Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] 2 tps in one pic
Date: Oct 22, 2000 @ 18:25
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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wonderful

lets go for it then

in fact it will probably be easy to assemble the full collection if
everything is gis digitized as i imagine
& this could then be a basis or backdrop of our close up photo finds
like an illustrated album for a growing stamp collection

doing this may help us organize & track the collection better too

m


>
>Mike, thanks for the comment on the satllite photos.
>
>I agreed that they are not ideal, but they are a fine solution until a
>more precise photo is found. Satellite photos are also nice to compare to
>maps. Looking at terraserver is also quiet interesting. I myself enjoyed
>finding the border in Nicosia, Cyprus as I had actually been there.
>
>One particular interesting satelli photo is
>
><http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS-73/73708089.JPG>
>http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS-73/73708089.JPG
>
>that clearly shows Gaza Strip border.
>
>Jesper
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: michael donner <m@...>
>To: <boundarypoint@egroups.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 2:14 AM
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] 2 tps in one pic
>
>
>> thanx jesper for the new pix
>>
>>
>> while probing your map for the link points
>> of which i have only managed to check the chpk pic so far
>> i discovered also your space shot of tp azerbaijan iran turkey
>> almost imagining i could see the river confluence that defines it
>>
>> & had there been such a discernible point on the pic
>> i think i would have claimed it as a fullblown cheapo
>> tho i realize there might be a difference of opinion about such a call
>>
>> neverthess this find of yours was inspirational not only for itself but for
>> the whole treasure trove of space shots that accompany it
>> so while i dove right in & proceeded to probe & test the limits of my own
>> credibility with the full results of your search
>> i did find
>> <http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS5/10060995.jpg>
>>http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS5/10060995.jpg
>> which has the virtue of containing both of the 2 tps that occur within lake
>> chad & of showing the lake sharply enough to plot their positions
>> namely
>> tp chad niger nigeria
>> midway across the upper portion of the lake from where the river enters at
>> upper left
>> &
>> tp cameroon chad nigeria
>> directly below the first tripoint & actually 54 miles southeast of it
>> midway across the narrow waist of the lake
>>
>> yet on further reflection
>> all these shots
>> even if they do lack the necessary focus
>> would enhance the collection of tp pix
>> i think
>> at least until sharper shots show up
>>
>> & they will also make it possible to complete the collection sooner than
>>later
>> however superficially perhaps or rather atmospherically
>> which i also think would still be a big plus
>> now that i have glimpsed a few of the more forbidding tp locations
>> because there is something that appeals to me about being able to complete
>> this project in some sense during our lifetime
>>
>> anyway
>> any opinions about this
>> or about how the collection might proceed in any other way
>>
>> m
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