cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

This picture was taken with a camera 70,000 x 30,000 pixels (2100 MegaPixels).
These cameras are not sold to the public and are being installed in strategic locations. ( This is in Canada somewhere).

It can identify a face in a multitude.
Place the cursor in the multitude of people and left double click a couple times. It will continue to show the people much closer, when you double left click again. or click more if needed. Amazing!!
You will see the image amplify and discover with an incredible sharpness the faces.
There were thousands of persons and yet one can spot and recognize any face, plus a fair amount to facial recognition is also in place.
Imagine what this means… both police and army have it.

http://www.gigapixel.com/image/gigapan-canucks-g7.html

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Also notice in the header that this was 216 shots stitched together. Nothing any of us couldn't do with a gigapan and their software. Only $900 for a rig and software for a DSLR.

EstherP

This is certainly the image to remember of that game - the aftermath is still being played out in the courts.

If you look carefully, there are also signs that the whole consists of images stitched together, you could make it a challenge "how many mis-alignments can I find?"

EstherP

cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

There are quite a few! But all in all it's amazing.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

I am curious where you got your information.

The website http://www.gigapixel.com/image/gigapan-canucks-g7.html says:
BEFORE THE RIOT version 1 - The Vancouver Canucks Fan Zone along Georgia St. for Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final was captured at 5:46 pm on June 15, 2011. It is made up of 216 photos (12 across by 18 down) stitched together, taken over a 15-minute span, and is not supposed to represent a single moment in time. The final hi-res file is 69,394 X 30,420 pixels or 2,110 megapixels. Special thanks to Bonita Howard and CBC Real Estate.

This is the company that sells the equipment and software http://www.gigapixel.com and http://www.gigapixel.com/about
In short, most digital cameras in sync with their equipment and software can do this.

So where did you find: "This picture was taken with a camera 70,000 x 30,000 pixels (2100 MegaPixels)."?
Or
"These cameras are not sold to the public and are being installed in strategic locations."

You wrote: "(This is in Canada somewhere)."
- The caption says: "along Georgia St." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Street

You also wrote:
"It can identify a face in a multitude."
- What can? There is no facial recognition software mentioned here.
And
"Imagine what this means… both police and army have it."
- This is sold to the public so I am sure governments have better.

Please specify your source for the information you have given.

EstherP

http://www.straight.com/news/icbc-offers-facial-recognition-technology-vancouver-polices-riot-investigation

Face recognition software was not used by the police.

http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/11093/no-face-recognition-to-identify-rioters/

EstherP

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Anti-government troll.

cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

Someone sent it to me via email...???

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Really?

cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

No. I lied.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Don't Believe Everything You Read.

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

More internet urban legends.
PLEASE check this stuff out before passing it along!

Been floating around since at least 2011.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

This seems to be the offending source
http://www.project.nsearch.com/profiles/blogs/spy-camera-70-000-x-30-000-pixels-2100-megapixels

NiagaraJim Loc: Niagara Falls, ON

It is interesting to see who is walking and in what direction.

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Makes Art Bell look completely sane!