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		jodrellblank on May 31, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Every mountain, building and tree shadow ... I’m surprised; I was thinking they might buy a few satellite photos through a sunny day and just… look at where the shadows are (with code). Maybe working back from that could feedback how high the buildings might be.

martyvis on May 31, 2024 [–]

They seem to have proper shadow information. I live in a semi-rural village and shadows from trees along our street are quite accurate ( and seem to be based on one section before it was cleared a year ago or so)

simonbarker87 on May 31, 2024 | [–]

The trees thing seems to be new, I’m not sure I’ve noticed that before

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