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July 2019
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
INDUSTRY
NEWS
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PRODUCTS
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
announced today that
imaging hardware and software from Teledyne Optech helped
enable 3D spatial data acquisition and visual effects for HBO’s
hit series Game of Thrones. A team, led by Vektra d.o.o. of
Croatia, utilized Teledyne’s lidar (light detection and ranging)
technology to create a detailed 3D representation of the old city
of Dubrovnik, the model for the fictional city of King’s Landing.
A promotional video can be found at the following link: https://
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Lidar is becoming increasingly popular for creating realistic
computer-generated imagery (CGI) and visual special effects.
Traditionally, lidarhasbeenused formappingand inconstruction,
civil engineering, mining and transportation. Lidar is now of
particular interest in the film industry because of its ability to
scan buildings or even entire cities in 3D, while maintaining a
high level of detail and accuracy. Lidar’s ability to generate exact
replicas of locations reduces the time and cost for 3D modelling
and helps create more realistic visual effects.
Vektra generated 3D point clouds in Dubrovnik using various
lidar technologies including Teledyne Optech’s Maverick mobile
lidar system and Polaris fixed terrestrial scanner. The lidar
point clouds were then colorized with digital camera imagery and
image fusion software.
“We are most proud when our technology contributes to
new scientific knowledge, such as revealing an extensive,
undiscovered Maya civilization in Guatemala,” said Robert
Mehrabian, Executive Chairman of Teledyne. “We are equally
delighted when our high-technology equipment supports art and
entertainment.”
Soil analysis using a full range UV/VIS/NIR
Spectral Evolution
spectroradiometer with a 350-2500nm spectral range is fast, non-
destructive, affordable, and doesn’t involve hazardous chemicals.
With our handheld sample contact probe, soil spectra can be
collected in the field from outcrops or a soil pit. Analysis with
EZ-ID sample identification software running on a tablet or
laptop matches high resolution target scans against three known
sample libraries – the USGS library and the optional SpecMIN
and GeoSPEC libraries. A researcher is able to see the absorption
features characteristic of clays.
EZ-ID provides a best match based on examining the target
spectra and the library spectras. A researcher can add or remove
regions of interest to focus on only the prominent features in the
spectra for a better identification in clay mixtures.
For more information, visit:
products/hardware/field-portable-spectroradiometers-for-remote-
sensing/.
CALENDAR
• 11
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15 August,
SPIE—Imaging Spectrometry XXIII
,
San Diego, California. For more information, visit spie.
org/OP423.
• 17-18 September,
GIS IN THE ROCKIES
, Denver,
Colorado. For more information, visit http://
gisintherockies.org.
• 28 September – 2 October,
GIS-PRO 2019
, New Orleans,
Louisiana. For more information, visit
gispro2019.
• 6-11 October,
Pecora 21/ISRSE 38
, Baltimore,
Maryland. For more information, visit
org/event/pecora21-isrse38.
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individuals or organizations pursuing knowledge of imaging and geospatial information science and
technology, and their applications across the scientific, governmental, and commercial sectors.
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