Once an artifact of the race to map the world, these odd anomalies found in satellite photos illustrate the difficulties in truly depicting our physical space inside our computers.
The artist Elena Radice combs the mapping service to find places where the weather in one satellite photo and the next don’t match to create a series of photographs about space, time, and--oh, yes--climate change.
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You can use Google to find the fastest route somewhere, or the closest subway. Now you can use it to avoid areas where there might be explosives buried in the ground, too.
DigitalGlobe, the firm that provides much of the imagery for Google Earth, is launching a next-generation satellite in 2014. However, the super-sharp images of the WorldView-3 aren't for Google and Bing Maps: They're going straight to the military and intelligence agencies.
Earlier in the month, we published Stefan Zirwes’s arresting aerial photos that capture the stunning beauty of natural and industrial landscapes. Today, we introduce you to a design student who turns satellite shots from Google Earth into Persian-like rugs.
