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- A help with this is the sun is to the left and it seems to be midday, so you could answer the "cardinal direction" question just from the picture with "west ish", which is what it turns out to be.by treyd
- What do you mean by no LLM generation if an LLM did all the coding based on reading through the .py files? Pangram isn't kind to "your" text either.by phalanxx
- I find it highly ironic that his is the second article on the main page right after "avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state".by deiptx
- This is awesome. I worked on something similar a few months ago. It is a general purpose navigation system based on TERCOM and dead reckoning - https://github.com/deepanwadhwa/anumaanby dwa3592
- OpenStreetMap data really is a godsend for such OSINT purposes. Works much better in populated areas too, with more features like roads, shops, electric lines that can be used to search.by lexlambda
- Super fun! Interestingly, this is how JPL was able to significantly reduce the Mars 2020 landing radius on Mars. Cameras onboard take pictures of the terrain and match that to maps to figure out where the lander is. https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/what-we-do/flight-projects...by zer0x4d
- For drones and missiles, this technique is known as Terrain Contour Matching. If terrain contour are measured optically, navigation is independent of RF jamming, unlike GNSS.by bmurray7jhu
- Excellent write up and an enjoyable read! Reminds me of the “good old times” where posts on HN were written by humans and with a specific writing style like yours. You could’ve used a little bit more of geoguessing to narrow down results, or do a brute force visual check on the last hundred or so ;-)by NKosmatos