The presenter is a little annoying. The amount of actual information in the video is scant, but impressive. Somebody working for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has built a high resolution camera with a very wide field of view. It's intended for use on aircraft flying at an altitude of about 20,000 feet (4 miles). From that distance it can resolve a six inch object on the ground. Put all the numbers together and you get an image that is roughly 40,000 pixels by 40,000 pixels. The camera is made from 368 cell phone cameras. The thing is constantly recording video. That adds up to 100 terabytes a day. This thing is at least three years old, maybe older.
Monday, January 28, 2013
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The presenter is a little annoying. The amount of actual information in the video is scant, but impressive. Somebody working for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has built a high resolution camera with a very wide field of view. It's intended for use on aircraft flying at an altitude of about 20,000 feet (4 miles). From that distance it can resolve a six inch object on the ground. Put all the numbers together and you get an image that is roughly 40,000 pixels by 40,000 pixels. The camera is made from 368 cell phone cameras. The thing is constantly recording video. That adds up to 100 terabytes a day. This thing is at least three years old, maybe older.
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