2010 iDelft News (Archive)

iDelft is collaborating with 3D print service companies to create physical mock-ups based on the Zprinter technology. The Zprinter was brought to The Netherlands by the company Duoteq. Any area of The Netherlands can be cut through the webpage www.Bestel3D.nl. More information in the information brochure about 3D printing technologies and physical mock-ups. 4 October 2010 iDelft has updated the information site of www.Bestel3D.nl. This was required because the DTM-NL 2008 describes the surface in a different way than in the old DTM set. Bridges, for example, are now included. This extends the possibilities and applications of the data. 1 October 2010 iDelft released a new version of the freeware software Open3D Data Converter. This new version of the software (v3.6) makes possible to convert 2D Shape polygons into: KML/KMZ, CityGML, Shape Multipatch and OBJ format. De conversion software is developed by iDelft to turn different geographic data into a CityGML 3D file. The software is aimed to create wide area representations of cities and towns. The required data can be obtained through the ordering servicewww.Bestel3D.nl. 24 September 2010 The Automatiseringsgids published an article (in Dutch) about iDelft's Digital Watermarking project . Through Digital Watermarking it is possible to embed invisible information into digital imagery. 23 September 2010 iDelft took part of the GIS conference (22-23 September 2010) in De Doelen (Rotterdam). iDelft's stand was located in the 3D pavilion and contained information related to the subject of 3D data and modeling. All iDelft brochures were available. 28 July 2010 From middle 2010, ESRI(R) has a new version of ArcGIS available, ArcGIS 10. The aim of the new version is providing better tools to manage 3D data. ArcGIS 10 and 3D Data processing brochureexplains how ArcGIS 10 (ArcScene) can be used to modify and extend 3D data. 27 July 2010 For some years, iDelft has sold building height data derived from stereophotos. This dataset represents buildings as blocks with flat rooftops. This representation is enough for many applications (e.g. environmental calculations) but insufficient for others (e.g. visualization). For this reason, iDelft has started work to create detailed 3D models derived from laser altimetry data like the Algemene Hoogtemodel Nederland (AHN-2, Dutch General Elevation Model) currently developed by different remote sensing companies. ITC, from Enschede, is helping with this task. More information in the 3D building reconstruction brochure. 16 July 2010 Staff took the iniciative for the webpages: satellietfoto.startkabel.nl and luchtfoto.startkabel.nl. The sites offer example products and providers. I.e., iDelft shows aerial imagery. 21 May 2010 iDelft announces that new Vector-NL object height and DTM ground levels are available. The data is derived from stereophotos (summer 2008) and is available for the whole Dutch soil (Vector-NL: buildings, greenhouses, vegetation, industry and water; DTM-NL: roads, dykes, railroads, bridges, etc.). The new data is available from today at www.Bestel3D.nl 28 April 2010 iDelft presents a freeware software package in a 3D Pilot. The 3D pilot is attended by many companies and organisations (e.g. Kadaster, GeoNovum, Buro Toposcopie, TU Delft and Gemeentewerken Rotterdam). De conversion software is developed by iDelft to turn different geographic data into a CityGML 3D file. The software is aimed to create wide area representations of cities and towns. The required data can be obtained through the ordering servicewww.Bestel3D.nl and a sample can be downloaded from the CityGML site 12 March 2010 The development of a webpage to visualize the location and characteristics of wind turbines in The Netherlands was ordered by Agentschap-NL (SenterNovem, EVD and Octrooicentrum Nederland). .NET and OpenLayers technology was used with OpenStreetMaps data. 12 February 2010 A collaboration between the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Defense has given order to iDelft to deliver digital map data for a websystem. Approximately 500 simultaneous users can access theOpenbare Orde en Veiligheids (OOV) system. iDelft was chosen due to its experience in large scale digital data processing. 29 January 2010 iDelft received a contract from ProRail (the Dutch railway infrastructure authority). ProRail orders the delivery of a countrywide terrrain elevation data set and an objects height data set. Refined noise prediction models will be constructed with the data to assess environmental problems along the railway network.