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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Japanese Mapping Satellite Fails to Provide Useful Images

The “Daichi” satellite went up about two years ago. Japan launched it to collect data to create maps of remote parts of the country. Today, the Geographical Survey Institute said that the images were blurry and could not be used for the detailed mapping planned. But the images won’t go to waste - they’ll be used as background data for land use determination and the like.

- AFP

by Adena Schutzberg on 01/09 at 07:13 AM | Comments | Bookmark and Share

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