FlyOver Visual Map Technology the First 3D Aerial Imagery Map to Enrich Kenwood's New Car Navigation System.Business Editors, Automotive/High-Tech Writers ETRE ETRE European Technology Roundtable Exhibition ETRE East Texas Real Estate ETRE Elektrosviaz Telecommunications Radio Engineering 2002 Conference SEVILLE, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2002 FlyOver Technologies, Inc. announced today that the company's Visual Map(TM) technology was implemented in Kenwood's latest release of a Hard Disk Drive-based Car Navigation See GPS. System in Japan, enriching users with Aerial map "Sky Cruise View". System view www.2flyover.com/FlyOver_Kenwood.jpg It is the first car navigation system where aerial imagery is implemented as a realistic 3D navigation map with all map attributes. Using the database of aerial imagery, "Sky Cruise View" can indicate the current car position and trace the car movement in real-time via an on board GPS. In addition the "Sky Cruise View" provides route guidance and Point of Interest placement. "Sky Cruise View" can be displayed on split screens, can change map scales and angle of view continuously, and can scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll. or turn around freely. The same familiar digital maps user interface, feel and use are implemented in the new "Sky Cruise View". "Sky Cruise View" supports 13 major Japanese cities. Isaac Levanon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FlyOver, stated, "Kenwood's latest car navigation system is a vote of confidence in the commercializing value of FlyOver technology to enhance drivers' navigation experience. We overcame major technical barriers to provide smooth continues movements over the 3D image. It enables FlyOver to offer car navigation providers the benefit to integrate FlyOver technology without redesigning their hardware, hence reducing both cost and time to market." About FlyOver Operating in Japan, Singapore and Israel, FlyOver offers the world's most sophisticated and optimized image streaming Image streaming is a mental exercise intended to stimulate visualization and to access subconscious solutions to problems. History Image streaming was developed by Win Wenger, with the original intention to create a method to improve a person's ability to visualise. with 3D maneuverability ma·neu·ver n. 1. a. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement. b. A large-scale tactical exercise carried out under simulated conditions of war. Often used in the plural. 2. for digital navigation systems A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. . The company's strategic partners include car navigation makers, mapping data and point of interest providers, aerial and satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. sensing entities. FlyOver provides Visual Map(TM) patented (pending) technology to replace static mapping with real high definition imagery (satellite/aerial) for all devices, including PCs, PDAs, In-Car Navigation Systems and mobile handsets, providing an interactive ability for people to view visual maps with motion (like a bird flying) and change the face of mapping. All is accessible over narrowband In communications, transmission rates up to T1 speeds (1.544 Mbps). The upper limit is moving target. At one time, narrowband meant 150 bps (that is 150 bits per second!). Then, the upper limit became 2,400 bps. Later, it moved to 64 Kbps. Contrast with wideband and broadband. communication with extremely thin client viewer, as a software only solution with no hardware support, including DirectX, DirectDraw or OpenGL support. |
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