OT..just some pictures of Olympic site
IKONOS Satellite Takes Images of Venues of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
Space Imaging's Color Snapshot From Space Shows Remarkable Detail;
Images Available to Media
DENVER, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite has taken
detailed color photographs of Olympic venues in Salt Lake City, Deer Valley
and Park City, Utah. The spectacular images, which were just taken on
Jan. 7, show three venues of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games that begin on
Feb. 8, 2002. The high-resolution images are available at
www.spaceimaging.com/newsroom/releases/2002/olympics.htm and may be used by
the media in print, broadcast, or web to provide an overhead context of these
venues. The images may be used free of charge as long a credit is given to
Space Imaging.
(Photo: newscom.com )
The first image showcases the 2002 Olympic Village at the University of
Utah and the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium, venue of the Opening Ceremony on
Feb. 8 and the Closing Ceremony on Feb. 24. The stadium was recently expanded
to seat a capacity of 56,000 people.
The second image shows the Park City Mountain Resort where the 2002
Olympic Down Hill Skiing, Slalom, Luge, Snowboard and Giant Slalom events are
scheduled to take place.
The third image shows the Deer Valley Resort where the 2002 Olympic
Moguls, Aerials and Slalom events are scheduled to take place.
About Space Imaging
Space Imaging is a leading supplier of visual information products and
services derived from space imagery and aerial photography. The company
launched the world's first one-meter resolution, commercial Earth imaging
satellite, IKONOS, on Sept. 24, 1999. IKONOS travels 17,500 miles per hour in
an orbit 423 miles above Earth. Other products are produced from the
Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites, U.S. Landsat, Canada's RADARSAT and
the European Space Agency's ERS satellites. Space Imaging also delivers
aerial-derived imagery products collected by its own Digital Airborne Imaging
System (DAIS-1(TM)). For detailed information about Space Imaging, visit its
Web site at www.spaceimaging.com . |
