Mapcube Media already comes with the most complete and comprehensive dataset available and we are taking it one step further. Now clients will receive a 4 image set of global imagery at 500 meter resolution. This 4 image set contains a composite for each of the 4 seasons and certainly takes the system into another dimension. Combine this with the new WMS interface and you have everything you need to create the look of a local news story for anywhere in the world.
Mapcube has announced that we will be releasing V2.5 of Mapcube Media at this years NAB show. This latest version will contain increased functionality for place names and streets as well as our new WMS functionality. Our Web Map Server interface allows clients the ability to interface directly with data from the internet. This means clients with the WMS plug-in can interface with NASA and USGS WMS data freely as well as subscribe to the optional Digital Globe solution which has 1 meter resolution color satellite imagery of over 200 cities world wide with additional benefits.
More to come prior to NAB....
Mapcube AS and VDS will be showing off a new bundled product which is an integration of the Mapcube Media mapping system and the graphics powerhouse, Twister, by VDS.
“We are extremely keen on this new integration between Twister and Mapcube," comments David-Ray Worthington, Director of Marketing and Product Development at VDS. “giving customers the ability to design daily maps in Twister using Mapcube's layers and being able to quickly access the enormous volume of data that Mapcube supports, is a great leap forward in broadcast map generation workflow"
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ORAD Hi-Tec System and Mapcube announce that NAB will be the launch of the integration of Mapcube Media into the Orad on-air graphics system....
"Integrating with Mapcube enhances our product offering to our customers" says Avi Sharir President and CEO of Orad. "The huge maps database, the high level of details, the ease of usage and the seamless integration are just part of the reasons for our cooperation with Mapcube, which I see a great potential in."
Read more: ORAD - NAB 2005
Due to conflicts Mapcube AS will not be having our own booth at this years NAB show. However, you can take a look at our technology which is being shown at our partner's booths. Please visit both ORAD and VDS during the show to see how the latest in mapping technology is being utilized in industry standard solutions.
ORAD - Booth SU7170, www.orad.tv
VDS - Booth SL5300, www.videodesignsoftware.com
Mapcube Media V2.2 can now be delivered with high resolution vector data for your home market. Whether looking for you entire county or just you local city, Mapcube can deliver it's media solution with a complete local dataset for less than you might think. Utilizing existing partnerships with industry leaders, Mapcube Media can deliver complete datasets that can be updated on a quarterly, half yearly or yearly basis. Contact us to find out more information on what level of data is available for your area.
Mapcube Media V2.2 will have it's official release date on February 18th.
This latest version from Mapcube Media contains new features such as:
- Real Night Sky Effects
- Control panels for the 3DEngine, Map data, Astronomical effects and weather plug-in.
- More format for exporting imagery and animations plus exporting 3D scenes in VRML 1.0, 2.0 or Direct X formats.
The demo version should be ready by the end of the months so request one now!
Mapcube AS is proud to announce another service to the media and general public. We are now able to offer full digital map production services to the global market.
Features:
- Realistic or Artistic
- Nearly unlimitted size output
- Capable of integrating customer data
- Still imagery delivered in PSD, TGA, BMP or JPG formats
- Animations delivered as TGA or BMP sequence, or, AVI files using available codecs
- We can also deliver files as GeoTIFF or as VRML 2.0 sceens.
- Free consultation
- All files delivered quickly via FTP
Email sales@mapcube.com for more information
Mapcube Media announces that it has full unicode support. The standard system provides a global database in English, however, clients have the option of adding their own databases to the system as it supports all unicode character sets.
Mapcube is now finishing the testing of a new feature which will give clients the ability to download imagery that is free and unrestricted for use via the USGS. Clients will have 1 meter resolution black and white imagery for the entire US and 25 cm resolution colour imagery for select urban areas. All that is required is that a proper credit be given when using these images. See US city samples in the new "Satellite Imagery" section on this web site.
Mapcube had a great show at this years IBC 2004 conference in Amsterdam. The company received great press such as "...fast risers like Nvidia, Front Porch Digital and Mapcube" quoted in the IBC Daily along with being one of the few companies chosen for the "What caught my eye" feature at the Conference.
Mapcube Media V2.1 can now be offered with our first major plug-in module. This allows users to automatically integrate and display point forecast weather data that is provided in the common XML format.
Mapcube Media users can now use the system for both news and weather graphics making it a truly multi-purpose system. Stations only need to reley on one price of software for both news and weather graphics which cuts down on learning time, hardware needs and more importantly; provides consistency in both news and weather graphics.
Need to create a special weather map for news or sports stories? Not a problem. Use the powerful graphics capabilities of Mapcube Media to make adjustments whenever needed without the cost of purchasing additional maps, everything you need is bundled in one product.
Mapcube released Mapcube Media V2.1 at IBC 2004 in early September. The latest version contains the innovative Image Manipulation Technology allows anyone to integrate and colour correct Landsat imagery that is freely available on the internet.
This innovative technoloy will allow any station, from local to global, the ability to download and use 15 - 30 meter landsat imagery as a layer in the Mapcube Media graphics system. This data has always been freely available for unrestricted use but has been released in hard to use formats with false colouring. This feature allows users the ability to show high resolution satellite imagery of nearly any city in the world to help explain to their viewers the news that interests and effects them.
ORAD Hi-Tec Systems and Mapcube AS announce a cooperation between the two companies bringing state-of-the-art mapping solutions to the ORAD CyberGraphics system.
"We are looking forward to our partnership with Mapcube", said Mr. Avi Sharir, President and CEO of Orad Hi-Tec Systems. "More and more of our customers, especially those working in broadcast news have been asking us for an integrated solution which provides an extensive database of graphic scenes for weather forecasting segments. In Mapcube we have found such a partner," Sharir continued.
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