In 2004 the NASA Rover Spirit explored the surface of our neighboring red planet. Its 3-D imaging technique resulted in impressive panoramic images, of which depth information could be extracted.
Panolife focuses on the further development of this basic idea for the usage of capturing urban or industrial areas with existing properties.
The Panolife GmbH uses specially designed cameras and panoramic 360-degree laser scanners. Both systems are mounted on vehicles as a technical unit. A dedicated software combines the collected data from both systems and makes it available in the web-based application PANOVIS.
Eigenschaften und Alleinstellungsmerkmale:
- A web application that is based on interactive 360° panoramic images that also enables virtual measurements
- Geo-information system for the creation of highly precise, geo-referenced, web-enabled 3D city models
- Very fast data acquisition by car
- Very fast, location-independent result deployment
- Low employee involvement
- High flexibility in case of changes in the requirements
- Realistic visualization using recent and accurate data
- Algorithms allow user-orientated search and filter functions – for example, the display of road signs
- Integration of 3D objects for planning an simulation purposes
- Integration of aerial photographs and maps
- Market-ready system, because access is easily payable via a log-in process
- The application is CO2 – reducing, because various on-site data preparation activities are omitted and deployment times are reduced
Target groups:
The product is intended for commercial use by cities and local communities, the government, urban planning and architectural offices, the police, the fire brigade, freight forwarders and other industry and trade. For application use a log-in fee is due.
Availability:
In the second half of 2011.
Project partners in the BMWi funded project is the Technologie-Zentrum Informatik of the University of Bremen and the IGI mbH from Kreuztal.
