If you thought this world was stunning from eye level, wait till you see it from miles above.
Daily Overview is a photo project that celebrates the overview effect, the sensation astronauts get when they realize how fragile the earth looks from up high. Satellite images and aerial photographs are posted daily to its blog and social media accounts, hoping to stir up the same feeling in travelers on the ground.
Zooming out on famous destinations reveals EPIC patterns we never knew existed. Can you tell where these images were taken before reading the answer?
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
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Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Answer: Palm Desert, California
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Answer: Gibraltar International Airport
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
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Alex MacLean, Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Answer: Bourtange, Netherlands
Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
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Overviews created with Apple Maps, satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe
Answer: Port of Santander, Spain
Oh, and did we mention Daily Overview has an Instagram account? Here's what the Dead Sea would look like from above, on your iPhone.
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