Message posted by WheresJanet on August 08, 2017 at 0:13:28 PST:
HELLO! I am not sure if this has ever been discussed in the history of DLR but if not, I thought some of you, if not most of you, will find this pretty interesting! From what I have read, these different "ranges" on EAFB are to help calibrate reconnaissance cameras. I'm not sure if it is just restricted to aircraft, space, or maybe even both! Again, from what I have read, it's like an "eye exam" for cameras... Here is a list of all the sites on EAFB that I've managed to discover: 34.821865, -117.829113 34.827826, -117.794587 34.830791, -117.777236 34.832367, -117.768049 34.833816, -117.759546 34.835182, -117.751512 34.836640, -117.742788 34.840793, -117.726106 34.845368, -117.691228 34.851266, -117.657356 34.857163, -117.621336 (WOW) 34.862778, -117.587405 34.868720, -117.551970 34.867789, -117.586828 Enjoy,
Out of respect for DLR, I won't attach any links to any particular article, but if you were wondering, the official name is "Photo Calibration Targets."
WheresJanet.
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