Your own tiny satellite, cheap

What if you could take a high-resolution picture of the entire planet, every single day? Would you monitor melting polar ice caps? Fight wildfires? Offer targeted aid in the aftermath of natural disasters? Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based startup that has already launched more than 70 satellites into space, wants to find out. Founded by a team of former NASA scientists, who launched the project in a Silicon Valley garage, Planet Labs is working toward that goal -- one tiny, low-cost satellite at a time. Or, one flock of doves, if you prefer. More

(Source: CNN - Oct 3)