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12 Jan 2010
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NAVTEQ Showcased 3D Laser Mapping Technology at CES
Added by USGIF Category: Daily Intelligence Brief, General, Member Spotlight
Not only has the new 3D craze taken over the film industry (well, the industry hopes so based on the success of of the film Avatar), this trend has made it’s way into the GEOINT world. Last week, USGIF member company NAVTEQ announced at the Consumer Electronic Show that it has begun collecting data to construct detailed 3D models and maps of the United States. NAVTEQ uses a lidar system that utilizes lasers to construct 3D maps of the world out of a sea of data points. The company boasts that its uses 64 rotating lidar lasers, captures 1.5 million 3D data points per second from features as far as 150 meters away and works even when the data collection vehicle is traveling at highway speeds. Check out this CNET article here for more information. And, check out our previous coverage of an Army 3D mapping drone robot here. GEOINT in 3D…coming to a theater near you in 2010.
Tags: 3D GEOINT Technology, CES, GEOINT, geospatial intelligence, LIDAR, NAVTEQ, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
3D is future! We in our normal life see in 3D but have been happy with dumb 2D information so far. With new LiDAR and photogrametry based tools for collecting data and 3D modelling techniques (putting all these huge data files in manageable 3D model is still a challenge !) for display and interaction we are going for more and more 3D experience. With NAVTEQ’s entry here other content providers will also join and we are going to see some very interesting development in 3D technology. Wow !
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