MAPMART OFFERS VIRTUAL EARTH ULTRACAM IMAGERY FOR OFFLINE USE.MapMart, a division of IntraSearch, Inc., has announced that aerial UltraCam orthoimages from Microsoft Virtual Earth Overview Microsoft Virtual Earth™ is a relatively new technological framework, which enables development of highly-interactive online Geo-Mapping solutions, such as, for example, rather popular Live Search Maps powered by Virtual Earth™. are available via download from the MapMart.com website. For the first time ever, Microsoft's archive of high resolution, ortho-mosaicked aerial photography This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. is available for offline usage - ideal for GIS, engineering, environmental and other applications. "Aerial imagery with this level of detail, recency, and all-nadir viewpoints will dramatically change the market for airborne remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. data" said MapMart President Mike Platt. "Our customers will have nearly instant, affordable access to some of the highest quality urban orthos commercially available. We expect municipalities, engineering firms, utilities and emergency response agencies to be among our major purchasers of UltraCam imagery." "We are pleased to support MapMart in offering Microsoft's UltraCam imagery for offline use. While many customers experience this imagery through our online Virtual Earth platform, this relationship opens new opportunities for customers who want to use the data in non-Internet-based applications, from simple presentations to complex analytical applications," said Steve Stanzel, General Manager of Virtual Earth at Microsoft Corp. Acquired with Microsoft's UltraCam high-resolution digital cameras, the archive includes over 260 cities of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color airborne imagery collected at high overlap and 6" nominal resolution, then processed to create citywide orthomosaics that have almost no building lean in the image. This imagery will be invaluable for urban planners List of urban planners chronological by initial year of plan.
Purchasing Virtual Earth imagery through MapMart is fast and easy. Customers utilize a single map-based interface to order any data on the website. The interface allows users to search, preview and define precise areas of interest, so they purchase only the imagery needed. Pricing is calculated on the area selected, the customer selects the preferred map projection, datum The singular form of data; for example, one datum. It is rarely used, and data, its plural form, is commonly used for both singular and plural. , and file format, and the data can be downloaded directly onto the customer's computer. For more information, visit http://www.mapmart.com. About MapMart Headquartered in Greenwood Village (Denver), Colo., MapMart is a division of IntraSearch, Inc., a full-service mapping and imagery solutions provider since 1951. The MapMart mapping store provides customers with access to terabytes of data including satellite and aerial photography, topographic and street maps, digital elevation models A digital map of the elevation of an area on the earth. The data are either collected by a private party or purchased from an organization such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that has already undertaken the exploration of the area. , and census plus demographic databases. These comprehensive spatial databases are updated continuously to ensure our clients the latest available information. In areas where data is non-existent, out-of-date, or not to client specifications, MapMart's experienced in-house professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. division can create photogrammetric quality ortho-imagery and mapping products. For more information, visit http://www.mapmart.com or call 303/759-5050, ext, 179. |
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