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AOC and AAM Release Free World Cup Stadium Viewer

Above: Soccer balls represent the 10 stadium locations in
South Africa where the 2010 World Cup series is being played

To celebrate the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, AOC Geomatics and partner company, AAM, have released two products on their websites: movies/fly throughs of the stadiums in 3D and a free World Cup Stadium Viewer.

The World Cup Stadium Viewer is quick and easy to use. Simply click onto one of the soccer balls to open up a Pictometry^® captured image of the stadium, then click onto the stadium image to start an interactive experience of the stadium with perspectives: north, south, east, west and vertical.

Each stadium is being showcased using ImageNavigator, which powers Pictometry Online^®. Pictometry Online provides automatic and instant access to oblique and vertical views in an intuitive, easy-to-use web interface. Users have online access to measurement tools such as building height, roof pitch and area which is the unique differentiator of this product from anything else available. AOC and AAM are constantly updating their Pictometry Online coverage, with extensive coverage already available over South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

AOC and AAM have also released three new 3D building models of the South African World Cup Stadiums on their websites. Movies of these 3D building models showcase the different angles and views over Soccer City Stadium, Green Point Stadium and Ellis Park Stadium.

Experience the venues via our movies and interactive imagery.

AOC and AAM Embrace the World Cup with Free Pictometry Online Access

Above: Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa

Just as football brings the nations of the world together, AOC Geomatics and partner company AAM have embraced football’s greatest tournament and brought together world leading technology and sources of visual intelligence to provide Pictometry Online^® access for viewing of hundreds of high resolution oblique aerial images of South Africa’s football stadiums and surrounds.

AOC Geomatics have recently completed the Pictometry aerial capture for the ten stadiums being used for the World Cup in South Africa. These stadiums are all accessible via Pictometry Online, allowing users to view every location from 5 directions as well as making measurements directly on the images and integrate the images easily with online map services.

“AOC and AAM are excited to share the latest oblique imagery with their clients and football fans around the world. Pictometry Online allows users to quickly locate, display and use imagery online and the hosting system eliminates the need for costly image storage or IT support” says Metse Phiyega, Business Development Specialist at AOC, “To celebrate world football and Pictometry Online, we are pleased to provide Pictometry Online access, free of charge for a limited time.”

Above: 3D building model of Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa

AOC and AAM have also created fully rendered, very high resolution 3D models for the Soccer City, Ellis Park, Cape Town and Nelson Mandela Stadiums.

AOC Geomatics and AAM are constantly updating their Pictometry Online coverage, with extensive coverage over South Africa, Australia and New Zealand already available.

Sign up for your free Pictometry Online trial, play the videos or contact AOC to purchase the full 3D models.

RapidEye Satellite Image Coverage of Southern Africa

Above: Sample of RapidEye satellite imagery of Southern Africa with (left) false-colour mapping (Bands 5, 4, 1) to enhance discrimination of vegetation communities and (right) with enhanced natural colour (Bands 3, 5, 1) to highlight green vegetation.
Select the + or - buttons or move the arrow on the scale to zoom in and out of the image. Move around the image by selecting the arrow buttons or simply use your mouse.

With large amounts of recent imagery from the RapidEye satellites now available over southern Africa, opportunities abound for evaluation of this 5m data and its multispectral capabilities. As RapidEye’s constellation of five satellites is capable of downloading over 4 million km² of imagery per day, the African archive will grow in the coming months.

“The unique combination of large area coverage, high revisit capability and multispectral functionality makes this new information source compelling and cost effective” says Leon Kettles, General Manager at AOC.

RapidEye offers cost effective, broad acre data, which is ideal for a range of applications including agriculture, forestry, energy and infrastructure, environment, security and emergency and spatial solutions.

AOC is part of the AAM Group which was recently appointed distributor for RapidEye data products. For our clients based in Africa and Australia, we can supply imagery of anywhere in the world.

Contact us by email for more detailed RapidEye information over coverage or to discuss your new data capture requirements.

For more information, visit our RapidEye webpage.

Above: RapidEye coverage of Africa as at 30 April 2010