| May 2, 1997 was a
quiet day at Onteora. The camp was closed, and the grounds silent. Far,
far overhead, though, a satellite passed by and photographed the area in
amazing detail. The resulting photos are now available on Microsoft's
Terraserver site.
To capture all of Onteora in one photo, I
downloaded fifteen scans from the Terraserver site, then manually stitched
them together into one large view of the property. I then added captions to
describe major points of interest. I was really surprised to see that
structures as small as a Program Shelter could clearly be seen, or that
some of the trails and roads could be easily spotted.
There are two versions of the photo of
Onteora available. Click on either of these descriptions to
download:
There is also an aerial view of the Alder
Lake property:
Just click on your browser's back arrow key
to return to this page from the photos.
Click here
if you want to visit the Terraserver site yourself - I'll point you
towards Onteora to make it easier to start!
Click here to return to the main Onteora page. |
