REAL OBLIQUE IMAGES
Blom has introduced a revolutionary new oblique aerial imaging system to Europe.
Acquired from multiple cameras, the Pictometry® technology brings a new perspective with oblique aerial photography available for stand alone use or integrated within GIS. Geo-referenced images provide the user with the ability to orientate, measure, see and plan to a degree not previously possible with traditional aerial photography. By combining the oblique aerial imagery with existing vector datasets, users can leverage their geographic information still further.
The possibilities for Pictometry® oblique image libraries can be applied to almost any purpose including:
• Planning
• Police and Law enforcement
• Security and Surveillance
• Emergency response
• Real Estate
• Property management
• Environmental management
• Asset management
• Engineering
• Insurance
• Utilities
Most professional users are aware of the uses of vertical photography. Geo-referenced oblique imagery extends the benefits of traditional vertical aerial imagery providing a unique perspective view of a locality, allowing users:
• To see sides of a building, structure or feature, exposing blind spots, exits and entrances previously impossible to locate on vertical aerial imagery.
• The ability to measure the height, length & area of features directly from imagery.
• Improve the identification of hard to see assets and facilities (e.g. lamp-posts, telegraph poles, etc) which can be difficult to distinguish on traditional vertical photography.
• View GIS data in 3D by draping it on oblique imagery, extending the traditional and more familiar 2D view afforded by most GIS applications.
Oblique imagery is aerial photography taken with an inclination of approx. 45º, allowing the users to visualise the facades of the buildings. The oblique images are easier to interpret by a regular user with no previous experience with aerial photography.
Oblique imagery has been developed to complement the existing vertical ortho-photography, rather than replace it. Blom has captured every urban centre in Western Europe with a population of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Blom are now currently capturing data within Eastern Europe. This is the most comprehensive and detailed image database available worldwide. The oblique images are a discontinuous set of pictures; each point of interest is covered from 5 angles (north, south, east, west and vertical). Resolutions of the images are either 10cm or 15cm cm per pixel and accuracy can be as good as 1m. All the images are fully geo-referenced.