2011 - Geoinformatics

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Blom
Blom brought a new product to INTERGEO
2011; BlomSTREET - Powered by Cyclo me dia.
At the trade fair, the company demonstrated
how geographically accurate street level spherical
images, complete with metric capabilities,
are an essential tool for street asset inventory,
situational awareness for emergency services
and responders, and road and waterworks
amongst others.
BlomSTREET comes together via an exclusive
franchise agreement between Cyclomedia and
Blom in the territories of Norway, Sweden,
Finland and Denmark. Both companies are currently
investigating similar agreements for other
territories in Southern Europe.
Blom already has a number of customers currently
using BlomSTREET as during this summer
Blom completed a pilot projects across the
Nordic countries. Additional territories in
Southern Europe are planned to be incorporated
into this partnership.
52°North
52°North presented state of the art Sensor
Web technology supporting seamless integration
of live sensor data into Spatial Data
Infrastructures via OGC Sensor Observation
Services. A suite of open source tools is available
for easy and efficient visualization and
analysis of time series information. Applica -
tions in water management, environmental
monitoring and meteorology impressively
vouch for the benefit of this innovative technology
and point the way for other fields of application.
52°North’s new WPS “Appstore” provides
many advantages for users and providers of
processes (e.g. hydrological models, EO algorithms
or geostatistical functions).
RIEGL
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems, manufacturer
of laser scanners for terrestrial, mobile,
airborne and industrial applications, an -
nounced the following releases at Inter geo:
VZ-4000 Terrestrial Laser Scanner. This High
Speed, High Resolution 3D VZ-Line Laser
Scanner offers a wide field of view and a long
range of up to 4000 m. Hence, the most
recent RIEGL development is perfectly suitable
for operation in mining and topography. The
scanner is characterized by high accuracy (15
mm), a laser pulse repetition rate of up to 200
kHz, echo digitization and online waveform
processing for multiple target capability and
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an optional waveform data output.
VMX-250 Mobile Laser Scanning System, now
in an aerodynamic new design, and its sister
type VMX-450 with a laser pulse repetition
rate of up to 1.1 MHz.
Fully integrated Mobile Laser Scanning System
in a new design, which ensures excellent aerodynamics
and protection of cabling. Two
RIEGL VQ-450 "Full Circle" Laser Scanners,
providing a scanning rate of up to 400
lines/sec and a laser pulse repetition rate of
up to 1.1 MHz, are combined with an
IMU/GNSS unit and assure very fast acquisition
of survey-grade 3D data.
Just like its sister type VMX-250, it operates at
eye-safe laser class 1 and is capable of multiple
targets, guaranteeing a high penetration
rate of obstructions. In combination with an
optional modular camera system, scan data
and precisely time-stamped calibrated images
can be acquired simultaneously for seamless
storage and processing in the same project
structure.
The VQ-580 Airborne Laser Scanner, especially
designed for measuring on snow and
ice, delivers data in the areas of snowfieldand
glacier surveying. It distinguishes itself by
means of a laser pulse repetition rate of up to
380 kHz and a range of up to 2350 m. The
October/November 2011