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Mars Rover Technology Used to Make Better Maps

Posted by Zonk on from the friends-in-high-places dept.

Cal writes "An article on the O'Reilly Radar site discusses a new street mapping technology by a company in Berkeley called earthmine. They are using technology developed by the Jet Propulsion Lab for the Mars Exploration Rover missions for reconstructing three-dimensional data of the street-scape. 'The licensed software and algorithms are used to create a 3D representation of the local terrain, allowing autonomous routing of the MERs through the Martian environment. earthmine has combined this JPL technology with its unique, capture hardware and web delivery technology to deliver 3D data with unprecedented density and accuracy.'"

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  1. Navigation works really well. by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

    My car has so far lasted 6 times longer than its original mission lifespan and I am halfway to the local shop.
    I should reach it by June (providing my solar panels don't get dusty).

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  2. Only reads news titles by moondo · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Mars Rover Technology Used to Make Better Maps".... Does this mean it doesn't make better maps any more? //Didn't RTFA.