Sunday, December 5, 2010

Infrared Aerial Photos


http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/fs/2004-3016/

This is a color infrared photo of the southern Florida peninsula.

An infrared photo is a photo created by using a sensory detection device, from the perspective of an airplane, satellite, or balloon, that captures light wavelengths which range from 700 nm to 900 nm. The acronym nm stands for nanometer which relates to a billionth of a meter and is not visible to the human eye unless special sensors are used.

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