利用航空照片尋找炸彈 / German Firm Uses Aerial Photos to Find Bombs

A small German firm offers a unique service to the country's construction industry: It uses historical British and American aerial photography from World War II air strikes to determine the location of unexploded bombs. Thousands of tons of bombs still lie in the soil and the duds are becoming more dangerous.


The photos usually show a "before" and "after" view of a raid, with images taken just days or weeks apart. Where wartime analysts used machines called stereoscopes to look at the images in 3-D, Luftbilddatenbank technicians use digital software. They can then spot craters -- an indication that a bomb exploded -- and dark pinpoint holes, which suggest a dud that might still be buried under the surface.

一家德國小公司提供建築行業獨特的服務：使用從二次世界大戰空襲時期，英國和美國的歷史航空照片，以確定未爆炸的炸彈的位置。戰後數十年仍躺在土壤底下成千上萬噸的炸彈和未爆彈變得愈加危險。

利用襲擊前後相差數天(週)同地區不同時間拍的航片，組成立體像對 。戰時分析師使用橋式立體鏡，Luftbilddatenbank 技術人員則使用軟體以3D立體方式觀察 ，可判讀炸彈爆炸後的跡象(類似隕石坑 ) 和黑孔，這表示可能有啞彈仍埋在地表下。

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Photo Gallery: Finding the Explosive Needle in the Haystack

But aerial laser scanning of the terrain creates a digital model of the area that clearly shows where Allied bombs fell.

Source: German Firm Uses Aerial Photos to Find Bombs

一個結合WordPress, Google Maps 及旅遊攝影的實驗性網站 / Travelogic is a beautiful mashup of WordPress, Google Maps and photography

Gabe Morton-Cook 將對旅遊、攝影、互動網頁設計的熱愛以 WordPress, Google Maps 化為一個實驗性網站 Travelogic ，可將旅程故事分享給大家。
點選旅程後可於圖上(或於最底下有一條時間軸 Timeline) 點選旅程中任何一站，即可看看該站的故事及照片也可下評語，上方並可按 Facebook, Twitter, Google+ 分享給朋友。


We’ve seen WordPress do some amazing things, and almost every one of us has used Google Maps to explore the world around us. But Gabe Morton-Cook is taking these two elements and rolling them into one beautiful website, called Travelogic.


Once you’re inside, you’ll see the page above. Clicking onto any trip brings down a rollover map that shows you the location. Select the location and you’ll see all the points of the trip, with small stories and photographs that were taken at each point.

Along the bottom you’re treated to a timeline, of sorts, which will walk you through each step. Of course there’s the easy forward and back navigation on the map itself, if you’re so inclined.

It’s a beautifully-designed site, and a true testament to the flexibility of WordPress as a CMS. It’s well worth a few minutes of your time to check out the design, and of course read the stories.

Love beautiful design and geeky development? TNW Design & Dev should be in your bookmarks bar.

摘譯自 This website is a beautiful mashup of WordPress, Google Maps and photography, TNW Design & Dev