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hi , i have question , :confused:
may we sell scenery with the imagery that we get from google earth/yahoo satellite/or else ??
 
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Hi,

I think there are some payware addons that include models made with sketchup.

No, the license of google earth does not allow you to use their imagery in an addon that you distribute (payware of freeware). Same for the other image services.
 
arno said:
Hi,

I think there are some payware addons that include models made with sketchup.

No, the license of google earth does not allow you to use their imagery in an addon that you distribute (payware of freeware). Same for the other image services.
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hello arno, thanks for your answer, so , how we made photoreal if image service does not allow to use their imagery ?
 
If you want to sell photo sceneries, you would in general need to buy a licence from a company which provides satellite imagery for said location.
 
Hi,

Not only if you want to sell the photo scenery, even if you want to distribute it as freeware. But to use imagery in your addon you would need to buy a license in most cases. For the US there is data available you can use for free.
 
Hi,

But nothing prevents you from using this satellite material for yourself.
I have a whole bunch of nice screenshots of photoreal terrain with mesh and FSX scenery objects but cannot upload it for others to download (only the screenshots) except when it is in the USofA (the lucky ones in this case).
But perhaps there is a government site in Poland that has satellite imagery of its own or has a licence to distribute it freely, in which case there may be a chance to put it to use on the internet (like it is for instance the case of imagery for certain regions of Spain).
 
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