Bing Maps incorporates Photosynth models.

Bing Maps incorporates Photosynth models.

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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Improving Data Visualisation for the Public Sector

Improving Data Visualisation for the Public Sector

The Improving data visualisation for the public sector project undertaken in the United Kingdom provides an excellent resource of case studies, tools, step by step instructions for creating visualisation products. The site includes tools and examples of both information and geographical visualisation which can improve access to data and ultimately assist government in its decision-making processes. This is a great practical resource.

Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science – Conference Program Now Available

Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science – Conference Program Now Available

The Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information Science  is being held in Hong Kong 26-28th May. The GeoViz and Virtual Reality Working Group is chairing the session on Geographical Vizualization to be held on Friday 28th.   There are a number of  papers being presented during this session covering areas such as: GeoViz web portals and online visualization systems, digital globes, gaming engines, context aware visualization, participatory planning using touch tables. See the full…

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Visualizing Biological Data – reviews

Visualizing Biological Data – reviews

A Supplement issue to Nature Methods March 2010 Volume 7, No 3s, includes a  series of five commissioned Reviews that discuss the challenges of visualizing biological data and the visualization tools available to biologists working with genomes, alignments and phylogenies, macromolecular structures, images and systems biology data. These reviews are freely available to download (http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v7/n3s/index.html).

Call for papers – Special Issue “Internet and Landscapes”

Call for papers – Special Issue “Internet and Landscapes”

This is to announce a call for peer reviewed papers for the open access journal Future Internet. The special issue will focus on the theme of “Internet and Landscapes“.  Papers will be received up until the 28th August 2010. Particular area of interest to be considered for this publication include: Recent advances in online geographical / landscape visualization Novel landscape information repositories, websites, and portals Collaborative web 2.0 approaches for communicating landscapes Research, development and applications of virtual globe technologies…

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Zoom in to Leaf

Zoom in to Leaf

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

One of the first 3D monitors with potential.

One of the first 3D monitors with potential.

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!!

A new participatory approach for landscape planning using touch table technology – part II

A new participatory approach for landscape planning using touch table technology – part II

Here Subhash demonstrates the versatility of the Biozone Constructor tool in supporting whole farm planning. The tool can be used to place windbreaks and design forestry plantations. We believe there is much potential in such a participatory approach to whole farm planning. Our research over the next few months will focus on extending existing functionality and improving the underlying geodatabase platform.

A new participatory approach for landscape planning using touch table technology

A new participatory approach for landscape planning using touch table technology

The Biozone Constructor ArcGIS tool is a novel integrated technology solution comprising a Geographic Information System, 3D computer gaming engine and a touch table interface. This prototype technology application supports the planning of biolink habitat corridors in an interactive collaborative planning environment. The tool is a result of collaborative research and development between the Future Farming Systems Research Division within the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Geomatics University of Melbourne. The tool has been funded through the…

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Sixthsense – Removing the Digital Divide.

Sixthsense – Removing the Digital Divide.

The SixthSense prototype is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world and objects with digital data and information. Such technologies hold many exciting opportunities in being able to visualise, communicate across the digital Divide. Thanks to Falak Sheth member of our ISPRS working group for making us aware of this emerging technology which has many potential applications to the fields of geographical visualisation and virtual reality.