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Russia to lift ban on satellite photo mapping

21:38, September 06, 2010      

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The Russian government will lift restrictions on satellite photo mapping of the country's territory, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday.

According to Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, the limitations will be lifted for photo mapping with the details smaller than two meters in size.

In 2006, then Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced the lifting of restrictions on the satellite images resolution. However, Roscosmos has not issued a permission for mapping until now.

Many regions of Russia have currently been blurred on the maps made of satellite images due to military demands.

Source: Xinhua

（Editor：王千原雪）

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