Ngumsebenzi owawudumile kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo, ngakumbi xa wawusewinto entsha, nangona kunjalo, umfanekiso wesatellite weGoogle Maps, owaziwa njengeGoogle Earth, awuyeki ukuphucula. Kule mihla, UGoogle umilisela le mifanekiso kwinkcazo ephezulu yeGoogle Maps kunye neGoogle Earth, ukuze sikwazi ukufumana umbono woMhlaba kubutyebi beenkcukacha ezazingaziwa ngaphambili. Kancinci kancinci, iicartography kunye neenkonzo zesathelayithi ziyaphucuka, kwinqanaba elifanayo netekhnoloji. Yile ndlela esiya kuthi ngayo ngenye imini sikwazi ukubona imifanekiso naphina emhlabeni ngokukhululeka okumangalisayo.
Inkampani inike ingxelo ngalo lonke namhlanje ukuba ingenise iinxalenye ezintsha kwimifanekiso yayo yoMhlaba kunye nomphezulu wayo, kodwa ngeli xesha ngemifanekiso ethathwe kwisisombululo esiphakamileyo esithathwe ngu-Landsat 8, isathelayithi ebekwe kumjikelo yi-USGS kunye ne-NASA buyela Inyani yile yokuba imifanekiso esisinika yona iyamangalisa, kumfanekiso wentloko esiyibonayo ngaphambili nasemva kwimeko yeNew York.
Ukuvelisa le mifanekiso sisebenzise iGoogle API efanayo. Izazinzulu ziyisebenzisile ukuphucula imifanekiso kwaye ke ngoko zifundisisa ifuthe lesifo seengcongconi okanye indlela inqanaba lamanzi eliza kunyuka ngayo kwiminyaka engamashumi amathathu ezayo.
Enkosi kwisathelayithi entsha, le mifanekiso mitsha inayo ngaphezulu kwe-700 yezigidi zeepixelsUkusinika umbono, kukho malunga nama-7.000 eepikseli ngaphezulu kule mifanekiso kuneenkwenkwezi ezikwiMilky Way, okanye iipikseli eziphindwe kashumi asixhenxe kunenani eliqikelelweyo leminyele kwiNdalo iphela.
Uhlaziyo lwabo bonke abasebenzisi luya kufika ngendlela emileyo, uGoogle uyayikhupha le mifanekiso mitsha kancinci ukuze ingagcwalisi inkqubo.
