Project Loon is a Google initiative to provide internet access to rural and remote areas using balloons floating in the stratosphere. The balloons travel approximately 20 km above the Earth's surface, carried by winds in the stratosphere. Special antennas on the balloons connect to each other and to antennas on the ground, allowing people to access the internet. Project Loon began testing in 2013 and has expanded tests to locations like New Zealand, California, and Brazil to refine the technology.

1. Google
Project Loon (internet ballon)
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2. Project Loon ?
 Project Loon is a
network of balloons
travelling on the edge
of space, designed to
connect people in rural
and remote areas.
 It is an initiative
taken by Google to
provide internet access
all over the world.
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3. The Technology
 Project Loon balloons float in the
stratosphere, twice as high as airplanes.
 They are carried around the Earth by
winds and they can be steered by rising
or descending to an altitude with winds
moving in the desired direction.
 People connect to the balloon network
using a special Internet antenna attached to
their building.
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4. Brief Overview of Project
Loon
Wednesday, March 26,
2014
Google's Project loon 4

5. WHERE LOON HAS BEEN
 Project Loon began in June 2013
with an experimental pilot in New Zealand,
where a small group of Project Loon pioneers
tested Loon technology. The results of the
pilot test, as well as subsequent tests in
New Zealand, California’s Central Valley and
in Northeast Brazil, are being used to improve
the technology in preparation for the next
stages of the project.

6. How Loon Moves ?
 Project loon balloons travel around 20 km
above the earth surface in the stratosphere.
Winds in the stratosphere are generally
steady and slow- moving at between 5 and 20
mph, and each layer of wind varies in direction
and magnitude.
The set-up uses software algorithms to
determine where its balloons need to go, then
moves each one into a layer of wind blowing in
the right direction.
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7. Why
Stratosphere ?
The stratosphere ranges between 10 km
and 60 km altitude on the edge of space.
The extreme altitude of the
stratosphere presents unique engineering
challenges:
 Air pressure is 1% of that at sea level
- Temperatures hover around -50°c
- A thinner atmosphere
- Less protection from the UV radiation
Suitable because this sphere is having
steady stratospheric
winds.
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8. How Loon
Connects ?
Each loon has an antenna that
provides a connectivity to the ground.
There is a special antenna that is
installed on the ground to access the
Internet from the loon.
Each has radio antennae that
connects each loon to other loons.
These antennas are equipped with
specialized radio frequency technology
with ISM bands of spectrum 2.4 GHz
to 5.8 GHz.
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9. Key people behind this project…
 RICH DEVAUL - the chief
technical architect who is also an
expert on wearable technology.
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 MIKE CASSIDY - the project leader
CYRUS BEHROOZI - a networking and
telecommunication lead
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10. Conclusion
 In this century,google’s new invention
Google project loon provide a very
valuable help to poor people by accessing
the internet facility. with this, almost all
people may get the ability to know
the world of internet and utilize
these facility to overcome the barriers.

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