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Anyone know how to obtain satellite images taken on specific dates? (Original Post) Duer 157099 May 2012 OP
I think the FOIA is your best bet Warpy May 2012 #1
Links to 4 commercial overhead imagery firms and several resellers. leveymg May 2012 #2
Thank you, I'll check those out Duer 157099 May 2012 #3
I remember looking at WWII aerial pictures with google earth jakeXT May 2012 #4

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
1. I think the FOIA is your best bet
Tue May 8, 2012, 12:27 PM
May 2012

The military is the only place that might have the images on file.

Even at that, you'd be lucky to get one for the right month rather than the right day unless you lived in a middle eastern hot spot.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
2. Links to 4 commercial overhead imagery firms and several resellers.
Tue May 8, 2012, 12:48 PM
May 2012

What you're looking for will likely to be unavailable or very costly. But, try: http://vterrain.org/Imagery/commercial.html

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)
3. Thank you, I'll check those out
Tue May 8, 2012, 01:02 PM
May 2012

This is in reference to the Sutter's Mill Meteorite. I'd like to see images of the terrain shortly after the meteor come down. I know NASA is very interested in this so I'd think eventually they will post the images they have.

edit: I think I'll start a thread about this meteor...

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
4. I remember looking at WWII aerial pictures with google earth
Wed May 9, 2012, 07:15 AM
May 2012

I think this feature still exists




[UPDATED] Google already had more satellite and aerial imagery available for free than anyone. Now, they've added a new feature to new Google Earth 5 that let's you turn back the clock and see other imagery they have for locations around the world. Click on the little "Clock" icon in the upper middle (or the "View->Historical Imagery" menu item). A time slider appears (see below) showing available imagery. If other imagery is available in your current view, you see little tic marks on the slider. Drag the slider (or click the left/right buttons) to see earlier or (or even newer) imagery.
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/02/google_earth_5_historical_imagery.html

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