CBS News
Jon Stewart Rally Attracts Estimated 215,000 by Brian Montopoli
Published: October 30, 2010, 10:39 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-
ABC News
Stewart and Colbert’s DC Rally Draws 215K by Huma Khan and Kevin Dolak
Published: Oct. 31, 2010
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jon-stewart-stephen-colberts-rally-draws-215000/story?id=12016296#.UWa-8rURZ8E
CBS NEWS
Glenn Beck “Restoring Honor” Rally Crowd Estimate Explained by Brian Montopoli
Published: August 31, 2010, 3:34 PM
“As part of our coverage of Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally Saturday, CBS News commissioned the company AirPhotosLive.com to offer an independent estimate of how many people showed up for the event. AirPhotosLive.com calculated that there were approximately 87,000 people there, plus or minus 9,000 people. It was the only scientific estimate made of the number of people at the rally.” – Montopoli
Forbes
The Greatest Risk They Ever Took by Katy Finneran
Published: 01.21.10, 01:15 PM EST
“Five years of research and testing, a huge investment and my pride in this first step in rebuilding the fallen World Trade Center were all at stake. We hit our target height, and when the [balloon] landed 18 minutes later, we were relieved beyond description to see most dizzying and impressive views from the future observation deck of the Freedom Tower.” – Westergard, Interviewed by Alan Farnham in 2007
Photography by Ryan Shuler
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/
Wall Street Journal
A bird’s-eye view is hard to come by for designers, but aerostats help. by Alex Frangos
Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2005
“Tethered Balloons Can See What a Mind’s Eye Can’t In Buildings of the Future.” – Frangos
Washington Business Journal
Punch List: What’s New & Hot in the Real Estate Biz
Eye in the Sky by Matthew Houston
Published:February 23 – March 1, 2007
“Westergard, a lanky and disheveled 50-year-old who fancies himself an explorer, has pioneered a way to capture images of views from buildings before the first shovel hits the dirt. Three cameras mounted on a huge tethered balloon let him document a 360-degree view from any floor or location that piques a developer’s curiosity – or its pro forma.” – Houston
CNET News
Satellites, balloons, and math used to count inauguration crowd by Elinor Mills
Published: January 20, 2009 6:23 PM PST
“The accuracy of counting crowds for events like the presidential inauguration is improving thanks to cameras on satellites and aerostat balloons, but projections still vary.” – Mills
CBS NEWS
Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000 by Alex Sundby, Senior News Editor for CBSNews.com
Published: August 28, 2010, 6:32 PM
“The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance on aerial pictures it took over the rally, which stretched from in front of the Lincoln Memorial along the Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument.” – Sundby
The Washington Post
Finding a different view of the Anacostia by Linda Davidson
Video by Nick Kirkpatrick for The Washington Post
Published: September 29, 2011
“Washington Post photographer Linda Davidson gives a behind-the-scenes look at a photo shoot that took place in a restricted air space above the Anacostia River.”
Life’s Little Mysteries
How Is Crowd Size Estimated? by Remy Melina, Staff Writer
Published: 03 September 2010 Time: 03:33 PM ET
“Reports of the number of people that attended Glenn Beck’s Aug. 28 rally have varied wildly –from 78,000 to 800,000 people. How is crowd size estimated – and who does the counting?” – Melina
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