GCS Research (Missoula) Delivers Custom ArcGIS Extension for IMC’s Immersive Video Camera

GCS Research is pleased to announce the successful delivery of a custom ESRI ArcGIS™ extension for Immersive Media Company™ Inc. (IMC) – http://www.immersivemedia.com . As the first implementation of immersive, 360° video within ESRI’s software architecture, the GCS Research solution allows users of IMC’s Immersive Spherical Video to import and visualize their video assets within ArcMap™. Utilizing a GPS sensor integrated with the IMC camera, GCS Research engineered the capability to map the route taken and captured by the camera, view immersive video for any portion of the route, and play the geospatial video within the ArcMap environment.

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Some of the key features of IMC’s ArcGIS extension include a custom toolbar to the ArcMap interface that allows both the importation of immersive video media and viewing the videos within an ArcMap project. When a video is ingested into ArcMap, the captured GPS track of the camera’s path is automatically read, and positions are interpolated for each frame in the video file. These interpolated GPS data are then added to the ArcMap project as a new feature (vector layer).

Any number of video files and associated camera routes can be imported and each route is added and viewable. Video feature classes can also be stored in the geodatabase depending on the desire of end user. When a user wants to view the immersive video for a given point on the route, they can click on any segment of the feature and the “Telemmersion™ GIS Viewer” application is launched. The Telemmersion GIS Viewer displays the immersive video along with an overview frame that parses the video frames of the interpolated GPS route as the video plays.

“We were pleased that IMC chose GCS Research to build this innovative ArcGIS extension,” says Alex Philp, President of GCS Research. “Our intent was to extend ArcGIS to provide an easy and natural interface to IMC’s innovative video format. We believe this integration adds a powerful geospatial context to the immersive video experience, and provides an intuitive interface to manage and view large collections of video files. Being able to extend IMC’s immersive video within ArcGIS will add tremendous strategic and tactical value for IMC customers.” Philp continues, “All indications from mission critical government users are very positive. We look forward to the continued utilization of our geospatial capabilities for next-generation applications within the National Security Community.”

IMC’s ArcGIS extension allows customers to fully integrate immersive data within a geospatial context. Utilizing ESRI’s ArcObjects within the 9.0 release, GCS Research was able to develop and deliver an innovative solution that provides significant value to IMC core camera technology. Further, GCS Research was able to meet the exacting demands of IMC in a cost-effective manner and build an industry bridge for visualizing the spatial components of immersive video.

About GCS Research LLC:

GCS Research is a geospatial information technology company. We build integrated products and services that allow our clients to organize, protect, visualize, and share their geospatial data assets across distributed networks. We specialize in custom .NET geospatial applications that harness the power of location intelligence and deliver this information across the enterprise. GCS Research delivers custom stand alone applications, .NET web services, Internet browser applications, and integrated software solutions that allow our customers to visualize, analyze and share their geospatial information.

To learn more about GCS Research, please visit our website at http://www.gcs-research.com and http://www.gcs-research.net, or contact our office at [email protected] – (406)-532-5254. GCS Research is headquartered in Missoula, MT and maintains an office in Portland, Oregon (503)-241-3100.

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Detailed information regarding IMC Inc. can be found at: http://www.immersivemedia.com/