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November 7, 2018 • #

The team from Planet, maker of microsatellites for remote sensing, shared this set of images taken by their SkySat constellation. As this technology advances, it’s going be a phenomenal resource to make high-accuracy 3D models of cities and terrain.

The Pearl islands, Doha The Pearl islands, Doha

I love browsing Google Earth and looking at massive elevation differentials and escarpments like Yosemite or like Auyán Tepui, the tabletop mountain best known for Angel Falls:

Angel Falls, Venezuela Angel Falls, Venezuela

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