We analyze if the presence of corners in Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images can give us an indication on the type of structure present in a scene (man-made versus natural structures). Two the corner detectors are validated in this respect: Harris and SUSAN. The detection performance is evaluated over a spectrum of spatial resolutions for current and future VHR systems (from 2 meters to 17 centimeters). The ground truth of this study consists of annotated image extracts containing different types of man-made structures, in which the relevant corners have been identified.