Satellite Images of 2013 Burning Man

[burner von braun]

Does anyone know what the schedule is for the satellite imaging flyover for 2013?

[freeeeeman]

i second this request!

[socks]

Its on google earth now . I was able to pick out my camp

[9ah]

For 2013, Socks...

[burner von braun]

Yep, still wondering here. I seem to recall last year's flyover being mentioned in JRS prior to the event. I did hear back from one of our more wise eplayans, but so far he hasn't heard anything yet either. Apparently the people who make this happen have a tendency to use a bird that flies over just before noon on Thursday or Friday. Thursday last year I believe. I'll post here if/when I hear anything.. and thanks for doing the same..

[1durphul]

Yep, still wondering here. I seem to recall last year's flyover being mentioned in JRS prior to the event. I did hear back from one of our more wise eplayans, but so far he hasn't heard anything yet either. Apparently the people who make this happen have a tendency to use a bird that flies over just before noon on Thursday or Friday. Thursday last year I believe. I'll post here if/when I hear anything.. and thanks for doing the same..

I don't believe it happens every year.

[Fiver]

I haven't heard anything about them this year..... My indirect contact with the Satellite company has moved to another job, so I won't be getting them (if they happened) through that channel this year. Will make creating my moop map overlays a lot harder to do without... Anyone get a good overhead aerial photo at least?

[Wrath]

Its on google earth now

Really? I looked at it (maps & earth) and saw my camp from last year!

[VinceH]

You are correct, sir. 2013 street names, 2012 map. No question. Reported to Google.

[Elliot]

... Anyone get a good overhead aerial photo at least?

Killbuck and Nilasnake took this and others from a plane. My camp is the big white shade in the circle.

[trilobyte]

I'd had a conversation at someone with Digital Globe (the name of the entity that had been previously known as geoeye), they told me a few days before the event that they were planning a pass, but did not yet have the schedule locked down and wouldn't until the start of the event. It sounded like they were trying to schedule the best gear they could, but it was up in the air due to some other customer job (makes sense, paid gigs get priority). It's possible that other jobs made it impossible to schedule, or that weather conditions didn't allow for great imagery - I've send them a note, and will pass along what I hear back.

[Fiver]

Trilo passed this along to me. Not what we are looking for per-se, but proof the image exists....

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/this-is-a-satellite-image-of-the-burning-man-festival-black-news-photo/180488588

[JulesSanson]

So:
_ not on Google Earth / Maps (still showing 2012)
_ DigitalGlobe has images but not yet released

Anxiously awaiting!

[EspressoDude]

follow the Getty images link and work through the various use scenarios. It is available at prices that range from 300 to 450 dollars on what would be as close to personal use as I can come up with. note that personal use is not an option.

[JayBobBoy]

Bump! Has anyone found a good image of this year?

[Eddaytona]

Tonight on Jeopardy the answer was "What is Burning Man" the category was "Seen From Space". The image was BRC from the satellite. This is either very cool or spells the absolute doom of life as we knew it on the Playa.

[trilobyte]

Sorry guys, no free satellite imagery this year. The guys who ran the GeoEye satellites who had been doing flybys for the last several years are now part of a company called Digital Globe, and while they did have a satellite pass they unfortunately are not making the images available to the public. Digital Globe's images are available through a convoluted licensing process, and cost a vast fortune (they scale based on resolution and type of application).

[burner von braun]

Well, not what we were hoping to hear, but thanks for the info Trilo.

[JayBobBoy]

Thanks for the update Trilo! That's truly a bummer. I was sure hoping to see our set up from space.

[asr9754]

Just happened to find that Google Earth has an updated aerial imagery from the 2013 event.
Having fun zooming around and realizing how much I missed.

[Jackass]

Link...or something?

[trilobyte]

I'm merging this with the existing thread on satellite imagery from the 2013 event (though I'm not sure if it's in Google Maps yet), in the Experiences At Burning Man forum (which is a better fit for photos, videos, and stories from the playa).

I think Google's data updated a little while back. Digital Globe's information is still not only not free, but not cheap either. However, there are a couple satellite imagery smartphone apps out there that will let you search for and purchase specific images (at $15-$20 apiece) for personal use. We don't want to plug them here, so no links in the thread please. I would, however, encourage you to send messages to @DigitalGlobe on twitter, encouraging them to make the Burning Man 2013 satellite imagery available free for personal use.

[asr9754]

You can find it on Google Earth on a desktop computer, not sure about mobile or tablet,
if you click the "historical imagery" icon (looks like a clock with an arrow), then click backwards or forwards to toggle through the images to one from August 2013.

2014Ge.jpg

[Bless]

I found it, thanks for the pointer

[JayBobBoy]

Thank you so much for the tip. I was hoping there would be an image somewhere!

[burner von braun]

Woohoo! Thanks for finding and posting that asr9754

[Villareal]

... Anyone get a good overhead aerial photo at least?

Killbuck and Nilasnake took this and others from a plane. My camp is the big white shade in the circle.

That's an amazing picture. Looks almost like some alien crop circle gathering lol.