2005-08-03
it :: the visual world
You may wonder what happens next in the vincinity of Google-Keyhole? Well you make it happen. Take pda like devices that are just learning to take medium resolution pictures and talk wifi, edge or umts. Add a GPS and a orientation sensor (tilt, direction).
GPS, orientation data are combined with camera data like angle, focus distance and resolution plus a short description (optional). All that is stored in the exif fields. The picture is sent to a server.
The server maps all received pictures to a virtual globe (best take a satellite imaged globe (like google's earth or MSN's map). Since there may be already some pictures from the same spot the server can now stitch those images together and bring them to a average brightness.
The method works best, if a series is taken from one device at one time.
GPS, orientation data are combined with camera data like angle, focus distance and resolution plus a short description (optional). All that is stored in the exif fields. The picture is sent to a server.
The server maps all received pictures to a virtual globe (best take a satellite imaged globe (like google's earth or MSN's map). Since there may be already some pictures from the same spot the server can now stitch those images together and bring them to a average brightness.
The method works best, if a series is taken from one device at one time.
# posted by Olaf Zanger @ 20:13 
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