Long-distance 3D laser camera unveiled by Edinburgh team

[valkery]

[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22079704[/URL]

[QUOTE][B]A camera able to create 3D images up to one kilometre (0.62 miles) away has been developed by a team in Edinburgh.[/B]

Physicists at Heriot-Watt University developed a technique which uses lasers to scan almost any object.

With extra research, the camera's range could extend to 10km (6.2 miles), the team said.

It will primarily be used to scan objects such as vehicles - but is unable to detect human skin.

The reason is that skin does not reflect the laser in the same way as most other objects - meaning for those wishing to evade the camera's gaze, [B]stripping naked is an option.[/B]

Beyond capturing images of objects, the technology could also be used to keep track of the movement of rocks, or foliage growth.

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[Codemaster85]

Soon wearing someone's skin will be the new camo :tinfoil:

[Phaselancer]

Once again, lasers are freaking amazing.

[hl2poo]

Woah, wait, so does this make it possible to accurately scan an entire city instead of modeling each and every building by hand? Like the C3 technology that Apple Maps uses but better?

[paramud]

[QUOTE=valkery;40225871][URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22079704[/URL][/QUOTE]

[quote]Beyond capturing images of objects, the technology could also be used to keep track of the movement of rocks, or foliage growth.[/quote]

"You can watch grass grow from [i]half a mile away[/i]!"

[Zero-Point]

[QUOTE]meaning for those wishing to evade the camera's gaze, stripping naked is an option.[/QUOTE]

This is just a high-tech plot so some nerd can get more voyeur porn.

[Jetblack357]

[QUOTE=codemaster85;40225919]Soon wearing someone's skin will be the new camo :tinfoil:[/QUOTE]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/dxBLTdO.png[/img]

We'll never discover him.

[Mr. Agree]

[QUOTE=hl2poo;40226218]Woah, wait, so does this make it possible to accurately scan an entire city instead of modeling each and every building by hand? Like the C3 technology that Apple Maps uses but better?[/QUOTE]

It's pretty much been done at a lesser scale

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Tz4YDOTrM[/MEDIA]

[zeromancer]

3D huh?

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but could it be used in things such as games?

[chaz13]

[QUOTE=zeromancer;40230578]3D huh?

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but could it be used in things such as games?[/QUOTE]

Yep, similar technology already is, but usually for single small-ish items as opposed to terrain/buildings.