La Jolla’s Terra Imaging to Provide 3D Mapping View for US Open Golf Fans
Thursday June 19th 2008
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La Jolla’s Terra Imaging to Provide 3D Mapping View for US Open Golf Fans
La Jolla, CA - June 1, 2008 – Terra Imaging is proud to announce they have been selected by the U.S.G.A to map and develop a 3D terrain and imagery model of Torrey Pines Golf Course for the 2008 U.S. Open, this June 9th-14th, 2008. Terra Imaging field maps and acquires high resolution airborne digital imagery and airborne LiDAR data to process hyper accurate 3D models. This use of military GPS and ABGPS technology produces an incredibly precise and amazing visual experience, superior to the usual artist renderings provided in the past.
Terra Imaging, in partnership with Microsoft and Microsoft Virtual Earth will be processing this highly detailed aerial and 3D view of Torrey Pines which will be available on the United States Golf Association’s website and will also be used in Terra Imaging’s golf cart based GPS navigation system, “Recon – GC”. Terra Imaging’s new website, www.3dgolfcourse.com, gives golfers a “first glance” at the new technology. Karl Engstrom, CTO of Terra Imaging, clearly explains their belief in horizontal and vertical accuracies, “Our horizontal mapping accuracies are millimeter, sub-centimeter. Our partnership with Leica provides us with the best GPS technology in the World. Leica has amazing optics and GPS sensors, we are happy to be working with them.”
Terra Imaging will be conducting additional airborne mapping operations of Torrey Pines this month to update their annual mapping coverage. Using the new Microsoft Ultra Cam, this high resolution digital camera can be mounted on both plane and helicopter. Please refer to www.3dgolfcourse.com for additional information.