TerraServer was founded in 1997 in Raleigh, North Carolina and pioneered online viewing and purchasing of satellite and aerial imagery.The company forged a partnership with a Russian company, SOVINFORMSPUTNIK, with a cache of 2 meter, panchromatic satellite imagery (SPIN-2).It was this relationship that yielded a series of high-resolution satellite views of Area 51, Groom Lake, Nellis Air Force Base, and the Nevada Proving Grounds. more... See more text