‘The Satellite’ Is A Science Project To Bring You A Live Portrait Of Earth
- Julian Chokkattu for TechCrunch July 2nd, 2014
- Source: http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/02/the-satellite-is-a-science-project-to-bring-you-a-live-portrait-of-earth/
When you try to picture Earth, you might recall the iconic blue marble photograph taken on the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, or perhaps now you visualize Google Earth or the beautiful shots of our planet in Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. The Satellite wants to change that perception of Earth into something more “photo-realistic.”
The Satellite is a project created by two New York University instructors who are attempting to create a live-view, photorealistic portrait of Earth with real-time imagery and remote sensing data from hundreds of satellites. Read more.
