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Re:The predecessor to Google Earth was clumsy, yet powerful by bitwize on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:16PM (#28647307)
There are systems deployed by the U.S. military because some general or colonel saw Enemy of the State and said "I want that surveillance tech." Look up Gorgon Stare.
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Re:The predecessor to Google Earth was clumsy, yet powerful by robbedpeter on Saturday September 25, 2021 @06:38PM (#28656776)
Or... we could save people time and link to exactly what you're talking about. And even explain it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon_Stare

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01792-5

Tldr; The 1998 movie "Enemy of the State" had a fancy eye-in-the-sky drone that inspired military drone surveillance tech developed through DARPA funding and deployed in various systems. One such is known as Gorgon Stare, used on Reaper drones.

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