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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. Lewis and Clark IMAX movie... by EnlightenmentFan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...is going on at the Boston Museum of Science. If you don't live in Boston (gosh, why not? It's the hub of the universe), the same movie will probably be traveling to similar humongous-screen theaters elsewhere.

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  2. How Sad... by dissonant7 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's a real symbol of how far NASA and in general, the spirit of exploration, has declined that we use our fabulous science and technology to celebrate past endeavors instead of sending humans to Mars or even simply returning to the moon.

    1. Re:How Sad... by Rew190 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      How does satellite imagery get us closer to Mars? This is just an interesting project using existing technology.

  3. Consider the scale by MacAndrew · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A project like this can be done for the cost of the toilets on ISS; what an interesting use of limited funds!

    Sharp-eyed readers will sense my implicit criticism of ISS. :)