mlc1us
06/27/11 11:06 AM
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UrtheCast, a Canadian-based company, has teamed up with Rutherford Appleton Labs and the Russian Space Agency and to install a pair of HD video cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The project is scheduled to launch on June 28th and cameras will begin beaming footage in the spring of 2012 — which is when the real fun begins.
Here’s a preview of what users can expect from the Urthecast webstreams:
- The ability to track the location of the Space Station and anticipate when it will pass over a particular geographic location.
- The option to search for videos of a specific location, type, or theme and will have the ability to interact with the HD video feed from the UrtheCast servers.
- Camera controls that allows for in and out zooms, ability to virtually steer the camera from side to side, rewind, and fast forward on areas and sites of interest.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking...earthlings/7499
Edited by mlc1us (06/27/11 11:07 AM)
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kjfitz
06/27/11 11:37 AM
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Ok, that's exciting. Guess nic's going to have to add a video category. 
kjfitz
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