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Massive Mosaic of Canada

Posted by michael on from the too-much-canuck dept.

rvr writes "Thanks to compression technology that has reduced the file to 3.3 gigabytes and a collaboration between the Canadian Forest Service and the Canadian Space Agency called the 'Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests', this gigantic image -- the highest-resolution image of Canada freely available -- can now be downloaded to your computer."

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  1. Massive Mosaic? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What is "Massive Mosaic"? Is it a retro-fitting of a retro-browser to include realistic CGI representations of large-scale Orc battles? Since it is Canadian, the orcs say to the Rohirrim: "We shall taste man flesh, eh? Take off, ya horsers!"

    I can't wait: instead of a "Reload" button there is a "Breach Helms Deep Wall" button. And since it is Mosaic, it is refreshingly free of Java and Java Script: we all know that if we were given a choice between an Orbitz popup and an Uruk-Hai head appearing above the edge of a stone wall, we'd choose the latter.

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    1. Re:Massive Mosaic? by GeckoX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I know that you're excited that the last installment of LOTR is finally out, but that's just not funny if only because it's so far off topic it's bordering on ludicrous.

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