Massive Mosaic of Canada

rvr writes "Thanks to compression technology that has reduced the file to 3.3 gigabytes and a collaboration between the Canadian Forest Service and the Canadian Space Agency called the 'Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests', this gigantic image -- the highest-resolution image of Canada freely available -- can now be downloaded to your computer."

Comments

Apparently Canada Has Expanded

[Cy Guy]

The picture (or at least the thumbnail versions) contains all of New England, New York, Michigan and much of the Midwest, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. And I think a parts of the rest of the northern border states.

But I for one welcome our new Canadian Overlords.

Re:[Q] Hi-Res Elsewhere? [Q] Quality Print?

[theMerovingian]

Are high resolution satellite/aerial images available for other locations?

Yes. Do a google for your state/province and "GIS data". Most US states have some sort of FTP setup with elevation maps, aerial images, and topographic maps to download.

No, I don't expect to be able to buy hi-res images of Area 51, but was looking for my neighborhood.

Actually, I used to work for Space Imaging, and their conference demo was a 3D flyover of Area51 that had elevation and 1-meter resolution color imagery. To get a quickie on your neighborhood, check out Terraserver.

Also, are there ways of getting really nice poster prints of high resolution images?

www.mytopo.com

USGS extension office

Space Imaging has some famous stuff for sale as posters (pyramids, WTC site, etc.)