HQ Rendered Maps

Here's a mapping solution for those who need really detailed maps. It works in three steps. First, a special camera is attached to a either a manned or unmanned plane or helicopter. It can cover 100 square miles in an hour.

Then it processes that same area in five hours, generating the 3D land masses, including building and trees. It can then apply textures to the rendered terrain and building, and classify certain parts of the terrain. For example, if it was flying over DC, it could identify the White House, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, etc.

Finally, the terrain is viewable and calculations can be made on it. It can be used for simulations, training, line-of-sight evaluation, architecture research, etc.

This would be a great addition to any GPS or Google Maps.