World’s first panoramic 60 megapixel street-level imaging vehicle

21 Aug 2008

OMG's 3D mapping division, Yotta, has introduced a new vehicle-based imaging service that will provide high-resolution panoramic street-level views of property and highway features.

Equipped with a 60 megapixel camera developed by Yotta, the hi-tech vehicle uses Applanix satellite positioning technology to log the exact location of each image and will be used to enhance street-level mapping with 3D images of buildings and other highway features, such as signs, trees, barriers and fences.

Called Y360, the vehicle's hi-res digital camera captures images every two metres, calculating the precise position of each image by combining GPS, Inertial and Optical tracking systems with advanced algorithms. Yotta's proprietary software analyzes these images pixel-by-pixel to give the precise position and detailed information for each feature captured by the camera during the journey.

The vehicle will be used for a wide range of applications, including highway asset collection for local authorities, highways agencies and their contractors, property surveys for council tax valuations, and 3D mapping in general for organisations like utility companies and mobile phone network providers.