I watched that on Nova last month. Since looking at aerial imagery is my line of work, I think it's cool. However for me to get that kind of detail (6" resolution) we're flying at 5,000 ft.
I'm going to let you in on how to get faster by doing nothing. Well, not exactly nothing, but you won't have to raise your heart rate, put out 300 watts, or really even break a sweat.