2014年11月22日 星期六

Tiny satellites that map the Earth: An amazing demo

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November 22, 2014

Will Marshall: Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time

08:01 minutes · Filmed Mar 2014 · Posted Nov 2014 · TED2014

Satellite imaging has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth, with detailed images of nearly every street corner. But Planet Labs' Will Marshall says we can do better and go faster -- by getting smaller. He introduces his tiny satellites -- no bigger than 10 by 10 by 30 centimeters -- that, when launched in a cluster, provide high-res images of the entire planet, updated daily.

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  Here are my photos from the audience and the practice run and afterward: https://www.facebook.com/jurvetson/posts/10154859094775611

After many years of TED, this is the first time I have seen a standing ovation for a new product introduction. So proud to see other people's reactions for the first time.

And Planet Labs launched their Planet Explorers program today for developers who want to build apps that take advantage of raster scanning the entire Earth every day: https://www.planet.com/explorers/ He ends with the question: What would you do?

So far: 71 satellites launched and a new hardware design every six weeks."
 

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