3-pane viewer of ALTA Balloon-captured super-resolution oblique imagery
Enlarge. Click on the map to see imagery from the nearest balloon. Icons are positioned at the nearest to the balloon point in the trapezoid of the surface projection of the balloon's view.
TerraFly is a platform for ALTA sub-centimeter aerial photography. ALTA is an Autonomous Lighter Than Air imaging/sensing platform that is powered by natural forces and information instead of machines. The ALTA remote sensing system is comprised of a large number of small, tethered or drifting balloons that carry miniature image capture sensors along with GPS location and transmission instruments. The system operates below cloud ceilings, transmitting tree-top, oblique, geo-referenced images at low angles, from low altitudes, and at low cost, making massive balloon deployment feasible. Updated 2020-01-22.14:45