How map.search.ch created pictures of Switzerland
map.search.ch is currently the best map application for Switzerland. By far. And then some more. Urban(*) just published how they photographed Switzerland from the sky by using a zeppelin. Looks like a lot of manual labor was involved. I’ll summarize the post for you, because it’s in German: They used analog photo cameras, namely use-once cameras by Kodak. Oh the ecologic waste. The use a zeppelin. Satellites don't provide the quality and airplanes have a problem with vibrations and can't fly low enough. The 141'000 pieces were put together manually. They cut the photos, put them on A4 sheets and scanned the pictures. Thanks for sharing those information, search.ch. (*) I guess it's Urban, though the blog software only says "Mueller". Update: Did I already tell you that I hate April Fool's Day? This article was originally published on March 31 (yes the search.ch blog software also said so) so I didn't suspect anything. Call me a fool if you feel the urge.