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A Dizzying Drone’s-Eye View of How the NY Public Library Sorts Books

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Your friendly local librarian hasn’t been replaced by technology just yet, but that doesn’t mean the library itself hasn’t benefitted from a few modern upgrades. Wrangling special-order books and DVDs between the New York Public Libary’s 150 branches is a daunting task, but it’s actually made surprisingly efficient with the laser scanning machines at its Queens’ sorting facility.

Using a Phantom 2 quadcopter carrying a gimbal-mounted GoPro Hero 3, Nate Bolt shot this wonderful aerial footage inside the actual sorting facility. Piloting one of these drones indoors takes a steady hand, but the unique footage Nate managed to capture certainly makes his efforts worthwhile.

[Vimeo via Laughing Squid]

http://laughingsquid.com/drones-eye-view-of-the-new-york-public-library-book-ops-sorting-center/

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