Largest Digital Photo In The World

AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">2.5 gigapixels O_O</div> saw this on a diff forum and its amazing, you can even read the license plates of the cars

<a href='http://www.torrentbits.org/redir.php?http://www.tpd.tno.nl/smartsite966.html' target='_blank'>News Link</a>
<a href='http://www.torrentbits.org/redir.php?http://www.tpd.tno.nl/Pics/DII/gigazoom/Delft2.htm' target='_blank'>link to photo</a>

TNO has produced the largest digital panoramic photo in the world. So, what do we mean by large? After all, modern consumer cameras can easily take a picture with 5 million pixels. Well, we are talking about a photo of completely different dimensions. One with 2.5 billion pixels - that's 500 times more pixels. If this photo were printed, it would measure 6.67 m by 2.67 m (300 dpi). The photograph shows Delft and its surroundings in the autumn of 2004. It was taken the top of the Electrical Engineering faculty of Delft University, at a height of about 100 m, by TNO.
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    edited November 2004
    OMG that is awsome!!! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    i want something that can do that!!1


    Omg if you zoom waaaaaay in about an inch from the left in the sky in the very back you can even see an airplane in the sky. !!!!!!!
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  • CartiCarti Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18099Members, Constellation
    Thats sweet.

    Wonder if someone could use that for some "Wheres Wally?" type thing..
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    HOly crap, you can read the license plates on the cars. :o
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    edited November 2004
    There is a 5 gigapixel photo of a cliff, the only difference is that it won't let you zoom in and have fun like on that one. I like the one you posted better.

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    Wonder if someone could use that for some "Wheres Wally?" type thing..
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    Have a look at the SA forums.
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  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    A new way to watch people, across town
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  • POOP_AkiraPOOP_Akira Join Date: 2003-11-23 Member: 23468Members
    First one to find secks wins.
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    I can't see it. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • StewieStewie Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18795Members
    Holy !@#%, you can read the time off the clocktower all the way behind in the picture <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AmbassadorAmbassador Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13942Members
    *cough* OMG!!!!!! HAX!!! *cough*
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  • KungFuSquirrelKungFuSquirrel Basher of Muttons Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 103Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <a href='http://www.gigapxl.org/gallery.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.gigapxl.org/gallery.htm</a>

    The organization name is still "Gigapxl" but its resolution is in the 4-5 gigapixel range. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    The cliffside shot has a fun story to it. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    site dont work for me its just blank
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  • TransmissionTransmission Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14456Members
    The mysterious sliced car. It looks chopped in half from any zoom level. Very weird. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    :O it was probably caught during a teleport :O
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Whoa I found that 1/2 car and I must say, really wierd. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • HibameHibame Join Date: 2003-11-16 Member: 22974Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    cus if you look its many pictures, its most noticeable in the sky cus the sky is alwase moving
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    That is so awesome! I spotted the airplane, btw. Also, the picture was taken at 3.05 PM. Just check the clocktower <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Invader Scoot+Nov 20 2004, 08:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Invader Scoot @ Nov 20 2004, 08:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whoa I found that 1/2 car and I must say, really wierd. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The half cars must be because of the time it took for the picture to capture everything. By the time it was there again, things had moved. Or something.
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Hibame+Nov 20 2004, 07:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hibame @ Nov 20 2004, 07:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> cus if you look its many pictures, its most noticeable in the sky cus the sky is alwase moving <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's right. If you look really carefully in some bits you can see the photo is stitched together.

    Oh and KFS, that wasn't the shot I was thinking about but it has a nice story. Here is the one I was talking about.

    <a href='http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm</a>
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    whoa
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Invader Scoot+Nov 20 2004, 01:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Invader Scoot @ Nov 20 2004, 01:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Whoa I found that 1/2 car and I must say, really wierd. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    U mean chopped carS <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    car.JPG 10.8K
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    edited November 2004
    some funny things <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    <img src='http://65.75.137.180/anarki/Misc/c770a74b9ba28da227c2874fffce8844.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    <img src='http://65.75.137.180/anarki/Misc/e1878cf77dda69065cac8bd597f77c3f.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    and i found some random peoples too

    <img src='http://65.75.137.180/anarki/Misc/peoples.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    i like the quaity of the pictures from far back, but otherwise one might as well use a telescope and a camera attatched to it...
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    It¨s pretty close to invasion of privacy, I dont like it too much but it¨s pretty cool <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    yay it decided to work <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SDJasonSDJason Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16841Members
    Not to say tis isnt cool, but it is....


    Try googling Keyhole.. its a program you can use free for 7 days (google just acquired the company actually)


    It uses sattelite images (like 100 terabytes of em or somtehing) that let you zoom in on... anything in the world...

    I was looking at my town (a little shitstain one) i could see my house, stores i knew, hell, i could see cars in the driveway ect.... its cool here in college to ask a random kid, whats ur address.. and show him his house.... it freaks ppl out (u just type in the address and it goes...)


    Freakin best thing EVER

    Google Keyhole


    ~Jason
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    I should be in this photo somewhere.. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Mr_JeburtOMr_JeburtO Join Date: 2003-08-29 Member: 20340Members
    1st person to find a woman providing a sexual favour wins a cookie
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    There is so much to see. I love photography actually, and I'm loving this. I mean, I'm still looking at it.
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  • JezpuhJezpuh Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15157Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-SDJASON+Nov 20 2004, 09:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SDJASON @ Nov 20 2004, 09:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Not to say tis isnt cool, but it is....


    Try googling Keyhole.. its a program you can use free for 7 days (google just acquired the company actually)


    It uses sattelite images (like 100 terabytes of em or somtehing) that let you zoom in on... anything in the world...

    I was looking at my town (a little shitstain one) i could see my house, stores i knew, hell, i could see cars in the driveway ect.... its cool here in college to ask a random kid, whats ur address.. and show him his house.... it freaks ppl out (u just type in the address and it goes...)


    Freakin best thing EVER

    Google Keyhole


    ~Jason <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm, it stays blurry for me when I zoom in at great amounts. Or is it loading the details?
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