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    $\begingroup$ Your answer makes so much sense that it makes me wonder why I didn't think of it myself. The spacing between the planes also supports your answer. You can actually see the plane slowing down. $\endgroup$
    – mgr326639
    Commented May 30, 2018 at 18:16
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    $\begingroup$ @CptReynolds Google uses satellite imagery when you're zoomed out and aerial imagery when you're zoomed in. $\endgroup$
    – reirab
    Commented May 30, 2018 at 19:59
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    $\begingroup$ @IanW It's most certainly aerial photography, satellite photography simply does not have an adequate resolution for images like these. Wake turbulence only applies to directly crossing the flight path; ATC requires something like a 2000ft vertical separation (my guess is that the surveyor flew at 7000ft, as flights at Schiphol are generally initially cleared to 6000ft) $\endgroup$
    – Sanchises
    Commented May 30, 2018 at 20:43
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    $\begingroup$ Looking at the zoomed-in image, it's pretty clear that the survey plane takes three images (RGB) with three filters and then they are stitched together to get true colour - of course the stitching fails with a fast moving object. $\endgroup$
    – Martin Bonner supports Monica
    Commented May 31, 2018 at 8:04
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    $\begingroup$ @Tonny Not necessarily. In the US, the airspace over major airports isn't restricted at all altitudes. At the major airports around New York City, the class B airspace only extends to 7000 feet $\endgroup$
    – MattD
    Commented May 31, 2018 at 17:02