Taking panorama stitching to the next level

[mike wilson]

> 
> From: Mark Roberts <msroberts01 at ysu.edu>
> Date: 2007/02/01 Thu PM 02:30:24 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml at pdml.net>
> Subject: Taking panorama stitching to the next level
> 
> Some researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University (ones working in 
> California, not the main campus around the corner from me in 
> Pittsburgh, but it made the local paper anyway) have built a "robot" 
> that holds the camera and automatically pans/tilts it between shots. 
> What's more, it sounds as if they're going to get it to market and are 
> expecting a retail price of around $200.00 (not including the camera).
> 
> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07031/758011-96.stm
> 
> OK, it'll take half an hour to take 300 shots and get a 30 gigapixel 
> image, but it's still pretty cool!

Two (neither of them positive, I'm afraid) thoughts:
1. the light can change a lot in 30 minutes
2. next, an automatic vehicle to transport you to the best location, as decided by perusing Gurgle Earth......


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