 Virtual conquest of Mount Everest in 3D |
DLR researchers recreate the 'Roof of the World' using optical satellite data at a resolution of 50 centimetres - a collaborative venture with DigitalGlobe and 3D RealityMaps
For the first time, researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have depicted Mount Everest, the 'Roof of the World', in 3D using optical satellite data at a maximum resolution of just half a metre. These 3D images are the outcome of a collaborative venture between the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, the German company 3D RealityMaps GmbH and DigitalGlobe, one of the world’s leading providers of commercial, high-resolution Earth observation products. A video allows the viewer to follow the route taken by 15 mountaineers on a current expedition to the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
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DLR - German Aerospace Center, May 2011 |
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