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Lightsquared Technology, a visual effects developer for film and television, and ABC Surveying have worked together to add GPS and intertial measuring technology to Lightsquared’s system in order to track cameras at centimeter-level accuracy. The precise tracking of the cameras is necessary for real-time virtual backgrounds and CGI characters, speeding the production process greatly and [...]
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Richard Zambuni, global marketing director-geospatial at Bentley Systems gave an address this morning at the Geospatial World Forum about the creation of intelligent cities. Getting cities right means that we achieve the best possible environments for man, with improved social interaction, better business, better education, better health, and greater cultural interaction. We’ve been through positive [...]
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FME 2011, the spatial data extract, transform and load tool from Safe Software, takes on LiDAR point cloud data support with their 2011 release. The initial plans for the 22nd release of this powerful integration-enabling software didn’t include LiDAR data manipulation, but after talking with customers on a road tour in June the company ramped [...]
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There were many different perspectives on the role of models coupled with interactive approaches at the recent GeoDesign Summit. The context of technology-assisted collaboration was present from many different vendors and practitioners. The role of technology to aid a collaborative decision making process has a relatively short history of field-tested results, with new technology and [...]
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CTV has been broadcasting in Toronto for 50 years, so as a way of commemorating that landmark it has pulled together ideas of how the city will evolve in the next 50 years. As part of this coverage it looks at the future of commuting, the evolution of the city skyline, provides visualizations of the [...]
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Jeff Kowalski, VP and CTO at Autodesk shared some interesting ideas related to infinite computing and the capture of digital reality at Autodesk University last week. Video of his and other mainstage keynotes are now available online, and I encourage you to check it out. If you don’t have time for the full hour of [...]
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The rapid march of mapping and visualization technologies has worked to erode the wonder of maps, and has led to expectations for real-world duplication. Gone is the awe of measurement tools and even an interest with today’s mapping technologies. The public’s expectations are so heightened that we mostly can’t fail but disappoint. Up until rather [...]
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The model building power of LiDAR is still in its infancy, but judging by the explosion of hardware adoption, that won’t be the case for long. Today’s hardware does a good job of capturing a precise 3D reality from the air, from mobile platforms, and from stationary tripods from different perspectives and for different purposes, [...]
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There’s an intriguing abstract from last week’s Geological Society of America annual meeting about a new virtual globe that is designed for geologic mapping and “remote geologic investigation.” Virtual globes are becoming ubiquitous for visualizing the Earth and other planets. Although many current virtual globes have proven quite useful for data visualization, they were never [...]
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