This article, which appeared in the February 2007 issue of Imaging Notes, was ghostwritten based on earlier works and interviews with the business unit’s vice president, to whom it is attributed. Using plain language, it explains highly-technical 3D visualization software and how it can be employed in a military intelligence setting.
As part of an international media tour in autumn/winter 2005, there was a meeting with a contributing editor for GeoInformatics which resulted in the article linked below. The conversation was primarily an update on the company, as it had recently been acquired and was in the midst of several significant product releases.
The media tour was conducted with two executives, one travelling internationally and the other meeting with domestic publications. Leveraging the company’s long-established relationships, my role in the tour included both outreach and scheduling, moderating the meetings, and follow-up with the media.
The U.S. Forest Service conducts periodic inventories; this case study explores how the USFS was able to demonstrate increased accuracy and efficiency of these inventories by utilizing aerial photography and photogrammetry software.
