ISPRS WG IV/5

The 13 x 27-cm device packs a stereoscopic, 24-bit color image measuring just 96 × 128 pixels viewable at 360-degrees without special glasses. If the prototype ever hits the assembly line then Sony envisions its commercial use in digital signage or medical imaging — or as a 3D photo frame, television, house for your virtual pet, or visualizer to assist with web shopping in the home.

As 3D is pushed as the next big thing in Hollywood films and home theater, Apple has show interest in a three-dimensional interactive experience that would allow multiple users to manipulate holographic 3D objects in space without the need for special glasses or headgear. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

Came across this table of Visualisation methods with mouse over examples. Very interesting. CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Microsoft Photosynth is a photogrammetric software that creates 3d buildings from multiple photos, e.g. shot by random tourists. Our colleagues from the urbandigital blog are very much in favour of Photosynth and see great potential in it for urban visualization or as a kind of 3d scanner. Now, Microsoft has taken the logic next step and integrated Photosynth with Bing 3D. It may be criticized that the Microsoft approach requires Silverlight which is still not standard. However, Bing users can…

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An amazing exploration of what is beyond the capability of the human eye. Combining Camera, Macro Micro and SEM technology’s in a seamless transition of images to give the effect of zooming in. Zoom into a Leafby Weird_Weird_Science

With 3D monitors poised to become popular, Samsung have produced one of the first in Australia – the Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ, a 22-inch 120Hz monitor capable of running in three-dimensions. I do wonder though if the true 3d experience can only be found on the big screen. Time will tell!!

National Geographic is using new media to inspire people to care about the planet—and to help them understand it. National Geographic gave a presentation (or, at least, their avatars did) at the New Media Consortium’s Symposium for the Future in Second Life, an immersive, 3-D virtual world. NMC staff created an evocative base camp for us, with a campfire and tent, tall grass, binoculars, laptop, and the requisite pith helmet… Click here to go to the blog.

As part of a course at the United States Military Academy at West Point, maker Roy D. Ragsdale developed aprototype Street View-like camera using a laptop, $300 in off-the-shelf components, and open source software. A Python script captures eight 1280x1024px JPEG files that are then stitched together and uploaded to Google Earth. More information be found in the IEEE SPECTRUM 10-09 Magazine page 14