GeoEye Inc. released the first image taken from its new satellite, providing an example of what to expect when Google uses it to supplement Google Maps, Google Earth services.

"These satellite images were taken more than a year ago and come from publicly available sources — we deliberately do not publish the latest images of war zones," Google said.

Shutterstock Image Google's satellites pick up a lot of useful things. As an avid Google Maps user I rely on those satellites more than I would like to admit. However, it turns out that there is ...