New 3-D Aerial Images of Haiti Will Aid Recovery

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New 3-D Aerial Images of Haiti Will Aid Recovery

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Came across this article in Wired magazine.
Hope its not a repost.....

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/ ... d-flyover/
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That is really quite interesting. I wonder how they are using the data for analysis.

I mean, are they just visually inspecting the scans on a computer screen or are they are actually using some kind of software tool to do the anlysis.

Thanks for the post.

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3DForensics wrote:That is really quite interesting. I wonder how they are using the data for analysis.

I mean, are they just visually inspecting the scans on a computer screen or are they are actually using some kind of software tool to do the anlysis.

Thanks for the post.

Eugene
I was thinking the same Eugene - it's all very well collecting all this data but Haiti is HUGE. I do like the fact that the data has been processed as quickly as the article states - it just goes to show how new technologies are helping on the ground and in the air during these types of natural disasters.

Also interesting to note that Google and MS both jumped on the bandwagon, stating they wanted to integrate it into their web-offerings; only time will tell.

Interestingly, I've seen no talk of the MDL (?) pole-scanner being used for searches on collapsed buildings...
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