And last year, Google held talks with satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp.

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He has also created software that will help analyse deforestation using a huge archive of satellite images that Google is making available.

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Mr. Agarwala started scrolling through the county planning department's map of parcel lines, turning to Google Maps to get a satellite view of streets that looked promising.

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