August 2009 Archives
Geolocalisation using Open Street Map
Maybe you are wondering how come we can pinpoint a location on the map. Or maybe you are wondering which kind of map we are using, or if it is correct. Our work is updating continuously and the same goes with the data we work on. We have chosen to work on the information given by Open Street Map which is kind of a Wikipedia of the maps. That is Open Street Map is user generated. Open Street Map allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth. Sometimes the information (...) Continue reading
NORC opens hailing frequencies
We are a bunch of guys who had a dream: to put this side of the world on the map through panoramic images. We did that all by ourselves, with the technology we developed and we didn't think for one second that this was impossible. The most difficult thing was building the first car. We had to think about how to position the cameras, which angles they should capture, for how long, how they should synchronize with the computers inside. But this is why we were quite busy since January 2008 and it is only now that we want to (...) Continue reading
ABOUT NORC
NORC is the first online service in Central and Eastern Europe that offers panoramic images from the street level. These panoramic images enable virtual tours in the cities covered by NORC and are realized using a proprietary technology. The positioning of the panoramas on the map is set using a GPS system that acquires the real time coordinates of each point where an image has been captured. A correction system (DGPS) is used in order to control the correct positioning of the panoramas. Each panoramic image is obtained by assembling 10 photos simultaneously shot in each panorama. (...) Continue reading
NORC TEAM
Name: George Ionescu Age: 34 Profession: Economist (really, I graduated Cybernetics) Job at NORC: Programming geek. I wrote almost everything named GIS in NORC (cars software included) Marital status: Married, 1 child Hours per day spent working: Too many! So many that sometimes I don't have enough time for my family L Panoramas I really want to see in NORC: Vienna (Austria), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary) are already there. One day, I hope we'll also have panoramas from Las Vegas (US), even if my friends say it's kitschy. I would also like to see Dubai (UAE) in NORC. Name: (...) Continue reading
CONTACT
Write to us for general info: contact@norc.eu; Terms of usage: terms@norc.eu; Queries concerning privacy policy: privacy@norc.eu;Reports concerning inappropriate content: content_concern@norc.eu. (...) Continue reading
NORC SITES
România - www.norc.ro Austria - www.norc.at Ungaria - www.norc.hu Cehia - www.norc.cz Slovacia - www.norc.sk Polonia - www.norc.pl Rusia - www.mappi.ru (...) Continue reading