Google went shopping Friday, this time purchasing itself a company which builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The company Google acquired, known as ImageAmerica, is perhaps best known for providing high resolution black and white imagery of New Orleans Hurricane Katrina. Google said its in the research and development phase right now for determining how it will integrate ImageAmerica’s imagery into Google Maps or Google Earth.

Google continues to look for ways to grow the popularity of its online mapping services. Last month it announced it was integrating Picasa into these services so you could create maps of where you took your photos.

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