when the company was acquired by google, the acquisition price was not disclosed. after the acquisition, the project manager of google maps and earth said in a statement that google was excited "about how imageamerica’s technology will contribute to [google's] mapping services down the road." he went on to say, "since we're in the research and development phase right now it may be some time before you see any of this imagery in google maps or earth." in the same month, google was on an acquisition-spree and had already acquired six other companies: panoramio, peakstream, zenter, feedburner, grandcentral, and postini.