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gonzo earth
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- May 22, 2010
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- May 22, 2010
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Black Rock City - September 5th, 2009
Stitching-Processing-Map by Stewart Long gonzoearth.com
Aerial Imagery Sources: Jack Alderson, Jeffrey Johnson, Andrew Johnstone, Mikel MaronEarth.Burningman.com
""The Burning Man Earth Project began designing mapping and communication tools to enable attendees to better locate themselves and others, to communicate within the area, and to access and contribute information about artworks and events. The project was aimed at providing a managed digital space to encompass it all, both in functionality and as a permanent archive...
...As Earth itself seems slowly transforming into Metropolis, we must increasingly accept responsibility. The Burning Man Earth Project demonstrates another instance where the spirit shared through the Burning Man experience carries out, adding human value to the "default" world.""
-Andrew Johnstone, 2010
gonzo earth (May 24, 2010, 01:18PM )
Thanks. We employ all of the traditional photogrammetry methods. More information from the links above, and here: www.flickr.com/photos/gonzoearth/3 875224693/in/set-72157622199116876
/The map is a
EPSG:900913 (Spherical Mercator projection)
overlay of Jack's weather balloon data, with
Mikel's kite data, on top of Cessna data from
Andy and Jeff.
Stoney Vintson (May 24, 2010, 12:59PM )
Super cool! I would love to know more about this image. Did you use weather balloons or helium filled garbage sacks? Or did you fly a Cessna? How did you ortho rectify the photos?