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Tag Archives: Aerial Photography
Historic Topographic Maps and Aerials
There is a wealth of GIS data available throughout the state, and that massive amount of data is getting easier to use. Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Web Mapping
Tagged Aerial Photography, historic, maps, new jersey, wms
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Google’s historic aerials have shuffled dates.
Before Google Earth 5 had come out, I had commented to a few people that the dates for the aerial photos (which used to be displayed in the bottom center of the screen) were way off for New Jersey. The … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Google, Google Earth, Web Mapping
Tagged Aerial Photography, Google Earth, Google Maps, new jersey, Oops, Technology
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technology has come a long way
“Back in my day, we had to wait years for grainy aerial photographs taken from a biplane.” CNN has satellite imagery of the crowd gathered on the Mall for today’s inauguration. The images are from GeoEye, who not only have … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Events, In the News
Tagged Aerial Photography, Events, satellite
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Beacons to be lit to mark anniversary of British departure
From the Daily Record: On Tuesday, just as dusk settles, a dozen hilltops covering 108 miles from Beacon, N.Y., to Princeton will be illuminated with bright spotlights to mark the day 225 years ago when the last British troops boarded … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Photography, Google, Google Earth
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Two Recent Stories on Aerial Photography
With all the recent news about cattle orienting themselves in cardinal directions (and the debate on the story’s veracity) I found it more interesting that the researchers used Google Earth to find oriented photography, instead of say, going out and … Continue reading
More on the UltraCam – Behind the Maps
Microsoft recently posted another episode on Channel 9 dealing with the UltraCam. Three interviews and some in-flight footage of the camera.
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Tagged Aerial Photography, Microsoft, remote sensing, ultracam, video
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Microsoft’s Behind the Maps
Microsoft is starting a new video series on its Channel 9 blog. Focusing on Virtual Earth and the technology behind it, the first episode of Behind the Maps deals with the UltraCam and its UltraMap software.
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Tagged Aerial Photography, Microsoft, remote sensing, video
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Virtual Earth looking to partner for data
Virtual Earth is looking to partner with state and local governments to share geospatial data, specifically aerial photography. From their announcement: Why should we publish our imagery in VE? GoVE supports the data sharing goals of many public sector organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Web Mapping
Tagged Aerial Photography, Data Sharing, Government, Partnerships, Virtual Earth, Web Mapping
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