----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Not cheap but interesting. Does anyone know more about this? Ingo Gunther Worldprocessor MICROSOFT TO OFFER RUSSIAN SPY PHOTOS Microsoft has contracted with North Carolina-based Aerial Images to publish very high resolution (to one meter) photographs snapped by Russian spy satellites. The photos, which were all taken during the 1990s, are the first Russian-satellite-origin pictures to appear on the Internet, says Aerial's VP. The initial photos to appear on Microsoft's Web site will show Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Rome and London. The photos may be downloaded for a charge of $30 per square kilometer, with the proceeds to be split between Aerial and the Russian space agency. The images are likely to be used by mapping services, construction companies and developers, forestry workers and government agencies, says Aerial. (Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 97)