Whoooaaa... CNN satellite image of the crowd on the Mall today

SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:22 PM
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Whoooaaa... CNN satellite image of the crowd on the Mall today

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/inauguration/mall.satellite/

You can pan around and zoom in - very cool!

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GreenPartyVoter

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:24 PM
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1. Looks like someone spilled the pepper shaker on the table!

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:25 PM
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3. Haha -- or an anthill!

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nc4bo

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:57 PM
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18. 1st thought - EEK look at the ants! nt

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:24 PM
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2. When will they have their official crowd size estimate? NT

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:25 PM
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4. Not sure!

Keith said 1.8 mil, I think, but I don't know if that's official. :hi:

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snowbear

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:30 PM
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10. The U.S. Park Service will release the estimates "later this week"..

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- using aerial photographs to create an estimate: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-19-crowd_N.htm

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:40 PM
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13. Oh cool, thanks!

:hi:

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Captain Hilts

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:55 PM
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16. No, it's not. nt

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Turbineguy

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:26 PM
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5. Fox News estimates

351 people turned up.

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:27 PM
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7. ...

:spray:

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GreenPartyVoter

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:30 PM
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11. *snarf*

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:26 PM
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6. Washington Post said 2mil

and they should know

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bigwillq

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:27 PM
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8. I can't see it.

:( I am at work and we don't have the latest software updated and I don't have access to upload it. :(

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:28 PM
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9. There is a still shot on the CNN.com home page right now

So you can kind of get the idea.

:hi:

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Mist

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:31 PM
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12. That is cool--thanks for the link! nt

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:41 PM
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14. No problem! I thought it was cool!

:hi:

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:46 PM
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15. and I was in there somewhere..

btw..here's some turtlensue level views of the mall this morning..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8433540

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Captain Hilts

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Tue Jan-20-09 08:56 PM
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17. I was behind you in front of the Washington Monument. nt

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SallyMander

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Tue Jan-20-09 09:00 PM
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19. Sweeeeeet! I will go check out your pics!

Was it super amazing to be there??? :D

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Tue Jan-20-09 09:01 PM
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20. yeah

the atmosphere was AMAZING!

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