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Mike Gallafent
23rd Mar 2014, 10:46
An indication of the high definition capability of modern lenses may be found here:
http://wtc/gigapan.com/wtc/
Check the enlargement facility.
There is an obvious military application and one wonders if the reliance on the mk.I eyeball as reported SW of Perth is perhaps somewhat disingenuous.
sled dog
23rd Mar 2014, 11:38
Link not opening for me..........
Bollotom
23rd Mar 2014, 11:43
Perhaps this??
Or something similar
Time Magazine | Gigapan | 1 World Trade Center (http://wtc.gigapan.com/wtc/)
Dysonsphere
23rd Mar 2014, 11:44
Try this link it works to their home page.
GigaPan | High-Resolution Images | Panoramic Photography | GigaPixel Images (http://www.gigapan.com/)
Vendee
23rd Mar 2014, 11:56
The enlargement seems quite good. From their Paris Eiffel Tower shot you can see people standing on the observation deck of the Montparnasse Tower which is 2.7km away.
Trim Stab
23rd Mar 2014, 13:30
There is an obvious military application and one wonders if the reliance on the mk.I eyeball as reported SW of Perth is perhaps somewhat disingenuous.
Some EO/IR turrets have the ability to search in scan mode, whereby software detects anomalies in a uniform field (such as sea). However, given the sea-state in the search area at the moment, I suspect even the best scanning turrets would be picking up far to many false-positives to be useful.
A A Gruntpuddock
23rd Mar 2014, 13:55
The problem is that these images are created by combining lots of individual shots into one picture.
This takes time to both shoot them and create the combined image.
Did some work on wet film cameras which were used on fast jet recce aircraft, and the technology (which was all mechanical) was a delight to behold. The images were stunning, and the ability to photogragh from horizon to horizon was ideal for the purpose in mind. Undoubtedly it would be useful in this case, but i don't believe there is a fast jet platform that has the legs to get to the search area and work the grid as effectively as the long range asw aircraft.
Phoney Tony
24th Mar 2014, 07:04
Taking such a picture is the easy bit.
It requires processing and analysis.
As an example try and find the SNP office in the picture of:
Kavala panoramic view from above the Castle by Nick Savopoulos.