- Pictometry
Pictometry International is a
Rochester, New York -based company that provides detailedaerial photography . Its images are taken at a 40 degree angle from low-flying airplanes. Its Electronic Field Study software allows a variety of measurements to be taken directly from the image, including height, distance and area as well as elevation and bearing.Contour line s can be dynamically created by the user. Its images can be overlayed with shapefiles andGIS information can be exported from the images as well.The
oblique photographs shows buildings, infrastructure, and land from all sides. Pictometry also shoots directly overhead. In general, this results in much more detail than usingsatellite photography, because there are multiple perspectives, with overlap resulting in as many as 12 to 30 images of the same location.The company's most numerous customers are state and local governments, which use images of cities, counties, and entire states for such things as planning and development, emergency response (police, fire and
9-1-1 ), and property assessment. It also has applications in insurance, real estate, AVM, civil engineering, and utilities. [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061008/news_mz1h08aerial.html "Prying eyes? Computerized aerial photos could ease county assessor's job, but privacy issues loom"] , Roger M. Showley, "San Diego Union-Tribune", October 8, 2006] [ [http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2007/02/12/focus3.html "Tax evaders can't hide from city's aerial imaging software"] , G.W. Miller III, "Philadelphia Business Journal", February 9, 2007] [ [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS01/705290414 "Jefferson may reap huge tax bonanza, Photo system may add $300 million"] , Dan Klepal, "The Courier-Journal" May 29, 2007]Microsoft uses Pictometry imagery for the "Bird's Eye" feature of theirVirtual Earth service.The company estimates that 70% of the U.S. population is covered by a Pictometry image. These images may be directly licensed by Pictometry.
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External links
* [http://www.pictometry.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.blomasa.com/en/products--services/navigation Blom oblique Pictometry] .
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