http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/ Engadget Comments for Infrared sensors hit 16 megapixels, can now spy on an entire hemisphere http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
It's 16million not 16mega engadget ]]>Aug 13th 2009 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/What i mean is that they are using 16million mega pixel.

My camera have 15mega pixel and I'm sure that can not cover half of the entire earth with details.
Phones have 12mega pixel now so what's the big deal if it was only 16 mega pixel.]]>Aug 13th 2009 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
No, this isn't 16 million million pixels, it really is "just" 16 million or 16 mega pixels - your choice of which term you use.

Your camera has a cheap and comparatively shitty visible-light detector in it, whereas this is a highly specialised infra-red detector. 16 million pixels is more than enough to provide the detail needed for the types of applications you'd use an infra-red sensor for, even if fitting the whole Earth in the scope. They mention missile warning systems on the original release, and they would easily show up on a sensor with this capability, deployed from a whole-Earth monitoring distance.]]>Aug 13th 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Google already take pictures with 15-20 GIGAPIXEL just google "GIGAPIXEL Google"]]>Aug 13th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
Gigapixel images are several images stitched togethr. You knuckledragging mouthbreather. ]]>Aug 13th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/darpa-develops-a-1-8-gigapixel-digicam-and-no-you-cant-check/

GIGAPIXEL sensors exist i don't know what's amazing about 16MP ]]>Aug 13th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
-Matt]]>Aug 13th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 14th 2009 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
Satellites scan the earth as they fly by. They already produce very high resolution imagery, but IT'S DONE IN MULTIPLE SWIPES (pictures). What this camera does is basically the same thing, but IN ONE SINGLE SWIPE.

Right now, a Geostationary satellite takes about 10 minutes to capture a hemisphere (not much changes weather-wise in 10 minutes). With this sensor, the same capture can be done in seconds (you would actually have 10 or so of these, each for various wavelengths).

Military satellites fly low and work similarly. Picture, Picture, Picture. Stitch em together. This would still be done with this camera, but you get a tradeoff. Either you have a much higher resolution image per swipe (picture). Or you use the same optics and fly the satellite a little higher, reducing fuel consumption and/or increasing the satellite's lifetime. I suspect the military will go for higher resolution.

-Pie]]>Aug 14th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
"Suspects" meaning every single American citizen. George Orwell was a prophet.]]>Aug 13th 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
I laughed so hard at this.]]>Aug 13th 2009 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 14th 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 14th 2009 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/*face palm*]]>Aug 13th 2009 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
Instead we end up with the best spy network in the world (and no one to spy on), and millions of guilt-free ways to kill a man.]]>Aug 13th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon#Controversies

> the vast majority of Raytheon's revenues have been obtained from defense contracts

> Raytheon, for instance, contributed nearly a million dollars to various defense-related political campaigns in the presidential election year of 2004, spending much more than that on lobbying expenses.

> Richard Armitage, a former United States Deputy Secretary of State, is linked to the company through consultancy work. John M. Deutch, a former U.S. Director of Central Intelligence, sits on the board of directors, along with Warren Rudman, a former Senator.

> In March 1990, Raytheon pleaded guilty to one felony count of illegally obtaining classified Air Force budget and planning documents. The documents allegedly gave Raytheon an unfair advantage against its competitors in bidding for weapons contracts.

Also, remember those "awesome" Raytheon-developed Patriot missiles that took down 41 of 42 SCUD missiles in Gulf War I? Their success was pure propaganda.

> The Patriot missile system was not the spectacular success in the Persian Gulf War that the American public was led to believe. There is little evidence to prove that the Patriot hit more than a few Scud missiles launched by Iraq during the Gulf War, and there are some doubts about even these engagements. The public and the United States Congress were misled by definitive statements of success issued by administration and Raytheon representatives during and after the war.

Finally,

> the National Science Foundation awarded Raytheon $152 million dollars in grants, more than to any other institution and organization in the country

So when do we get access to all that research that our tax dollars paid for?
]]>Aug 13th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 13th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/64,000,000/16,000,000 = 4 square miles per pixel]]>Aug 13th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/]]>Aug 13th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/]]>Aug 13th 2009 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/]]>Aug 13th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/Aug 14th 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/infrared-sensors-hit-16-megapixels-can-now-spy-on-an-entire-hem/
(Joking, of course).]]>Aug 14th 2009 1:06AM