2011 - Geoinformatics

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expertise is also not required: we make it possible
for a Park’s Manager to become a surveyor
as well. Using the measurement functionality
users are able to update maps and
inventories, although CycloMedia also offers
this as a service.”
Adding information yourself
The properties of Cycloramas which enable
measurements can also be used to visualize
data as overlays on the imagery. Globe -
Spotter supports several OGC (Open Geo -
spatial Consortium) standards as endorsed
by the European INSPIRE directive.
This functionality has several applications.
Van Velden explains how this works in practice:
“The map and the addresses are primarily
intended for searching, navigating
and orientating. The street map, recording
locations of the Cycloramas and the
addresses, can be displayed on the aerial
photograph. This data is also projected in
Like cartography in Aerials now street furniture and road markings can be controlled or created in panoramic imagery.
the Cycloramas. Insight and understanding
of the information is created by combining
and presenting it in this specific way.”
Van Velden: “When excavation work is to
be undertaken damage can, for example,
be prevented by showing underground
pipes and cables in Cycloramas. The envi-
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ronment, soil use and type of paving can
also be taken into account when sending
people out with equipment. An insurance
company that projects the contract administration
into the images can perform a risk or
accumulation analysis. Authorities in the
Netherlands now use this feature to obtain
insight in the BAG (Key Register for
Addresses and Buildings) or BGT (Key
Register Large-Scale Topography) and thus
evaluate the quality. Every sector shall thus
be able to develop its own applications.”
Future
CycloMedia and its partners are currently
providing imagery of areas based on customer
contracts, while additional areas are
being captured to improve coverage for
prospects. With GlobeSpotter only recently
put into place for end users, CycloMedia is
already looking forward to new possibilities.
A preview (now also available via
www.cyclomedia.com/depth) in the Cyclo -
Media booth at the Intergeo trade fair
showed the latest: a 3D mouse cursor in the
imagery following real-world contours and
enabling single-click measurements.
CycloMedia explained it was the result of
the automated fusion of dense Lidar data
with the panoramic images. The results and
the accuracy looked very promising. We
can probably expect more on this next year.
Internet: www.globespotter.eu
www.cyclomedia.com/depth
October/November 2011