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November 5th, 2010
Germany Plans on Creating a 3D Map of Earth’s Surface

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BRICKHOUSE SECURITY – The two German satellites, TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X, will fly slightly apart in a helix motion and record how long it takes for a signal to reach earth and then bounce back to the satellite. The satellites don’t invade anyone’s privacy and only capture geographical data such as where there are mountains, ditches, oceans, etc, and how high or deep they are. Read More