[aldo_14]

big photo

[Taristin]

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[Kazan]

Originally posted by Raa
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[aldo_14]

It takes an eternity, but it should eventually load. Probably a heavy server load at the mo or something.

Maybe try http://www.tpd.tno.nl/Pics/DII/gigazoom/Delft2.htm

[kasperl]

Why are we looking at a high res shot of a Dutch universtiy town?

[Rictor]

So this is what it must be like to be in the CIA.

License plate # of the silver car (a Civic?) on the far right: RN-PJ-57

[Rictor]

My only question is:

Where can I get my one of these?
Seriously, this is so awesome. I'm curious as to how they got such an insane resolution. Whats the technology behind this?

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Oooooh

[wolfdog]

Originally posted by kasperl
Why are we looking at a high res shot of a Dutch universtiy town?

Because it's High-Res:D

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Rictor
My only question is:

Where can I get my one of these?
Seriously, this is so awesome. I'm curious as to how they got such an insane resolution. Whats the technology behind this?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/17/worlds_biggest_snap/
The photograph shows the Dutch town of Delft and its surroundings in the autumn of 2004. It was taken from the top of the Electrical Engineering faculty of Delft University, at a height of about 100 meters, using a ordinary Nikon D1x and a 400mm lens. If this photo were to be printed, the photographers say, it would measure 6.67m by 2.67m at 300 dpi.

The 2.5 gigapixel image is - of course - a montage of images rather than a single snap and seamlessly fusing the separate images was the main technical challenge. The Dutch David Baileys says they developed a sophisticated approach to make sure the 600 individual photos matched edge-to-edge, involving an automatic computer-controlled pan-tilt unit. Once stitched together the megasnap covers 78,797 by 31,565 pixels. Creating the montage required the capacity of five high-end PCs for three full days.

You can make out registration plates.  

[Petrarch of the VBB]

I'd love to see it as a .bmp

[HeX]

Holy hell! I can read the ****ing license plate numbers on the cars along the street!

Nice pic!

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Rictor
So this is what it must be like to be in the CIA.

License plate # of the silver car (a Civic?) on the far right: RN-PJ-57

Actually, that appears to be a toyota. Toyota what, though, I have no idea... not an American model.

I see 1 mitsubishi, and a buttload of BMW/Volvo/VW's, and even some ford Mondeos (Countours...or taurus... crappy things, really)

[Liberator]

very cool!

Mr. Speck bring up the high resolution lifeform scanner.
Huh?
Turn on belly camera 4 with infrared overlay.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

*paranoia sets in*

They can see me! They can! Those men in the Emley Moor TV Mast!

You have to admit it looks rather ominnous.

[Carl]

let's make this a game!

1. try to find the plastic bottle on the ground next to the dumpster.
2. what time was this picture taken? (you can find out by loking at the picture)
3. find where it says "Aero-& Hydrodynamica"

[karajorma]

I've been toying with saying that I spotted a topless women in one of the windows and then waiting to see how long people spend looking for her

[Setekh]

Awesome. I actually did a crude form of this once to create a panaroma photo in my photo album.

[Liberator]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
*paranoia sets in*

They can see me! They can! Those men in the Emley Moor TV Mast!

You have to admit it looks rather ominnous.

Well, that just sticks up in the middle of nowhere.  How far away can you see that from.

[Rictor]

The Eye of Sauron is upon you Petrarch!
Nothing goes unnoticed from the high perch of [l]Emley Moor TV Mast[/l] Barad Dur