KBELY
The image above depicts the aircraft museum at Kbely airfield northeast of Prague in the Czech Republic. Numerous Cold War era combat aircraft can be seen, including multiple examples of MiG-21 (FISHBED) and MiG-23 (FLOGGER) fighter jets, and a solitary Su-25 (FROGFOOT) CAS platform. Careful observers will also note the presence of a few interesting types not associated with the Czech or Soviet air arms, namely the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Saab Draken, and Saab Viggen. Kbely is clearly home to an interesting and varied collection of combat aircraft, and should regarded as a must visit for any military aviation enthusiasts travelling in the Czech Republic.
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-Overhead imagery provided courtesy of Google Earth
The image above depicts the aircraft museum at Kbely airfield northeast of Prague in the Czech Republic. Numerous Cold War era combat aircraft can be seen, including multiple examples of MiG-21 (FISHBED) and MiG-23 (FLOGGER) fighter jets, and a solitary Su-25 (FROGFOOT) CAS platform. Careful observers will also note the presence of a few interesting types not associated with the Czech or Soviet air arms, namely the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Saab Draken, and Saab Viggen. Kbely is clearly home to an interesting and varied collection of combat aircraft, and should regarded as a must visit for any military aviation enthusiasts travelling in the Czech Republic.ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
Feel free to discuss the current Image of the Week at the IMINT & Analysis Forum Image of the Week discussion thread found here.
SOURCE
-Overhead imagery provided courtesy of Google Earth
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Hi Comrade,
Saw this article on slashdot and thought of your great blog right away.
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926725.800-shadow-analysis-could-spot-terrorists-by-their-walk.html
"An engineer at Jet Propulsion Labs says it should be possible to identify people from the way they walk — a technique called gait analysis, whose power lies in the fact that a person's walking style is very hard to disguise. Adrian Stoica has written software that recognizes human movement in aerial and satellite video footage by isolating moving shadows and using data on the time of day and the camera angle to correct shadows that are elongated or foreshortened. In tests on footage shot from the sixth floor of a building, Stoica says his software was indeed able to extract useful gait data. Extending the idea to satellites could prove trickier, though. Space imaging expert Bhupendra Jasani at King's College London says geostationary satellites simply don't have the resolution to provide useful detail. 'I find it hard to believe they could apply this technique from space,' says Jasani." Comments on the article speculate on the maximum resolution possible from KH-11 and KH-12 spy satellites.
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