2007-06-15 17:25:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
You can use things like Terrasever or Google Earth to see images like that.
If you want to spend the money, you can go through Space Imaging Corp, the operators of the Ikonos satellite, and they can image just about anything with their satellite. It can also be photographed via aerial photography....I do not think there would be a way to get a live feed though...most, if not all, of satellite imaging is not done in real time.
2007-06-15 17:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Shaula 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I googled "satellite map"; here are some of the results. With some, you click on a spot to zoom in; others you have to drage the spot to the middle and then zoom in. Some have higher resolution in one area, others in another area. Some of them can tell you the date and time when the pix were taken.
If you can pay, you can get much more. With some of them, you can get a satellite to take a picture just for you, but that's pretty expensive. To hire a satellite to send live images during a pass over your school would probably cost $kilobucks; you'd have to schedule it well in advance, and it would only last a minute or two.
With a subscription to GoogleEarth you can view most places in 3D motion pix, like you're flying over in a plane. Of course, you need a high-speed internet connection for that. And the images are probably months or years old.
2007-06-15 18:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is currently no way to see a free0of-charge, real-time satellite picture of anything on earth unless you work for certain government agencies of certain nations. There are corporations that will acquire for you photos of selected areas which are less than 24 hours old for a fee and will allow live feed imagery for a substantially larger fee. But, to even be permitted to pay these fees, there's an exhaustive background check done first.
If this is for strictly educational purposes and all you want is a somewhat current--i.e. less than a month or so old-- image, send off a request to NASA. They are very very helpful, if they are permitted to be by the federal gov't, to any and every eduactional request they get.
2007-06-15 17:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Except for communications and GPS satellites there are few satellites that remain over any given location and even less that take pictures and generally the type of imagery used is similar to the kind used on freeways to take pictures of the traffic.
2007-06-15 17:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be able to locate your school on Google Maps, which has a huge database of satellite photos. However, the photos are not videos. Most of them were taken several years ago. There is no world-wide satellite video system available to the general public.
2007-06-15 17:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say not. I think it's probably not a good idea either because of privacy issues and the importance of protecting the children that attend that school.
2007-06-15 17:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google maps have now good pics,put in postal/zip code or name of school,zoom in,print.
2007-06-16 01:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by Spsipath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of something close which is pretty fun. If you haven't already, go to www.GoogleEarth.com
2007-06-15 17:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! Just ask the NSA!
2007-06-19 12:15:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋