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Say 'Cheese' to Google Satellite at 10AM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-for-the-lactose-intolerant dept.

13.7BillionYears writes "Google's recent purchase of Keyhole and its jaw-dropping 3D earth-browsing software has apparently netted them ownership of an imaging satellite as well, now named 'gSat.' This Friday, April 1st, gSat will be capturing a new dataset (neighborhood of 1meter/pixel), passing over each time zone between 10 and 11AM. If you stand outside and wave you will supposedly show up as a blurry fleck. Even better news is that the dataset will be available within months not only to Keyhole but also to the equally jaw-dropping and open source NASA World Wind. It all seems aimed at answering a question that has plagued mankind for ages: What foolishness can we wreak upon the Earth on the Day of Fools with only 3 days' notice? I'm guessing the obscene stuff will be Photoshopped out. Thanks to the World Wind Forum for the tip and let's hope those April showers come late."

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  1. Re:If... by ChairmanMeow · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Mars supposedly has a face on it (which turned out to be a pile of rocks)... so Earth needs a giant breast.

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  2. But what if duped? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    But what if this story gets duped tomorrow and/or the day after tomorrow? Would you believe it then?

  3. Re:Gotta love April 1st by derphilipp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Ubuntu has a nice april fool on their distribution. Instead of the normal login screen http://www.ubuntulinux.org/login.jpeg they set up a picture with 3 guys (plus one shoe of a guy taking the photo) thats like the loginscreen but with 3 geeks having a party (snacks in the background))

    So if you run Ubuntu update today!

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  4. Re:If... by conteXXt · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Remember ascii art?

    Use what's available to you.

    Snow, sand, dirt

    Draw it large baby.

    (and send us the coords please?)

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  5. Re:If... by pomakis · · Score: 3, Interesting
    If you only show up as a 'blurry fleck,' how are you supposed to do something obscene?

    Well, I was part of this arial photo, in which the stick figure near the centre of the photo was composed of several thousand people. This particular image isn't obscene in any way, but it very well could have been!

    (Bonus points for those who can name the event that this was part of!)