We are pleased to announce GigaPix Systems LLC is a new company formed out of Charmed Labs to continue the development of the GigaPan Imagers and software. We are operating under the name GigaPan Systems. All inquiries about Gigapan products should be directed to Gigapan Systems.
Gigapan is an ongoing partnership between Gigapan Systems, Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, and Google. "Giga" stands for many, or billions of pixels, and "pan" as in panorama. One of the primary goals of Gigapan is to capture stunning panoramic images of our world using technology that is afforable to the ordinary consumer. Please visit the Gigapan Systems website for more information. In particular, please fill out the
mailing list form if you wish to hear about future Gigapan developments.
 Overview The Gigapan imager (pictured) can capture incredibly high-resolution panoramic images with a standard consumer digital camera. It accomplishes this by precisely manipulating the camera's pan and tilt gaze with precision motors while taking many, possibly hundreds of pictures. The pictures are then digitally "stitched" together with special software to create a seamless panoramic image. The results can be amazing--images with incredible detail, clarity and billions of pixels.
Many Gigapan images contain several thousand times more pixels than your computer monitor can display at once. For this reason, you don't simply look at a Gigapan, you explore it. The image below is an example of a Gigapan image. Explore it by using your mouse or the pan and zoom controls on the lefthand side of the image. Or go to our partner site Gigapan.org and explore a growing collection of Gigapan images. Or get the latest version of Google Earth where several points of interest feature Gigapans that you can click on and explore.
Beta Program
The first Public Beta signup ended on October 19, 2007 but we are conducting an ongoing Beta Program and would like to hear from you. Please fill out the mailing list form. By filling it out, we will keep you informed about developments, future beta programs and product announcements for Gigapan. Thank you for your interest!
Gigapan and the Gigapan imager are part of the Global Connection Project, which is a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, Google and National Geographic. For more information, visit their website.
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