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What do you mean by "where and when the data was collected"? As the article says, the photos are from the 60s and 70s in Iraq and Syria. The source of the pho
by Arainach 3y ago
What do you mean by "where and when the data was collected"? As the article says, the photos are from the 60s and 70s in Iraq and Syria.
The source of the photos was the CORONA and HEXAGON satellites: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/wall-or-a-road-a-remote-sensingbased-investigation-of-fortifications-on-romes-eastern-frontier/8FE59FB0D5476EA329614EEC6DC414FD https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/wa...
The journal article cites its sources which you can use to understand more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00934690.2020.1713285 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00934690.2020.1...
The data has been available for quite a while, but available is different from usable:
> While challenges involved in spatially correcting these unusual panoramic film images has long served as a stumbling block to researchers, an online tool called “Sunspot” now offers a straightforward process for efficient and accurate orthorectification of CORONA, helping to unlock the potential of this historical imagery for global-scale archaeological prospection. With these new opportunities come significant new challenges in how best to search through large imagery datasets like that offered by CORONA.
- my12parsecs 3y agoYou're right I should've looked more closely, but I was just wondering about what it said towards the end of the article about U2 spy photographs and what's becoming declassified.
- jjulius 3y ago> After 25 years, declassification review is automatic with nine narrow exceptions that allow information to remain as classified. At 50 years, there are two exceptions, and classifications beyond 75 years require special permission.[0] The nine exemptions can be found at the Justice Department's website[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declassification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declassification [1] https://www.justice.gov/archives/open/declassification/declassification-faq https://www.justice.gov/archives/open/declassification/decla...
- blincoln 3y agoThe journal article is much more interesting than the Guardian article, IMO. Thank you for sharing the link.
- acheron 3y agoWhy HN users insist on submitting Guardian articles is beyond me.