…it is possible to see in the satellite image the complete layout of the streets and infrastructure of Black Rock City, the makeshift town around which Burning Man, a countercultural festival held late each summer, is built.
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bombsBut the unexpected appearance of the pre-event Burning Man construction is hardly the only surprise in Google’s database of satellite images. And other satellite imagery companies say that they, too, are often startled by what they find when they analyze the hundreds of shots they take daily.
Notable surprises include a just-erupted volcano, violent scenes from Iraq (a bomb going off in Baghdad and a firefight in Najaf) and even a 747 landing in Tokyo, something difficult to capture given that the satellite is moving at 17,000 mph.
Much larger photos are on the Wired site.
I just tracked my apartment and my route to school. It’s neat and disconcerting at the same time.
Space Imaging allows you to search the entire globe using satellite views.
(via wirednews)
