Bird’s eye view of the world

You’ve seen Google Earth and Celestia, now see Live Local, the oblique aerial imagery website. It’s powered by Pictometry, a company that for a fee will fly over your city and photograph it from every angle. We’ve had the pro version of the software in my office for quite some time now and it’s hella cool. As usual, click the images to enlarge them. More examples can be found inside the full entry.


Washington Union Station


Welburn Square in Ballston, near my apartment


The Golden Gate Bridge


At least one reader will recognize this spot


F/A-18s at Andrews AFB


Some sort of protest on 5th Avenue in New York

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