ISS Will Broadcast First Streaming HD Video of Earth, it's more than google earth.
A Canadian company called UrtheCast and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, will corporate to setup a new system that provides a view Earth from space, via the Internet and a pair of cameras flying on the International Space Station.
One camera will shoot in high-definition, with a frame rate of 3.25 fps, and another will broadcast in lower resolution, offering a three-color image. This system is a sort of "Mix" between Google Earth and YouTube. Services like connecting live footage with maps and other capabilities will be provides. Users will be able to pause, rewind and zoom, and view specific times and locations.
UrtheCast hopes to launch the cameras later this year and start broadcasting by early 2012. Watch the dramatic trailer below.
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