RoadView 360º System installed on data collection vehicle

The RoadView 360º image system captures unobstructed panoramic views of intersections and railroad crossings from a moving vehicle at manually triggered positions. The high-resolution camera and special mirrored lens retract in and out of the vehicle sunroof using a pneumatic mounting device.

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 JPG 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.

Data collection is safe and efficient because there is no need for the vehicle operators to get out of the vehicle and there is no need to close roads.

The 360º images provide a high-resolution view of the area within the dotted line of the diagram above.

Sample Image

You will need Apple's Quicktime VR viewer in order to view this image.
To Pan Image: Hold down the mouse button and drag in any direction
Zoom In: Press the Shift key
Zoom Out: Press the Control key

For more examples, visit the 360º Gallery

Features

• High resolution images (2560 x 1920 pixels) with 14 mega-pixel camera
• 360º horizontal view and 90º vertical view
• Data collection from a moving vehicle
• Data collection software with route setup features
• Images are stored in real-time on removable hard drives
• Integrated GPS system (optional)

Software

360º images are collected with our custom RoadView 360º Collection Software and viewed with the Apple Quicktime Player, which is available for free download. Index data for each images is written to a tab-delimited text file that can be imported into spreadsheet software or an existing database.