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ARSights: Augmented Reality for Google Earth

By arsights, Augmented Reality, Google Earth

Augmented Reality is one of those technologies that is very impressive yet simple to implement. Thanks to the Development Lab of Inglobe Technologies its just got easiy via their Web-Based Tool that allows users to visualize Google Earth 3D models using Augmented Reality.

Take a look at the movie below:

While ARSights is not Augmented Reality directly inside of Google Earth, it acts a browser for models that in turn can be visualized directly on users’ desktop, by connecting a simple webcam and by printing a suitable code.

Take a look at http://www.arsights.com/ for more info.

Pole Panorama: Hampstead Heath

By Boudicca, Hampstead Heath, Pole Panorama


The panorama above was taken on Hampstead Heath in London near “Boudicca’s Mound”, click and drag to look around the scene after selecting ‘load’. Boudicca’s Mound is a tumulus where, according to local legend, Queen Boudicea was buried after she and 10,000 other Iceni soldiers were defeated at Battle Bridge.

The aim of the panorama was to capture the use of the 30 foot panoramic pole by way of a tutorial for the blog. Of course things don’t always work out, the lighting was poor, making for a dull panorama and the filming of the capture process is facing the sun.

That said, we have included it anyway just so those interested can see how the camera goes up etc. We will have a more detailed look at capturing pole panoramas next week:


Taking a Pole Panorama from digitalurban on Vimeo.

Note the ‘digital urban’ bag, its been going strong now for almost a year – if you would like one yourself (and who wouldn’t) we have them ‘at cost’ via Cafe Press.

Pole Panorama: Hampstead Heath

By Boudicca, Hampstead Heath, Pole Panorama


The panorama above was taken on Hampstead Heath in London near “Boudicca’s Mound”, click and drag to look around the scene after selecting ‘load’. Boudicca’s Mound is a tumulus where, according to local legend, Queen Boudicea was buried after she and 10,000 other Iceni soldiers were defeated at Battle Bridge.

The aim of the panorama was to capture the use of the 30 foot panoramic pole by way of a tutorial for the blog. Of course things don’t always work out, the lighting was poor, making for a dull panorama and the filming of the capture process is facing the sun.

That said, we have included it anyway just so those interested can see how the camera goes up etc. We will have a more detailed look at capturing pole panoramas next week:


Taking a Pole Panorama from digitalurban on Vimeo.

Note the ‘digital urban’ bag, its been going strong now for almost a year – if you would like one yourself (and who wouldn’t) we have them ‘at cost’ via Cafe Press.

Twin Peaks San Francisco Interactive Panorama and Embedded Video

By Flash Panoramas, San Francisco, Twin Peaks, Video in Panorama

Above is a 360 x 180 degree panorama of Twin Peaks in San Francisco complete with an embedded video hanging between the two aerial masts. Click ‘Load’ the video with sound will appear shortly after the panorama, you can then click and drag in the normal way to pan around scene, zoom in and out using the either the mouse wheel or the Ctrl/Shift keys.

We recommend clicking ‘Open’ to view fullscreen to fully experience the video/panorama mix.

For those who just want a quick look at how it works we have included a video preview below:


San Francisco Panorama with Embedded Video from digitalurban on Vimeo.

We don’t say this often about our own examples, but we think its pretty neat…

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