in a Google-Maps-style application.

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