About two weeks back work purchased a new toy for my department to use. The company is called Pictometry. It lets me see into your backyard or woods with high resolution.
Pictometry - The Aerial Oblique Imagery Company
This stuff has been around for awhile, but the systems get better and better. What I'm trying to say is that anything you do to your property that you think won't be seen,is a false hope.
This system also gives me multiple years of photos for the same site. I can see when you put in an addition, changed the garden, reroofed your home...you get the point. I can see who owns the property, taxes and house value in some areas.
I have friend near by that I know is a prep'r, and will show him what others can see as he changed his property. He spent some good money to bury some things, and now everyone with a program like this knows exactly where it is. He put in a "tornado shelter" and a shed with a secret basement that the entire world could see. The picture was taken during construction in one year and after it was done the next year with ground cover......You can also follow the changes in grass color to identify the underground propane tank location. In the prior year, the propane tank was above ground. The current year, there is just a filling port for the underground tank and change in the shape of the ground.
So keep this in mind when you are doing something you don't want the world to know. Keep it covered or camo'd so the eyes above have a tougher time figuring out what you are doing.
Pictometry - The Aerial Oblique Imagery Company
This stuff has been around for awhile, but the systems get better and better. What I'm trying to say is that anything you do to your property that you think won't be seen,is a false hope.
This system also gives me multiple years of photos for the same site. I can see when you put in an addition, changed the garden, reroofed your home...you get the point. I can see who owns the property, taxes and house value in some areas.
I have friend near by that I know is a prep'r, and will show him what others can see as he changed his property. He spent some good money to bury some things, and now everyone with a program like this knows exactly where it is. He put in a "tornado shelter" and a shed with a secret basement that the entire world could see. The picture was taken during construction in one year and after it was done the next year with ground cover......You can also follow the changes in grass color to identify the underground propane tank location. In the prior year, the propane tank was above ground. The current year, there is just a filling port for the underground tank and change in the shape of the ground.
So keep this in mind when you are doing something you don't want the world to know. Keep it covered or camo'd so the eyes above have a tougher time figuring out what you are doing.
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