Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Photogrammetry using Drone Imagery of Santa Fe Institute

2015-06-16 Thread Parks, Raymond
So, if we did this as part of an engagement, we would need permission from the owner of the property, possibly need permission from owners of adjacent properties that might be filmed, and the property owner would need to post notices that video surveillance is taking place to warn all staff and

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Paul Ford: What is Code? | Bloomberg

2015-06-16 Thread glen
On 06/15/2015 05:40 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote: I’m trying to read it now, but holy crap, whoever designed the web page should be shot. Hope I don’t get a migraine reading it. Maybe it's just me. But I kinda liked this guy: http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/images/emote

Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Photogrammetry using Drone Imagery of Santa Fe Institute

2015-06-16 Thread Stephen Guerin
Good and important questions, Ray. Our bit was doing a ground-based photogrammetric survey using mobile phones and a 24' painter extension poles. The use was for research in methods of collecting structure and activities data for Urban Studies. eg, does photogrammetry from the ground approximate L

[FRIAM] Fwd: Book signing tonight - Ken Stanley at Collected Works Bookstore

2015-06-16 Thread Stephen Guerin
Book signing tonight by Ken Stanley. Ken is articulate about biasing search algorithms toward divergence (novelty) instead of premature convergence resulting from fitness functions: see video: http://www.santafe.edu/research/videos/play/?id=1fdd0056-afc2-4967-90a0-9ffeaecdc330 Could be loosely

Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Photogrammetry using Drone Imagery of Santa Fe Institute

2015-06-16 Thread Parks, Raymond
Aha, so your photogrammetric survey is equivalent to an old-fashioned chain, theodolite, and geometric calculations all done using comparative imagery, GPS, and geometric calculations? How precise does your pole length need to be to provide precise enough comparisons? This system could also ma