http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/2009/04/30/your-house-at-hirise-resolution/ High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:15:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/2009/04/30/your-house-at-hirise-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-6770 Janis Wed, 06 May 2009 17:00:58 +0000 http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/?p=250#comment-6770 I think comparing this to Google Earth really helps me visualize how amazing the HiRISE is, even if it does not compare exactly. It gives us visual people a quick comparison without any mathematical skills. Also, the HiRISE images are probably more current than the Google ones. Fabulous HiRISE images. I think comparing this to Google Earth really helps me visualize how amazing the HiRISE is, even if it does not compare exactly. It gives us visual people a quick comparison without any mathematical skills. Also, the HiRISE images are probably more current than the Google ones. Fabulous HiRISE images.

]]> http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/2009/04/30/your-house-at-hirise-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-6763 Percy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:52:11 +0000 http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/HiBlog/?p=250#comment-6763 The imagery you are looking at is 1/2-foot resolution taken in 2005. I know, I know -- who measures resolution in feet?? Surveyors! So that's about 15 cm/pixel, which is somewhat better than HiRISE. I think the compression techniques that Google uses to make the imagery load fast *seems* to degrade the quality a little, so you can probably get away with your comparison. It would be worth pointing out that the images in Google Earth at this resolution are taken from aircraft that are flying much closer to the ground than MRO. Good luck with the presentation! This is a great way to demonstrate the power of HiRISE. The imagery you are looking at is 1/2-foot resolution taken in 2005. I know, I know — who measures resolution in feet?? Surveyors! So that’s about 15 cm/pixel, which is somewhat better than HiRISE. I think the compression techniques that Google uses to make the imagery load fast *seems* to degrade the quality a little, so you can probably get away with your comparison. It would be worth pointing out that the images in Google Earth at this resolution are taken from aircraft that are flying much closer to the ground than MRO. Good luck with the presentation! This is a great way to demonstrate the power of HiRISE.

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