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arxiv cs/9809011 v1 pith:BV5PKTOM submitted 1998-09-05 cs.DB cs.DL

Microsoft TerraServer

Tom Barclay , Robert Eberl , Jim Gray , John Nordlinger , Guru Raghavendran , Don Slutz , Greg Smith , Phil Smoot
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John Hoffman Natt Robb III Hedy Rossmeissl Beth Duff George Lee Theresa Mathesmier Randall Sunne
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keywords terraservermicrosoftaerialdataimagesinternetapplicationatlas
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The Microsoft TerraServer stores aerial and satellite images of the earth in a SQL Server Database served to the public via the Internet. It is the world's largest atlas, combining five terabytes of image data from the United States Geodetic Survey, Sovinformsputnik, and Encarta Virtual Globe. Internet browsers provide intuitive spatial and gazetteer interfaces to the data. The TerraServer is also an E-Commerce application. Users can buy the right to use the imagery using Microsoft Site Servers managed by the USGS and Aerial Images. This paper describes the TerraServer's design and implementation.

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