While Google is paying only $500 million for satellite imaging company Skybox Imaging, the purchase may be a lot more valuable for Google’s future because it’ll help the Search giant gather even more data, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the publication, by 2016 Skybox will be able to take high-resolution images of the Earth two times a day, all with just six satellites. By 2018, the company’s 24 satellites will be able to capture real-time videos from space, and record images three times a day. In addition to the obvious uses for Google Maps, Skybox will be able to gather a lot more data that could further improve Google’s knowledge about competitors. “We think we are going to fundamentally change
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