Ikonos, launched 1999
Shortly after Burning Man an image was released shot from the Geo-Eye IKONOS satellite. Unfortunately this was not the full resolution image, and there was some talk at the time that the smaller file was all we were going to get.
Thanks to TheJaymo for finding this image – at 42Mb, reduced in resolution from the original 150 Mb file. Click, zoom in, and see what you can find.
If you really want to geek out on this, there is a 1.2 GB original image available via BitTorrent.
Some interesting things to spot, including Playa Glyphs and the word INSANE spelled out with shipping containers by DPW.
click the photo above for the 42 MB Hi-Res version
