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All the imagery from this project is being released into the public domain. | All the imagery from this project is being released into the public domain. | ||
Seeking to invert the traditional power structure of cartography, the grassroots mappers used helium balloons and kites to loft their own "community satellites" made with inexpensive {{tag| | Seeking to invert the traditional power structure of cartography, the grassroots mappers used helium balloons and kites to loft their own "community satellites" made with inexpensive {{tag|photography|cameras}}. The resulting images, which are owned by the residents, are georeferenced and stitched into maps which are 100x higher resolution that those offered by Google, at extremely low cost. In some cases these maps may be used to support residents’ claims to land title. | ||
The Grassroots mapping wiki is a place to discuss the "One Satellite Per Child" project and other {{tag|grassroots}} mapping projects, | The Grassroots mapping wiki is a place to discuss the "One Satellite Per Child" project and other {{tag|grassroots}} mapping projects, | ||
and a place to document tips for building a system necessary to make such maps -- tips for selecting the parts the go in the sky (balloons, kites, and balloon-kites, and the hardware attached to them), and also the parts that stay on the ground (helium tanks, computer software, etc) -- tips for assembling all the parts, flying tips, etc. | and a place to document tips for building a system necessary to make such maps -- tips for selecting the parts the go in the sky (balloons, kites, and balloon-kites, and the hardware attached to them), and also the parts that stay on the ground (helium tanks, computer software, etc) -- tips for assembling all the parts, flying tips, etc. | ||
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