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by bookofjoe 1052 days ago
>Satellite data is extremely idiosyncratic. It's coarse (~10m at best)

>The best commercially available spatial resolution for optical imagery is 25 cm, which means that one pixel represents a 25-by-25-cm area on the ground—roughly the size of your laptop.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/commercial-satellite-imagery

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I regularly use up to 3cm aerial imagery.

There are many very nice commercial products available.

Are there any products available for casual users, just paying for a few images?
There are many now. You can buy a single image, even schedule to take a live shot at a specific time.

https://skywatch.com/earthcache/