Amazing!!! What Drones See From 17,500 Ft.

[Reasonable Doubt]

This imagery is being taken from 17,500 feet up. That is roughly equal to 3-1/2 miles. From 17,500 feet the drone can see you from that altitude, but you can't see the drone.

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/AH...6-Pm7IfVFW8lG9g-vJtihDvuzGiheOedAZ9_ygnsNieKw

 

[rsutoratosu]

the guy has the grin of a mad scientist

 

[disappoint]

This thread has the R of Reasonable doubt.

 

[Red Squirrel]

This is crazy, it's like something from a scifi film. As cool as it is, it is sad to see tech being used against us like that.

At some point the only way to get privacy will be to live in a thermal shielded dome with zero tech and sing kumbaya.

 

[dighn]

This is crazy, it's like something from a scifi film. As cool as it is, it is sad to see tech being used against us like that.

At some point the only way to get privacy will be to live in a thermal shielded dome with zero tech and sing kumbaya.

they'll get you with the hummingbird drones

and that's just the start

 

[Red Squirrel]

they'll get you with the hummingbird drones

and that's just the start

Those look like fun actually. I want one.

 

[JEDI]

wow. can see a person wave their arms as they're walking.

but still not good enuf to read a car's license plate? (at least from the tech in the video)

 

[SKORPI0]

This thread has the R of Reasonable doubt.

Exactly, it's a repost - Jan 2013.

DARPA's 1.8 gigapixel camera

 

[Red Squirrel]

Exactly, it's a repost - Jan 2013.

DARPA's 1.8 gigapixel camera

And if the thread had been bumped, it would be a necro. Can't win here.

 

[dighn]

Those look like fun actually. I want one.

i want an army of these, with lasers attached. much funt o have. muhahahha

 

[Meractik]

I love documentaries like this.... so astonishingly amazing to see what were capable of...

 

[Anubis]

people who link full screen youtube videos should be shot

 

[Mark R]

Wonder how much they charged for the video viewing software.

 

[MontyAC]

Looks awesome. Able to see so many different parts of the area in high def.

 

[JEDI]

Exactly, it's a repost - Jan 2013.

DARPA's 1.8 gigapixel camera

$199 after coupon at newegg

<this thread is now about Newegg shopping>

 

[Markbnj]

There have been rumors for years about surveillance satellites that could resolve details a few feet across from orbit, so this may not be startling capability. The advances might more in the control systems and software that enable the operation of the drone. Pretty cool, though, how they arrayed a crapload of cheap phone sensors and stitched the images together.

 

[Kaido]

A million terabytes of footage a day! There was no hard drive shortage - it was the drones!!

 

[Kaido]

A million terabytes of footage a day! There was no hard drive shortage - it was the drones!!

"The US Air Force right now has the ability to archive every single video that comes off of every single UAV."

D:

 

[zephyrprime]

There have been rumors for years about surveillance satellites that could resolve details a few feet across from orbit, so this may not be startling capability. The advances might more in the control systems and software that enable the operation of the drone. Pretty cool, though, how they arrayed a crapload of cheap phone sensors and stitched the images together.

The advance here is that it can take an image with such a large field of view due to it's large array of cameras. For satellites, resolving limits are due to the air I believe and the optical system on the satellite rather than the image sensor. Space is a naturally good place to operate an image sensor because it's so cold there.

 

[gevorg]

Is that a Media Player Classic HC? Approved for drone use?

 

[biostud]

Is that a Media Player Classic HC? Approved for drone use?

I was just thinking the same. I doubt that the videos are live feed but rather videos shown in media player classic. Interesting, none the less.

 

[Centauri]

Drones don't scare me. I stay inside all day.