October 27, 2004
Keyhole，搜索自己家的后院的搜索引擎::[Source]
google 购买了Keyhole ，目的是提供高清晰度的三维空间图像。听起来似乎是一个很动人的计划。
google的意思是我们未来可以在办公室里看到自己家后院的松鼠／或者是狗儿。
更详细内容来自新浪北美如下：
新浪科技讯美国东部时间10月27日09:00(北京时间10月27日21:00)消息，Google今天宣布，该公司收购了总部位于美国加州山景城(Mountain View)的Keyhole公司(Keyhole Corp.)，但没有透露此次收购的财务细节。Keyhole是一家从事数字地图测绘的公司。
Google负责产品管理的副总裁乔纳森-罗森伯格(Jonathan Rosenberg)表示，“收购Keyhole公司将使Google的用户拥有一个新的、功能强大的搜索工具，使用户可以看到地球上任何地点的三维图象。Keyhole对于Google来说是一个很有价值的补充，它使Google能够更好地组织世界各地的信息并使之更加有用。”
拥有互联网接入的用户只需输入一个地址或者其它地点信息，Keyhole的软件就会对数据库进行搜索，并将搜索地点的数字图像呈现在用户的电脑屏幕上。这个交互式的软件使用户有了更多选择，包括放大图像，搜索旅店、公园、地铁甚至提款机等其它信息等等。与传统的测绘技术不同的是，Keyhole能够产生动态的三维交互信息。
Search giant Google said Wednesday that it has acquired Keyhole, a company specializing in Web-based software that allows people to view satellite images from around the globe.
Financial terms of the deal were not announced, but Google said it has cut pricing for Keyhole's flagship software package, Keyhole 2 LT, from $69.95 to $29.95.
The acquisition of Keyhole underscores Google's efforts to widen its search capabilities beyond basic Web page results, as competition in the search sector heats up.
One example of the company's growth strategy is a feature that lets surfers see excerpts from some books. The company began testing the service last year and incorporated it into its main search engine earlier this month.
Keyhole, founded in 2001, offers software that lets Internet users view geographic images collected from satellites and airplanes. The technology relies on a multiterabyte database of mapping information.
Keyhole看起来还是很强的， 我查了查texas的分辨率，基本上是1~2英尺。
The software gives users the ability to zoom in from space level; in some cases, it can zoom in all the way to a street-level view. The company does not have high-resolution imagery for the entire globe, but its Web site offers a list of cities that are available for more detailed viewing. The company has focused most on covering large metropolitan areas in the United States and is working to expand its coverage.
记得以前的电影《国家公敌》，也许很快就成现实了。
The software lets viewers tilt and rotate an image. Users can also search for information such as the locations of hotels, parks, ATMs and subways.
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在google的網站上看到了keyhole這個公司，很好奇他們的產品到底是什麼，就下載keyhole 2 LT版本來試用看看。 結果真是太令我驚訝了！ 在台北車站的上空，連黃色計程車排排站也都看得一清二...
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