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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by birdyrooster on Monday December 20, 2021 @02:12PM (#29628781)
Unless you aren’t military and then no infrared for you
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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by urschrei on Monday December 20, 2021 @03:03PM (#29629502)
Nonsense. Landsat 8 bands 5, 6, and 7 are infrared bands (5 is NIR, and 6 & 7 are shortwave or SWIR), and bands 10 and 11 are lower-resolution thermal infrared (TIRS).

Source: http://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-band-designations-landsat-...

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by can16358p on Monday December 20, 2021 @02:48PM (#29629266)
I literally have a 720nm lowpass infrared filter in front of me for use in photography.

Infrared imaging is not "military", it's public, common, and legal.

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by dsl on Monday December 20, 2021 @05:53PM (#29631547)
I think what they meant is prior to the "digital farming revolution" if you called up a satellite/arial imagery company and requested anything other than visible spectrum, you'd not only get some strange looks - they'd also alert the government.
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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by wantsanagent on Monday December 20, 2021 @02:23PM (#29628940)
Oh? Planet offers infrared imaging to farmers.
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