$100 million GeoEye satellite used to map Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
by Xav de Matos 
on Feb 27th 2009 10:20PM
GeoEye's $100 million dollar commercial-use satellite imagery system will serve as the backdrop for Ubisoft's upcoming air-combat title,
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. The Washington D.C.-based company -- that supplies data for
Google Earth, among others -- allowed Ubisoft access to satellites 423 miles high to photograph real-world locations for the game's multiple missions. How powerful can a 423 mile high satellite be? The
GeoEye-1 satellite that launched in September has the capacity to see objects on the ground that are just 16 inches long.
VP of communications at GeoEye, Mark Brender, told
Venture Beat that using such a sophisticated technology to map
H.A.W.X. will help in "immersing the player in the experience" rather than using "cartoon maps." So, a
South Park, Colorado, mission cannot be confirmed at this time.
