In case anyone has forgotten how awesome Google Earth is, here are a few views we snapped today while zooming over Brooklyn.
The images come from NOAA (the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) satellites and are pieced together by Google software on the fly. (Some smudgy artifacts show up in the screen grabs that don't matter much when you're zooming over the city.)
The amount of data represented here is breathtaking. This was the stuff of science fiction dreams just a few years ago, and now anyone with a normal computer has complete and free access to it.
Click on the photos to see larger images.
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| Brooklyn Bridge Park |
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| Prospect Park & Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
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| Downtown Brooklyn |
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| Breezy Point, Rockaways |
Photos courtesy Google Earth and NOAA
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2 comments:
The "Prospect Park" picture is actually mostly of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Prospect Park is to the left, the other side of Flatbush Avenue.
Good eyesight!
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