A British company will launch three satellites made from laptop parts in a project to capture high resolution images of the Earth’s surface.
The craft are expected to be launched in 2013 as part of a project worth around £100m.
The onboard cameras will be capable of detailing the planet down to the last metre.
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) are building the satellites along with their business management subsidiary DMCii.
SSTL will make money on the project by selling time on the shuttles to nations and companies that wish to obtain high-resolution images.
“This afterlife of three satellites will be endemic and operated from the UK but the accommodation on the aircraft will be busy to altered all-embracing customers,” said SSTL controlling administrator Sir Martin Sweeting.
Images can be acclimated to analyze areas of astringent deforestation or aridity to co-ordinating burghal planning ventures.
Surrey-based SSTL is renowned for producing detailed maps for disaster relief missions in remote areas of the world.
Their cameras were vital in helping to map the BP oil spill earlier this year.
Missions have also been funded by commercial service providers such as Google Earth which has raised public awareness and clamour for the accurate images.
The company will increase profitability on the production of the small ships by using cheaper components originally produced for consumer goods such as laptops.
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