mapping in photos
Photos: Artificial eyes and airport scanners - what's hot in R&D
Photo The Landmarc features an array of ground-penetrating, ultrawideband radar sensors, and a signal-processing engine capable of detecting and mapping landmines buried at shallow depths. This year's winners represent a broad... [21 Aug 2009]
Underwater robots, Google Moon, edible beetles and ID cards
Photo Last month marked the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, an event Google celebrated by launching Moon in Google Earth, an addition to its Google Earth mapping software that lets people virtually travel to the moon. [04 Aug 2009]
Photos: Do the moonwalk, Google-style
Photo On the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, Google launched Moon in Google Earth, an addition to its Google Earth mapping software that lets people virtually travel to the moon. The mapping data was... [21 Jul 2009]
Photos: Doctor, doctor - your receptionist looks like a touchscreen
Photo Another feature of the system not currently scheduled for use at the hospital is NCR Wayfinding, a digital mapping product that helps patients navigate their way around a hospital, as seen here. King's College Hospital... [23 Apr 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo For Pen Hadow and three seasoned explorers currently on a three-month trek across the Arctic, technology is a lifeline for everything from mapping ice levels to relaying their vital signs back to the UK HQ. [07 Apr 2009]
Photos: Tech cracks the Arctic frontier
Photo During the 90-day Catlin Arctic Survey, three seasoned explorers, led by Pen Hadow, will rely heavily on technology for everything from mapping ice levels to relaying their vital signs back to the UK HQ. [16 Mar 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo Users of Google Earth can travel underwater using the latest version of the worldwide mapping software, released in February. A robot called Berti - or Bristol Elumotion Robotic Torso 1 to you - was on display at... [02 Mar 2009]
Photos: Nokia and Navteq tech keep an eye on the roads
Photo Dmitry Sharlot, New York team leader for Navteq, stands by the Navteq vehicle that is used to collect data for Navteq's mapping, navigation and traffic service. And it's used as part of Navteq's mapping... [21 Nov 2008]
Photos: The greatest tech sites from around the globe
Photo The Struve Geodetic Arc, another WHS, marked a major step forward for earth sciences and topographic mapping. The world is littered with tech treasure troves, from the home of World War II code breakers to the site that... [13 Nov 2008]
Photos: How computing cracks terrorist networks
Photo The product is also being launched for business, aimed at providing the aggregation of enterprise search, entity extraction, visualisation and mapping. Here is a rare glimpse at how UK law enforcers are picking apart... [23 Sep 2008]
Photos: Welcome to Satyam's R&D labs
Photo Satyam is also developing its own in-car networking and car domain system - dot auto - that promises social networking, mapping of nearby shops and services and the ability to pre-pay for goods such as food and petrol. [19 May 2008]
Photos: Conquering the arctic wilderness
Photo Preparations for setting off on the 50-day journey, which started on 5 March, are seen here but the team of eight started using MindManager's visual mapping tool to plan their logistics and critical contingency measures... [13 Mar 2008]
Photos of the year
Photo Google unveiled the latest addition to its mapping technology in June. Pictured is a couple from Belgium who make up one of the Tele Atlas teams that clock up the road miles mapping Europe's streets and... [13 Dec 2007]
Photos: Satellite mapping through clouds
Photo Satellite technology able to penetrate thick cloud cover is being used to help prevent future tragedies on the mudflats of Morecambe Bay. Cockle picking still continues in the Morecambe Bay area, despite the drowning of 23 people in the... [10 Dec 2007]
Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas
Photo It packs wi-fi, HSDPA and GPS - the latter meaning it will support mapping software, effectively turning it into a sat-nav. RM Asus miniBook You'd think it's a bit of a stretch to call a laptop a gadget but not so with... [03 Dec 2007]