What can be seen with 1 meter satellite imagery
Samples of IKONOS images demonstrating this new imagery.
Gallery 2 displays the amount of detail actually visible
 
 
 

A ship in Montreal

An airliner landing in Taipei

A pair of naval ships in San Francisco

The Washington Monument.  Note the two helicopters near the Reflecting Pool.

Part on an amusement park in Montreal

A very straight golf hole from tee to green

Roof tops of Tokyo

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