<p>Internet search provider Google has entered into an agreement to buy satellite maker Skybox for $500 million in cash.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deal is expected to make the search engine giant to serve as a launching pad to send its own satellite to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world.<br /><br />Skybox's satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery, the Silicon Valley-based company said in a statement on Tuesday.<br /><br />"Over time, we also hope that Skybox's team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google has long been interested in," it said.</p>
<p>Internet search provider Google has entered into an agreement to buy satellite maker Skybox for $500 million in cash.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deal is expected to make the search engine giant to serve as a launching pad to send its own satellite to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world.<br /><br />Skybox's satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery, the Silicon Valley-based company said in a statement on Tuesday.<br /><br />"Over time, we also hope that Skybox's team and technology will be able to help improve Internet access and disaster relief — areas Google has long been interested in," it said.</p>