The Lassithi Plateau at the island of Crete is a wide, fertile plain over 800 meters above sea level, surrounded by peaks, dotted with villages and fields as far as the eye could see. One of the first things we noticed was a row of stone windmills. There were about 20 in view, but once, there were over 10,000 of them! These windmills used to pump water from the ground for irrigation – a lifeline for agriculture here. The Lassithi Plateau has long been the agricultural heart of eastern Crete, with a unique microclimate and plenty of groundwater. Even today, the 18 villages around the plateau live primarily from farming. We flew our drone to capture this sweeping valley from above – the perfect blend of natural beauty and human ingenuity.

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Tip: watch in full-screen and maximum resolution. The graphical user interface is just for demoing. Notice the bottom information in the video about the compute time. See our blog post for details: https://medium.com/kitekraft/tech-deep-dive-how-kitekraft-solves-aerodynamics-e5216135ceaf Sign up in our waiting list: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPqblOgcZhke8tTp0Mfr09hQVzyCVlgX6cqeFbOEcXGDxWBw/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Boris Herrmann crossing the finish line of Route du Rhum 2018 in 5th place! Boris and team couldn't be happier with his performance and keeping us so well updated throughout. See more of Boris and his adventures check out the website at: www.borisherrmannracing.com or follow us on instagram or facebook at borisherrmannracing. We are still looking for more sponsors so if you are interested you can get in touch with us via the website.

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At the height of the Great Barrier Reef’s yearly coral spawning event, this little Christmas Tree worm decided it wanted in on the fun! As the waters of Barracuda Bommie was filled with the eggs and sperm of hopeful coral polyps, it too released its reproductive materials in the hopes of finding the spirobranchus giganteus of its dreams. Thanks to our local guru of being in the right spot at the right time, Shane ‘Sharky’ Down captured the amazing moment were this Christmas Tree coral released its reproductive Secret Santa gifts out into the world. 📸: Shane 'Sharky' Down 🦈

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