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"So our final estimate for the total size of the Google Earth database is 3,017 TB or approximately 3 Petabytes!"

• comboy 10y ago
  Why do they have to estimate it? Aren't they able to check exact size of their database(s)?
  • giarc 10y ago
    The author does not work for Google. >Timothy has been using Google Earth since 2004 when it was still called Keyhole before it was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and has been a huge fan ever since. He is a programmer working for Red Wing Aerobatx and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • kyberias 10y ago
    I'm sorry to say I laughed out loud after reading your comment, but I actually wondered about the same thing while reading the article. :) You have to admit it would be hilarious if they didn't know the size of the database or wouldn't be able to calculate it easily.
    • boxidea 10y ago
      The author of the article does not work at Google. So the article is basically speculation. He has NO CLUE how Google stores the image data.
      • typon 10y ago
        Surely he could just email the Google engineers and they'll tell him.
  • Thaxll 10y ago
    It's not the case here but it's actually possible that in some cases it's just an estimate ( MYSQL InnoDB ).