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27.01.2013 | 00:15
Surtsey Island in 3D
The extensive collection of digital images made available to the public by the National Land Survey of Iceland this week could be used to create more detailed maps, as well as 3D maps of the country, mbl.is reports.
Surtsey. Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Google Earth and Google Maps have created maps for the country but the information on which the maps are built is free and the Iceland maps are not very accurate.
The company Designing Reality has already produced a 3D map of Surtsey, the southernmost island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) archipelago, which was formed during a 1963-1967 underwater eruption, with the images made available yesterday.
According to the company, it is possible to make detailed 3D maps of the entire country, which can be used for surveying, scientific and tourism purposes.
As reported yesterday, the National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands) recently opened an online collection of 555 pictures taken by Danish surveyors in Iceland between 1900 and 1910.
Click here to read more about that story and here to view a report on the making of the 3D map of Surtsey.
ZR
Surtsey. Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Google Earth and Google Maps have created maps for the country but the information on which the maps are built is free and the Iceland maps are not very accurate.
The company Designing Reality has already produced a 3D map of Surtsey, the southernmost island of the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) archipelago, which was formed during a 1963-1967 underwater eruption, with the images made available yesterday.
According to the company, it is possible to make detailed 3D maps of the entire country, which can be used for surveying, scientific and tourism purposes.
As reported yesterday, the National Land Survey of Iceland (Landmælingar Íslands) recently opened an online collection of 555 pictures taken by Danish surveyors in Iceland between 1900 and 1910.
Click here to read more about that story and here to view a report on the making of the 3D map of Surtsey.
ZR
The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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Actors staging Angels of the Universe at the Icelandic National Theater last night took a short break in the performance in order to be able to watch Eyþór Ingi represent Iceland at the Eurovision semifinal.
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Iceland through to Eurovision Final
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VIEWPOINT 30
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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Reykjavík Arts Festival 2013
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