Sunday, September 16, 2007

Google Earth Community: Steve Fossett Search

Yes by base imagery I meant the older September stuff. I worked in close-range photogrammetry by Rollei a number of years ago in archaeology in EPA HAZMAT sites and others and I'm a little disturbed by the apparent distortion and lack of correspondence of the two sets of imageries in some places and not in others, making it hard to "flip" the old and new to see differences as noted elswhere here ( Andres in web page ) used in astronomy as a "blink comparator". Then Rolleimetric stuff being developed for AutoCad by Prometric Technologies now of Markham, Ontario. Used in on-scene car accident research recording in England I've read. I used it to record the West Point Foundry archaeology in Cold Spring, NY primarily 1989-1992. It was then known as MR2. It was taken up when the Canadians were drubbed for a US crash in Gander, Newfoundland not recorded before the blizzard set in. Can be done from helicopter flyby with and integrated with ground photos. Taught to me while Avianca 52 crashed "nearby" Cove Neck, Long Island, NY, running on empty due to communication breakdown. Schneider Optics there was a source for close-range photogrammetry. (Long Island) Google Earth Community: STEVE FOSSETT SEARCH-->POST HERE Update: New satellite to sharpen Google Earth Reuters By Andrea Shalal-Esa Fri Sep 14, 2:58 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Inc's (GOOG.O) interactive mapping program Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive. The new spacecraft, dubbed WorldView I, is to be launched on Tuesday...

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