Monday, March 21st, 2005, 1:49 am
One Photo, 2.5 Billion Pixels
Filed under: This photo (direct link) has got to be seen for its enormous size to be comprehended. Zooming appears almost infinite, without loss in quality. The site provides the tools for viewing and interacting with the data in real time.
If this photo were printed, it would measure 6.67 m by 2.67 m (300 dpi). The photograph shows Delft and its surroundings in the autumn of 2004.
On the right: my illustration of the extent of magnification
March 21st, 2005 at 5:02 pm
“Zooming appears almost infinite, without loss in quality”
maybe if were 2.5 bil dpi, but I think that high number refers to the total pixels in the enomous photo…it’s stil 300 dpi (about 72 on my monitor)
…pretty cool.