The max zoom level for the maps was increased from 11 to 13 since it was determined that zoom 13 is needed to find photos with an 800mm lens. Two of the map layers, however, do not have tiles for zoom levels over 11 and will show a blank map at zoom levels over 11. So the other map layers will need to be used for zoom levels over 11.
Photos that are in the pick list for over 20 weeks are now being removed from the pick list. The idea behind this is that if they are in the pick list for a long time that suggests they are too difficult to find on the map and removing them prevents the pick list from accumulating unusable photos.
Stargazer: completely separating image location from annotation of the visible features. This looks like a really good sophistication for our project in the longer term. Different sides of the brain!
MoeZen: The image ISS036-E-16046 seems to have a wrong camera time in original metadata, a problem that occasionally occurs. But the image was subsequently cataloged (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS036&roll=E&frame=16046&QueryResultsFile=140908989470682.tsv ) and shows up as Memphis, TN airport. Sorry you had a bad experience with this frame!
CMDRSHEPARD: -- It certainly would be helpful to recreate the previous settings only ONE click away -- "do what I just did on the next image" button seems like just the kind of solution that a computer should be able to solve. We'll look into it. -- recurring to the last pick page looked at ought also to be doable.
A problem that was causing credentials to not be presented on the internal page for approving them under certain conditions was resolved and those credentials that were awaiting approval due to this issue were approved.
The Pick List is updated once the images have been identified and submitted for approval by any user. Once the images are identified, new images come in to replace the existing images.
As for seeing the same images in the Pick List: it is very likely that you did not improperly locate the image. We typically have access to review new imagery that our Image Detectives submit the day after you submit them. Therefore, in the mean time, they may show up in your Pick List until we have had the chance to approve them. We have recently been notified of an issue that images a user has already identified do not show up as "grayed out", or unavailable to re-identify. That issue is currently being fixed.
Thank you for all of your feedback. We will plan on creating a PDF version of the tutorial so users may have that asset as well.
tallbob29: Thank you for identifying the issue of images not graying out after you have identified them. We are currently working on the issue, and it should be fixed shortly.
MoeZen: Thank you for identifying an issue. The possibility you mentioned could very well have happened; astronauts typically take several images in sequence, and those are usually of very similar areas. The other possibility is something went wrong with the graying out of the images that you have already cataloged. We are looking into this issue now, and it should be fixed shortly.
We have also added more images to the Pick List so there is a greater repository to choose from.
tallbob29: Great question about what happens to these astronaut photographs once you submit them.
Once you submit an image for approval, we in Crew Earth Observations review your submission to check for accuracy. You receive points for submitting the image, and extra points for any features you provide along with it. Your points are added to the system once per day, as that is what our scripts allow. We upload your image, and once it has been approved, anyone may search our database based on the criteria that you provide. For example, this image (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS033&roll=E&frame=13159) was cataloged by our Image Detectives. About halfway down the screen, you will see the "Identification" section, and under "Features", it mentions "Public Inputs". All of those inputs were from our Image Detectives, and now anyone can search for one of those features and this image will come up.
Our Image Detective users are helping our repository of millions of astronaut photographs become more useful to scientists, teachers, media, and the general public as a whole. We appreciate all of your contributions!
tallbob29: The images in the Pick List are updated once daily. Due to your suggestion, we will increase the number in the Pick List to a higher number so you and other users may have more to choose from. Thanks for the suggestion!
A cookie problem that was causing tutorial test submissions to skip over the congratulations page wherein users create their credentials if those users have previously visited the regular log-in page was fixed.
klipsch49er: You may see how many points you have by checking on the High Score page: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/ImageDetective/TopScores.htm. Find your user name in the list to see how many points you have.
Jerseyguy: You may check to see how many points you have by finding the user name you created in our list of user points: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/ImageDetective/TopScores.htm.
As for your badge number, you may see it one of two ways: 1- go to http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/ImageDetective/BadgeCertificateCheck.htm and enter your credentials. Once you have successfully entered your credentials, you will see your badge, and 2- your badge should also be on the screen each time you submit an image for approval.
Please let us know if you have trouble resolving any of your two questions.
geoDude55: Another good suggestion, but one that might require a little more work and take some time to implement. We will certainly look into it as an alternative, as it does sound very user-friendly.
geoDude55: Thank you for your feedback! We have added the sun azimuth angle to Image Detective for user convenience. This angle is the clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun, and as geoDude55 mentioned, this should aid in rotating the astronaut image when locating the center point.
The ability to register an email address to be used to send credential reminders to for in case you forget your credentials was added. Use of it is optional. It can be managed on the detective login page.
The option to use a maps view in the window used for selecting photographs to work on was added. A new checkbox in the window for selecting photos, "Show Maps", will switch to showing maps with the nadir coordinates annotated instead of showing the photograph images when it is checked. To switch back to showing the photograph images, uncheck the box. This allows you to toggle between maps and photographs.
An issue with detective badges not showing up when the badge button is clicked was fixed. The badge button is on the small window you get when you submit a record for a photo and only shows up if you have a badge.
Thanks Mike for your input about the points. We have to check into what happened and fix it. We will gladly accept any other suggestions which you may have to make our Image Detective activity easier to use or more attractive to new users.
I think it would be interesting to pick or submit a request for our own selected images that we want to locate from the uncatalogued images on the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth website. Does anyone else think they would like to be able to pick some images for themselves to locate?
Even some of the "easy" imagery picks are a challenge to locate. If anyone comes up with a type of search pattern or other helpful hint to first find the general location on the map I would appreciate it. This would be even before trying to align the image to it's location on the map.
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