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Video integration in driving direction of route planners (Google has StreetView, Microsoft videos)

Google integrates StreetView in their driving directions to give the user an impression about the calculated route. Microsoft tries now tries to integrate videos in their driving directions and synchronize them with the map. According to the official research paper … Continue reading

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Graz and Vienna in 3D

Yesterday the first news came up that Graz and Vienna are now available in 3D. Virtual Earth was enhanced with the datasets of these cities. The 3D information is derived from areal photographs recored in different angles. Written and Submitted … Continue reading

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Vexcel Imaging

The ORF (Austrian Broadcasting) has recently shown an documentation about Vexcel Imaging Graz, and their technology to make areal photographs and calculate altitude for designing 3D city models. Vexcel was aquired by Microsoft and their technology is used by Microsoft’s … Continue reading

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