old and new - Japan views from drone-flying friend

These examples come from DJI Mini camera drone: Up goes the drone and 360 degrees later there is a panorama to add to Google Maps.

One is the prehistorical burial mounts in Sabae-city in Fukui-prefecture.

The other is the new bullet-train station at Tsuruga (port visible in the distance on the Japan Sea).

Service begins March 2024.

王山古墳群 [Ozan Kofun group]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GJbQ51U2oZ6JSHSo8 

敦賀駅 [Shinkansen station at Tsuruga for the Hokuriku line]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dEJnWq2dBcfJVi3p7

Yongle dadian (永樂大典) now digital version [Library of Congress]

Library Completes Digitization of Yongle Encyclopedia, Largest Reference Work of Pre-Modern Era

The Library of Congress has completed a yearslong effort to digitize the Yongle Encyclopedia (Yongle dadian 永樂大典), the largest reference work created in pre-modern China, and possibly the world. Digital publication of the 41 volumes held in the Library's collections provides open access to one of the most extensive attempts in world history to capture the entirety of human knowledge in book form.

Learn more.