Map at google: google maps [last visited: 2008-03-04]
This is a really nice one. I found it close to Frankfurt am Main International Airport. You could might think that you see three airplanes and their three shadows very clear. What looks like a flight in formation at first is actually a demonstration, how accurate Google matches together several pictures of the same area.
But first things first. It makes a great visual impact how close you can zoom-in to the plane. It is not only possible to read the companys name “Lufthansa”, the letters are pin sharp.
But how was this image developed? It seems that Google connected three images made from one satellite in a time period of only a few seconds. There are at least two details: the shadows on the plane and the situation on the motorway. In fact there is a third detail: the picture of the three planes so close to another. I think if this had been a real situation, someone has published it …
The shadow on the plane: When you look at the rear airfoil (hope this is the right descriptonfor that), you can imagine that the plane made a small turn while the pictures were taken.
The situation on the motorway: You can see at least the same four vehicles twice (should be three times, but maybe someone can describe this behaviour). And it is visible that the vehicles have run a distance during the period of photography.
And here is the current image within google right now:
[...] International Airport. It is not so nice as the one which could be seen in one of my further posts (airplanes in formation). But it shows that the investigation at yahoo is also worthful. Interesting is also the fact, that [...]
Pingback by Also Frankfurt at yahoo | Airplanes on satellite pictures — 17. December 2008 @ 22:36