From the Mona Lisa to the Space Shuttle New Heights in 3D Imaging Francois Blais Visual Information Technology Nat’l Research Council, Canada Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 10:30 a.m., Red Auditorium—Gaithersburg VTC with Boulder will be in Room 1107

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems have come out of research laboratories to find niche markets in fields as diverse as manufacturing, anthropometry, geomatics, space exploration, and cultural heritage. Applications include recent 3D scans of the Mona Lisa, the documentation of an 8000 year old Palaeolithic site, industrial inspection, anthropometry, and the in-orbit inspection of NASA’s space shuttle tiles.  3D introduces important new challenges for research: diffraction limited optical systems, the interaction of light with materials, acquisition in harsh environments, and the management of huge amount of information. The key roles played by NRC and NIST in data management and the development of industrial standards for 3D imaging will also be discussed.

Anyone outside NIST wishing to attend must be sponsored by a NIST employee and receive a visitor badge. For more information, call Kum J. Ham at 301-975-4203.

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