<P> Google Maps ' satellite view is a `` top - down '' or `` birds eye '' view ; most of the high - resolution imagery of cities is aerial photography taken from aircraft flying at 800 to 1,500 feet ( 240 to 460 m ) , while most other imagery is from satellites . Much of the available satellite imagery is no more than three years old and is updated on a regular basis . Google Maps uses a variant of the Mercator projection , and therefore can not accurately show areas around the poles . </P>
<P> Google Maps ' satellite view is a `` top - down '' or `` birds eye '' view ; most of the high - resolution imagery of cities is aerial photography taken from aircraft flying at 800 to 1,500 feet ( 240 to 460 m ) , while most other imagery is from satellites . Much of the available satellite imagery is no more than three years old and is updated on a regular basis . Google Maps uses a variant of the Mercator projection , and therefore can not accurately show areas around the poles . </P>
where does google maps get its satellite images from
where does google maps get its satellite images from
satellites aircraft
satellites aircraft