Strange lines in China's Desert
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Somebody Ordered Tons of Satellite Photographs of China’s Mysterious Structures
There are lots of explanations for the gigantic structures built in China's desert. But the most mysterious thing is invisible: according to a former CIA analyst, there's someone who has ordered tons of satellite photos of this area since 2004.
And the plot thickens.
Allen Thomson, an analyst who used to work for the agency in the field of reconnaissance satellites, has noticed that "starting in 2004, somebody has ordered many, many satellite pictures of it."
You can see the extreme density of these requests if you turn on the DigitalGlobe layer in Google Earth—the satellite has received commands to photograph this area many hundreds of times. Compare that crazy grid of squares to the few images taken of its surroundings.
http://gizmodo.com/5859781/somebody-...ous-structures
In addition to the links within the link above, have the link below
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...terious-china/
You make a good point (haha) about the topology, Fuchs.
Then perhaps a good question to ask would be, “What can be accomplished with lines and polygons that cannot be accomplished with a set of points?” Maybe we are looking at the grist for a pattern recognition mill?