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Point your camera at a landscape to learn its geology

Original: Show HN: Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology

A new web tool called Outcrop Rocks lets users point their phone camera at a landscape and receive information about the geology of the rocks and terrain in view. The project was shared as a Show HN post on Hacker News and drew about 260 upvotes, reaching the site's front page. Discussion centres on how the tool works, its accuracy, and potential uses for hikers, students and geology enthusiasts.

Why now: It just launched and hit the Hacker News front page, sparking curiosity about camera-based geological identification.

Outcrop RocksHacker News

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