It is a combination of data. > You can see a large collection of imagery in Google Earth, including satellite, aerial, 3D, and Street View images. Images are c

It is a combination of data. > You can see a large collection of imagery in Google Earth, including satellite, aerial, 3D, and Street View images. Images are collected over time from providers and platforms. Images aren't in real time, so you won't see live changes. (https://support.google.com/earth/answer/6327779?hl=en https://support.google.com/earth/answer/6327779?hl=en) I am sure they buy some data from a plethora of companies, such as Harris Geospatial(http://www.harrisgeospatial.com/ http://www.harrisgeospatial.com/) Satellite Data They bought and sold a satellite imagery company, renamed it Terra Bella and then it was acquired by Planet Labs. > On April 14, 2017, we officially welcomed the Terra Bella team to Planet. Over the next year, our new team will work hard to make SkySat imagery available through the Planet platform. This will take a huge combined effort across our entire organization—from our mission operations and software teams to our product, marketing and sales teams. (https://www.planet.com/terrabella/ https://www.planet.com/terrabella/) (https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-to-acquire-terra-bella-from-google/ https://www.planet.com/pulse/planet-to-acquire-terra-bella-f...)