GeoEye Snaps Inaugural Crowds from Space
GeoEye-1 passed over the Capitol Building at 11:19 a.m. on January 20th to capture the throngs of onlookers awaiting the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Slightly overcast skies filtered the imagery which was resampled to .5 meter resolution due to U.S. licensing restrictions, according to a press release issued by GeoEye. GeoEye-1 can capture images a .41 meter resolution. The images below are courtesy of GeoEye (click each for a larger image):
by Joe Francica on 01/20 at 07:31 PM |
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