As seen from the skies over the midwest. Endless farmland textures always make the window seat worth it.
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As seen from the skies over the midwest. Endless farmland textures always make the window seat worth it.
Rich S
on 02 Aug 10Percentage of field that looks like Pacman…
Joseph Rooks
on 02 Aug 10An augmented reality app to tell you what the crops are would be fun here. :)
Stephen Jenkins
on 03 Aug 10Probably goes without saying, but for those with little to no experience with flyover states, the circular patterns emerge due to the irrigation systems, which rotate (powered by the water pressure in fact!) on a central mount in the middle of the field. The corners are “neglected” and used for service roads, growing weed, etc.
Think of a clock, where the face is the field and the hands have water spraying downward.
JF
on 03 Aug 10Some history around the invention of the center pivot irrigation system.
jon
on 03 Aug 10Are the different colors within the circles different crops? i though most farms now-a-days just grows one crop…or two, corn and soy. cool photos anyway. i always thought flying over the suburbs near the airports look like circuit boards.
Austin Kleon
on 03 Aug 10“I see the shapes / I remember from maps”
- Talking Heads, “The Big Country“
Pawel
on 04 Aug 10Brilliant. I never saw it like that. Thanks.
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