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Russia will revoke ban on satellite mapping

Moscow, Russia - To be lifted limitations for photo with smaller than two meters rez details

The Russian government will lift restrictions on satellite photo mapping of the country's territory, as reported by RIA Novosti news agency. According to Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, the limitations will be lifted for photo mapping with the details smaller than two meters in size. In 2006, then Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov, announced the lifting of restrictions on the satellite...

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Rome, Italy, 09/13/2010 16:45
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