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Month: May 2010

Maps vs. Air Photos

By Michael Coyle Posted on 02/05/2010 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with how-to, map, opinion

Now that everyone with an internet connection has access to Google Earth and Google Maps, we all have access to some fairly high quality air photo imagery. This might seem to be a good thing, but there are problems with …

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Busy Week(s): SARDay 15, 16,17,18, 19 and 20

By Michael Coyle Posted on 02/05/2010 Posted in Blog Entry, SAR Day Tagged with SAR, SARDay
Busy Week(s): SARDay 15, 16,17,18, 19 and 20
Roland Webb, 1975-2013

SARDay 15, 16,17,18, 19 and 20

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