The Mandli 360º Imaging System captures unobstructed panoramic views of intersections and railroad crossings from a moving vehicle at manually triggered positions. The images provide precise photo-documentation of all roadway features in all directions at the point of travel, including the right-of-way, overhead signs, and infrastructure. The single-frame images can be viewed interactively with Apple's Quicktime VR Player, or can be flattened into JPEG format. Each image is tagged with a user-defined naming convention based on highway index information, such as highway system, highway number, linear distance, county name, survey date, direction, and GPS coordinates when GPS is installed. The 360º Imaging System increases the safety efficiency of collection by negating the need to close traffic lanes or perform stationary photography.
