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Crowd Sourced Alphabets from Space

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Today we’re looking at an unusual application of satellite data, namely using it to create alphabets. The first example is the Aerial Bold Project, established by Benedikt Groß and Joey Lee in 2014. It set out to create typeface fonts … Continue reading →

How Many Satellites are Orbiting the Earth?

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As we discussed last week, the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite is due to be launched tomorrow night from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This got me wondering, how many satellites are orbiting the earth? It turns out … Continue reading →