1.8 gigapixel ARGUS-IS. World's highest resolution video surveillance platform by DARPA

1 million terabytes a day saved forever.The ARGUS array is made up of several cameras and other types of imaging systems. The output of the imaging system is used to create extremely large, 1.8GP high-resolution mosaic images and video.The U.S. Army, along withBoeing, has developed and is preparing to deploy a new unmanned aircraftcalled the "Hummingbird." It's is a VTOL-UAS (vertical take-off andlanding unmanned aerial system). Three of them are being deployed toAfghanistan for a full year to survey and spy on Afghanistan from analtitude of 20,000 feet with the ability to scan 25 square miles ofground surface.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SurveillanceFrom Rise of the DronesMeet a new breed of flying robots, from tiny swarming vehicles to giant unmanned planes. Aired January 23, 2013 on PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/rise-of-the-drones.html