Stunning 24.9-Billion-Pixel Gigapixel Panorama of Shanghai

BigPixel was commissioned by the Shanghai government to create a 24.9 billion pixel image of the city. There is so much detail in the picture that it’s tempting to spend hours focusing on each area.

Although the incredibly detailed 360-degree image from BigPixel Studio was captured in July 2015. According to Elite Readers, it has been making the rounds on the Internet lately. Despite starting on top of a skyscraper, you’ll be able to make out individual blades of grass.

Windows, private courtyards, the contents of ships, clothes drying on balconies, and furniture everything in the penthouse apartments are all open for inspection.

One would assume that a website whose name contains the word “science” would provide accurate information. This image of Shanghai is the 24.9 billion pixel image that they are referring to. And these close-up screen captures prove it: it’s stitched.

There are, thus, a few matrix errors; however, such large-scale stitched scenes inevitably have such errors.

Not everything can be captured by the camera in one shot. The cycle continues with each shot followed by movement. People can move around while this is happening. Because of this, we can see “ghosts” or the same person in different photos.

Nonetheless, the level of detail is astounding. The ability to discern a license plate from a distance of hundreds, if not thousands, of meters is quite remarkable. You can bet it isn’t a kit zoom, but no one has said whose camera or lens was used to capture these shots.

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