Just curious how they get the satellite pictures. Do they have their own? Is there an open-source option or public availability of satellite pictures somewhere?

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    5 months ago

    Ones with just Google (or no specific company) listed as the copyright holder will definitely fall under that as they don’t have their own satellites

    Which, in a way, I find kind of surprising. Google do just about everything else, it seems like having their own satellites wouldn’t be an unrealistic thing for them. Maybe it’s not worth it when they can just buy imagery from established players.