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Satellite Imagery Used to Trace Lewis & Clark Route

Posted by timothy on from the visit-the-st-louis-museum-too dept.

Woogiemonger writes "To commemorate the 200 year anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition, NASA and other researchers are using satellite and aircraft remote-sensing technology to accurately reconstruct the path of the Lewis & Clark expedition, down to the precise location of each encampment. Considering many parts of the landscape along the path may have changed dramatically, this is no easy task. The final result will be a 3D interactive map publicly available on the WWW."

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  1. Neat Trick by core+plexus · · Score: 3, Funny
    "The result: A vast cache of satellite imagery along the Lewis and Clark trail can become available to the Internet browsing public.

    Who discovered this vast cache of satellite imagery along the Lewis and Clark trail, and how did Lewis and Clark come by it 200 years ago? No wonder they only needed $2,500-they already knew they way, they just wanted to milk the job.

  2. They stayed in Metropolis most of the time by Sanity · · Score: 5, Funny
    Didn't Clark and Lewis actually fly around - and as far as I can tell, they pretty-much stayed in Metropolis the whole time.

    I really think that NASA should have better things to do than tracing the wanderings of superheros and their girlfriends.

  3. satellites? use the command line by product+byproduct · · Score: 5, Funny

    traceroute lewisandclark.com

  4. Re:Lewis and Clark IMAX movie... by TheAntiCrust · · Score: 5, Funny

    I went to Boston once... almost ended up living there we got lost so much. Maybe this technology could trace me a route out of boston...

  5. Superman? by awx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Took me about three takes to realise that that didn't say Lois and Clarke. I had images of a mini-superman game, played on a "3D interactive map publicly available on the WWW."

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  6. I used an Apple IIe to trace the route by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I used an Apple IIe to trace the route and that was nearly 20 years ago. There was this really cool game for that computer. Anyone play it?

  7. I have faith in technology, but not that much. by EnlightenmentFan · · Score: 3, Funny
    Even Boston drivers get lost driving in Boston.

    Some claim those mazes of one-way streets were put there on purpose. Keeping a steady flow of 10,000 autos daily going round-and-around-and-around, totally lost, generates enough waste heat to save homeowners millions on fuel oil.

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  8. Relate by limekiller4 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't think of a better way to relate to their experience than to have a satellite image to trace my finger over.

    *sigh

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  9. History repeats itself... by Quaoar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hopefully NASA doesn't repeat the Mars mission by making a unit conversion area. I think they'll be suspect if Lewis & Clark are shown to have discovered the Congo.

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    1. Re:History repeats itself... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      A unit conversion area? You're saying they made an error because they set aside a special area where everyone has to go if they want to convert units? And therefore those who wished to convert units but were too lazy to move into the area had to make intentional errors, because then they weren't really converting units? And you also suggest that NASA chose the Congo as the location of the unit conversion area. Interesting theory.