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title: Kumbh mela from sapce
date: "2001-02-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1891
description: I explored high-resolution satellite imagery of the Kumbh Mela and found that thriller novels' descriptions of satellites identifying individuals aren't far-fetched. Space Imaging's gallery provides a fascinating perspective on large-scale human gatherings from space.
keywords: [kumbh mela, satellite imagery, space imaging, remote sensing, geospatial data, high-resolution photography]
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[Kumbha Mela from space](http://www.spaceimaging.com/newsroom/releases/2001/kumbhmela.htm). If they can do this for free, I suppose Frederick Forsyth's and Tom Clancy's description of satellites catching individual's faces can't be far from the truth. They've got a pretty good [gallery](http://www.spaceimaging.com/level2/level2gallery.htm).