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Jun 04
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Flash based GIS: FlashNavigator

By Flash, FlashNavigator, GIS

FlashNavigator is a rapid development framework, used for publishing geospatial (GIS and CAD) data with Adobe Flash technology in web, desktop and mobile applications. As their website states – unlike other solutions it provides tiled vector to vector conversion of GIS and CAD files and database formats to Flash. Adobe Flash utilizes a vector file format (SWF) which makes it great for GIS and CAD applications. The format is also optimized in consideration to size, making it great for environments like the Internet.

flashnavigator from Marko on Vimeo.


The movie above provides an insight into the system, while Flash is all well and good we do have a few reservations in terms of its use for all but a basic GIS. Due to the use of vector data Flash can quickly slow down according the amount of data loaded, a mix of vector and prerendered tiles – such as used MapTube – but with a higher level of functionality is perhaps a good half way house.

See http://www.flashnavigator.net/ for info and demos…

Jun 03
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Tilt Shift Mini Cities – Scenes from a Rooftop

By Tilt Shift Photography, Tilt-shift Miniature

Scenes from a rooftop from Paul Johannessen on Vimeo.

Regular readers will know that we are big fans of tilt shift imagery – see our Tilt Shift thread for various movies, photography tips and tutorials. The latest addition above is by Paul Johannessen shot using a Panasonic HVX200, in 1080 using the interval recording mode. The rate of recording was 1 shot in every 4 or 8 fps with the tilt shift effect added in afterwards using a mask and blur.

Jun 03
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World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models – C3?

By 3D City Model, C3, LiDAR

We have covered C3 a number of times here on digital urban, a company that is producing high quality 3D models – a demo is below:


Trondheim 3D demo in HD from Morten Jacobsen on Vimeo.

Ludvig Emgard of C3 Technologies presented a talk at this years Where 2.0 entitled “World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models?”. The movie below is well worth a look as it talks though the technology behind the modelling process:

The process is automated, with the textures and mesh produced purely from imagery and not from the more traditional LiDAR approach.

See http://kart.sesam.no/3d/ for a 3D flythough (Windows only at the moment) and http://www.c3technologies.com for more info.

Jun 03
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World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models – C3?

By 3D City Model, C3, LiDAR

We have covered C3 a number of times here on digital urban, a company that is producing high quality 3D models – a demo is below:


Trondheim 3D demo in HD from Morten Jacobsen on Vimeo.

Ludvig Emgard of C3 Technologies presented a talk at this years Where 2.0 entitled “World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models?”. The movie below is well worth a look as it talks though the technology behind the modelling process:

The process is automated, with the textures and mesh produced purely from imagery and not from the more traditional LiDAR approach.

See http://kart.sesam.no/3d/ for a 3D flythough (Windows only at the moment) and http://www.c3technologies.com for more info.

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