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+-   Mars Rover Technology Used to Make Better Maps on Friday December 14 2007, @01:09PM Cal

Submitted by Cal on Friday December 14 2007, @01:09PM
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Cal writes "Interesting article on O'Reilly Radar about a new street mapping technology by a company in Berkeley (earthmine). They are using technology developed by the Jet Propulsion Lab for the Mars Exploration Rover missions for reconstructing three-dimensional data of the street-scape. Will be interesting to see if the product ends up in the hands of consumers. From the press release: "The technology licensed by earthmine is currently utilized as a part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. Wide angle stereo cameras are mounted on NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) launched toward Mars in 2003. The licensed software and algorithms are used to create a 3D representation of the local terrain, allowing autonomous routing of the MERs through the Martian environment. earthmine has combined this JPL technology with its unique, capture hardware and web delivery technology to deliver 3D data with unprecedented density and accuracy.""
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