Behind The Maps - UltraCam
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of a new video series called, "Behind The Maps". In this series we'll explore all of the technology that makes up
Virtual Earth and meet the scientists and engineers who bring Virtual Earth to life.
In this episode we go to Graz, Austria and meet Michael Gruber who invented the UltraCam aerial camera and Bernhard Reitinger who created our UltraMap software. We'll spend some time getting the details on this camera and software and get an up close look at both.
In this episode we go to Graz, Austria and meet Michael Gruber who invented the UltraCam aerial camera and Bernhard Reitinger who created our UltraMap software. We'll spend some time getting the details on this camera and software and get an up close look at both.
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I hope we get more of Canada on Virtual Earth soon. Nova Scotia is just a blurry mess at the moment.
Haa, funny. I just met with someone from NS who said the same thing. I have to say that as someone who is half Canadian (mom) I need to push for some love for my friends and family in the GWN.
Hello Half Canadian, I'm a pure American that is almost Canadian. I just can't speak Yankee anymore...
Damn I could go for a Dunkin Donuts right about now.
Yeah, damn. That's a BIG camera. So....er... I'm guessing it won't run of "Energizers" eh?
Virtual Earth can keep doing all kinds of amazing stuff but if the general public doesn't use it or doesn't think it's useful because their part of the world isn't covered it will just get ignored in favour of Google Earth.
Virtual Earth should be concentrating on expanding it's coverage and getting more people interested in it FIRST, then adding new features, not the other way around.
Actually that's a great idea. When I am back in Graz this Fall in front of one of those cameras with it on it's side like that I will do just that and get a photo of the team that creates it.
Thanks for the idea
Map's are so 2000 at the moment, I honestly feel like there should be more to maps then what we are seeing. Don't get me wrong, I love how maps behave today BUT it just seems like there should be more to them, they just don't feel like there as innovative as there counterparts in other technologies.
hmmm ...
Great video thou, wish i had 500K+ to buy me one of those!
regards,
mark
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