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How mapping experts built the biggest 3D dataset of Alcatraz Island

The rugged 22.5-acre site of the notorious US island prison Alcatraz has been digitally captured in a world-leading project involving multiple mapping technologies. With the team camped in the jail’s infamous cells for three weeks during the cold San Francisco winter, this historically, biologically and architecturally important location was recorded in unprecedented 3D detail. We discussed the project with project head Pete Kelsey and team member Dr Jeremy Sofonia. The rugged 22.5-acre site of the notorious US island prison Alcatraz has been digitally captured in a world-leading project involving multiple mapping technologies. With the team camped in the jail’s infamous cells...

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Map Design for Handhelds

  (By Mathias Lemmens, Senior Editor, GIM International)   We are caught up in an unprecedented high-tech revolution. Microprocessors, solid-state mass storage devices and ultra-broadband internet allow huge volumes of data...

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Leica Zeno GIS Handhelds

Leica Geosystems' Leica Zeno GIS products within the Leica Viva family targeting the data collection market is available. These new handhelds provides a one-click automated workflow between the field and...

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Handhelds for GIS Data Collection

Trimble (USA) has introduced Trimble Geo 5 and Juno 5 handheld GNSS devices, further extending Trimble’s portfolio for data collection, maintenance and inspection applications. The Geo 5 and Juno 5...

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Mexico Maps for GPS Handhelds

The first mapping software for handheld GPS navigation devices containing a detailed map of the entire Republic of Mexico has been released by Magallan (CA, USA). MapSend Topo Mexico provides...

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Juno SB and SC GPS Handhelds

Trimble has introduced durable, lightweight field computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, the new Trimble Juno™ SB and Juno SC handhelds. In addition to integrated GPS, both...

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