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Immersive Media Makes Available 360-Degree, Geo-Coded, Web Videos of Haiti to Help Relief Agencies, First Responders, Government Departments and News Organizations
Full-Motion, Interactive Videos of Earthquake Devastation Provide Detailed Views to Aid Emergency Planning and Response Efforts
| Source: Immersive Media
PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - January 22, 2010) - Immersive Media Company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Immersive Media Corp. (www.immersivemedia.com), today
announced the availability of 360-degree, interactive, online video footage
of the earthquake devastation in Haiti free of charge to relief agencies,
government departments and news-gathering organizations involved in the
ongoing recovery efforts. The interactive videos can be seen at
www.immersivemedia.com. The website shows an initial sampling of location
sites in Port-au-Prince, with new video being captured and made available
on an ongoing basis in the weeks ahead.
Immersive Media cameras capture 100 million pixels at 30 frames per second
for high-resolution detail. Due to the number of agencies expected to
access video over low-speed connections, the video quality has been
optimized for lower-bandwidth web viewing. The video can be freely embedded
into other websites and also be shared via Facebook, Twitter and other
social media.
High-resolution, 360-degree video footage of the destruction in Haiti is
also available upon request via the Immersive Media website.
The videos place viewers in the middle of an environment, giving them full
control over what they see in a scene. With a simple click and drag of a
computer mouse, online viewers can look sideways, up, down or all around in
360-degrees, while also pausing or zooming in and out. Each frame of the
video is geo-coded, which will enable the planners and operations teams to
pinpoint exact locations for relief, recovery and rebuilding operations.
The video footage can be integrated with ESRI and other standard mapping
applications.
Capturing and making the videos available has been a team effort, involving
Immersive Media and IMTS (www.imtacticalsolutions.com), an Immersive Media
Authorized Agent that specializes in working with military and special
operations teams. The DRC Group (www.drcusa.com) and Integrated Electronic
Technologies have been handling logistics, transportation, operations and
government relations.
IMTS has significant experience in gathering surveillance video data for
military, law enforcement and security applications. It has captured
360-degree video data in Iraq and elsewhere for advanced monitoring,
protection and response. The 360-degree videos help operations teams
identify risks and threats, monitor hostile environments from afar, and
maximize the safety and understanding of their operations.
"All of us at Immersive Media are terribly saddened by the events of
January 12th and want to do whatever we can to help improve the immediate
and long-term situation in Haiti," said Myles McGovern, president and CEO
of Immersive Media. "As previous natural disasters have shown, detailed
imagery and assessments of the affected areas are critical to relief
efforts and future planning. Since many of the first responders and
government organizations are not on-site in Haiti, these 360-degree videos
give them an unprecedented view of the devastation from the ground level."
About Immersive Media Company
Immersive Media Company is the pioneer and leading provider of 360-degree,
full-motion, interactive video experiences. Its one-of-a-kind geodesic
camera and full production services -- including rental equipment,
training, filming, post-production and distribution options -- create
high-resolution, immersive video for a variety of uses. From mapping and
exploration to monitoring and surveillance to branding and entertainment,
Immersive Media customers and agents produce the deepest, most engaging
video experiences possible.
Immersive Media Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Immersive Media
Corp., a public company on the TSX Venture Exchange. For more information,
please visit www.immersivemedia.com.