E. O. Wilson’s seminal work The Ants is a landmark in myrmecology (the study of ants). It deservedly won the Pulitzer in 1991 and stands as a hallmark to accessible scientific writing. Behavior, habitat, social norms are all presented in an engaging and very readable way. If you have some time its well worth the effort.
If you loved the book like I did you will want to check out Antweb’s Google Earth interface. Google is fundamentally changing how science is done. The endless hackability of google earth and of the entire web infrastructure bodes well for a vast number of fields. Myrmecology is only the latest.
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Hi All Experts,
Does anyone use google earth images as ground image planes for use in aerial scenes. I know how to stitch them together but are there any tools or tricks to make sure that the images are at the same height, angle and such to make sure they stitch well. I know in the pro version you can get bigger images but im not going to pay for the pro version when i could stitch multiple images together…
I have heard rumors that there was an x-plane extension that would do exactly that. If you find it let me know I would definitely love to try it out!
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