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cfastie "When the kmz file (attached in the previous comment) is loaded in Google Earth you must click "Exit Photo" to regain control of Google Earth. Then ..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
cfastie "Lots of people have used MapKnitter to place images that are not aerial photos they have taken. Some of these are older aerial photos which must be..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
ajawitz "@cfastie- Have you or others done and/or documented any other work with historic aerial imagery? This is a subject I've been very much interested..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
cfastie "This is very good data -- two independent reports that moss grows under deciduous forests in Sweden. Martenskram suggested two hypotheses that coul..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
eatabean "Martenskram, I am in Västerås, where in Sweden are you? We have birch, pines, firs, and some hardwoods like oak. I agree, moss has no problems cove..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
martenskram "Thank you for sharing this very nice project! In a comparable climate zone in southern Sweden we must have more earthworms (eating the dead leaves)..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
cfastie "You don't have a boat? The wind should be great out there on the lake. Or it's the perfect application for your helikite. You might need to submit ..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
dbenjamin "Recreating historical lithographs is a great application for KAP! The only one I could find for Cleveland is here: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g40..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
donblair "Ah, might be fun to look into adjustable ones too, yeah ... these seem to be so cheap because they're appropriate for charging cell phones ... som..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
cfastie "Yikes, I hadn't seen the pre-built boost converter corner of ebay. That could be the source of all solutions. A lot of those output 5V for charging..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
donblair "Seems like the cheapest boost option might be to find a pre-built boost circuit on ebay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-Boost-Converter-3V-3-7V-4-2V-T..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
patcoyle "Great report of the incident and crash performance of the rig, also beautiful imagery. " | Read more » over 8 years ago
cfastie "That's a great idea. Last week as I was driving away from the house on the way to Middlebury College to launch the Saturn V Rig at 35°, It occurred..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
warren "Haha, great documentation of a rough flight! On the battery front, have you considered using hand warmers to keep the batteries warm? Oliver Yeh us..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
cfastie "Yes, any battery pack will work. The SkyShield has an LDO voltage regulator that can take an input from battery up to 17 volts. So it's easy to fin..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
dbenjamin "What about using lithium batteries? " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
dbenjamin "Well, I've never been to LEAFFEST but I grew up in the Mad River Valley :D " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
cfastie "@dbenjamin You mean you hail from Planet LEAFFEST? @patcoyle I guess I will have to try the new MapKnitter feature. I couldn't get very many nadir ..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
dbenjamin "Wow, this makes me really nostalgic about home! " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "And This is a perfect kite for flying off-wind. Paul's instructions, my simpler strategies. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
patcoyle " Very nice results Chris. Good to learn that the gps isn't a big power drain. Having the GPS turned on, not so much for panoramas, but for use in ..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
cfastie "It's great to see that you have the Saturn V Rig performing well enough to produce all these excellent 360° panoramas. That's quite an artistic poi..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
dbenjamin "3.3 Cu m " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
mathew "Cool! which size helikite do you have? " | Read more » almost 9 years ago