Merchant vessels which had been diverted to help the search had also stopped scanning the area.

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As you drive further along the coast, look for seals basking in the sun, bald eagles scanning the area for food and brown bears making their way through the surrounding forest or crossing the road.

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Even with Kinect scanning the surrounding area, the images are going to be pretty warped by furniture.

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Scanning over a wide area, though, is challenging because of the amount of territory that must be reviewed, the limited field of view of the human eye, and the effects of fatigue.

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The scanning sensor will provide a wide area surveillance of missile launches and natural phenomena across the earth, while the staring sensor will be used to observe smaller areas of interest with superior sensitivity.

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