When the Cold War grew chillier around 1950, the U.S. military worried about a communist land invasion of the United States. So pilots were employed – many of them veterans of World War II – to photograph the entire country using aircraft. This 70-year-old archive of overlapping photos was taken at different angles, providing topographic …
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UM-Led Project Creates Mapping Tool Using Satellites, 1950s Photo Archive
When the Cold War grew chillier around 1950, the U.S. military worried about a communist land invasion of the United States. So pilots were employed – many of them veterans of World War II – to photograph the entire country using aircraft. This 70-year-old archive of overlapping photos was taken at different angles, providing topographic …
UM-Led Project Creates Mapping Tool Using Satellites, 1950s Photo Archive
When the Cold War grew chillier around 1950, the U.S. military worried about a communist land invasion of the United States. So pilots were employed – many of them veterans of World War II – to photograph the entire country using aircraft. This 70-year-old archive of overlapping photos was taken at different angles, providing topographic …