Microsoft's 216 Megapixel camera

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Not sure many people know this but Microsoft manufactures the most advanced digital aerial image camera in the world. We use this to capture much of the imagery you see in Virtual Earth. It also supplies the imagery and data we use to make 3D models.

Check it out:

http://blogs.msdn.com/markbrown/archive/2008/05/23/cnet-article-on-google-capturing-3d-data.aspx

 

I'm actually flying to Austria here in about*2+ weeks to go interview the scientists that invented and make this thing. I'll be sure to post the video either up here on C9 or on Silverlight Streaming and post a link here.

 

Enjoy.*

 

 

 

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