NASA Gigapan's Yankee Stadium

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If you were at the Yankee/Red Sox game on July 4th, go to this SI website and you will probably be able to find yourself in your seat in disturbing detail.

If you just want to people watch from the comfort of your computer chair, go here as well.

More on the Gigapan camera:

The Gigapan camera is a simple robotic platform for capturing very high-resolution (gigapixel and up) panoramic images from a standard digital camera. Sponsored by Google, CMU and the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, the Global Connection Project has also developed software which places you inside the panorama and lets you explore (which I think is what they did with this Yankee Stadium Gigapan).

An earlier version of this imaging technology was developed for the Mars Exploration Rovers; the panoramas created from Mars enabled a simulated experience of being on another planet. The Gigapan project aims to create a similar experience, but for exploration of Earth.

Hat tip to River Ave Blue's.

The Schmap!

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You may have noticed the widget at the bottom of the right hand column.  It is called a Schmap.  

Here is a little rundown of what the Schmap Widget can do for you:

There are four views for the content of the widget: schedule, stats, map and stadium zoom.

The schedule view allows you to view the past and future schedule for the entire season.  You can select any of the past games and be directed to the ESPN story that accompanied the result of that particular game (pretty cool). 

The stats view gives you statistics updated after every game.

The map gives you a rundown of where the teams have played. 

And the coolest feature, stadium zoom, shows you a Google Maps satellite image of the stadium that the game has been played in. 

Best of all?  It's free!

So please.  Check it out.  

Not a Yankees fan?  Shame on you.  But you can still get a Schmap.

Click here to visit the Schmap website and get one for yourself!!!