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The workflows of capturing and extracting digital reality from point clouds has taken some leaps forward recently, given advancements in both computer hardware and software. The increased speed at which these large volumes of data are processed, and the automation of feature extraction, greatly improve the utility of the data. While, the workflow aims at [...]
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The large-scale and interactive 3D Google Earth display of Paris’ planning, is an impressive means of communicating details about areas that are under development through 2020. The 37 square meter display at the Paris Center for Architecture and Urbanism replaces a physical model with an evolving and interactive aerial and 3D model view of the [...]
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The Pacific Rim Coordination Center is a web mapping site that was just launched at the APEC Leaders Meeting, with development by Development Seed with support from USAID and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The site brings projects, risk and vulnerability together in a map interface to help prioritize and provide context for decision makers. [...]
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The Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., will open a new exhibit titled, “Earth Lab: Degrees of Change,” next Thursday, Sept. 16. The exhibit focuses on the visualization of climate change, along with its impacts. The exhibit has at its center a simulation game where visitors take on the [...]
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GeoTime is a data visualization and analytic software product from Occulus that displays movement over time in an intuitive manner. The software was on display at the recent Esri International User Conference, with their latest release adding a number of impressive features to investigate trends over time as well as interactions. The software meshes nicely [...]
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The province of British Columbia is the first in Canada to launch an open data portal that allows both developers and citizens to download and explore large volumes of government information. The impressive data catalog includes 2,500 sets of data, tools to conduct research and analyze statistics, as well as tools to develop custom applications. [...]
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Geoweb 3d has entered into the geospatial visualization space from roots in the gaming industry, providing impressive 3D visualization performance that takes full advantage of the processing power of today’s video cards. I visited the company within the NAVTEQ booth yesterday at the Esri International User Conference, and was impressed by their powerful processing and [...]
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According to a story in Information Week, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created a real-time, 360-degree, 3D holographic display called the Urban Phototonic Sandtable Display (UPSD) to help military better visualize and plan battles. The technology lets up to 20 people simultaneously view holographic images, through technology developed by Zebra Imaging, without [...]
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The winners of the eighth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge have just been announced, and the top two spots in the Noninteractive Media category go to geospatial projects. Science and the National Science Foundation are the sponsors of this yearly contest, which also includes categories for illustration, photography, and informational graphics. The winner [...]
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IBM has launched CityOne, a game that aims to raise awareness, and help address some of the challenges and solutions for building a smarter city. The mission is to solve business, environmental and logistical challenges. The challenges involve energy, water, banks and retail, with the aim to highlight IBM’s business process management, collaborative technologies, and [...]
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