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HDR imaging with a smartphone.

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Team Survey Support

Smartphone uses in archaeology and heritage applications. Episode 2:  High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging with a smartphone. Optimising the scene captured in a photograph is a skill of balancing a number of factors including exposure, aperture, shutter speed, film or … Continue reading →

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Infrared imaging with a smartphone.

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Team Survey Support

Smartphone uses in archaeology and heritage applications. Episode 1:  Infrared imaging with a smartphone. Using infrared imaging is not a new discipline in the archaeology and heritage sectors. For example it was not uncommon twenty years ago to find archaeologists … Continue reading →

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Groningen University use VPMapPro as a tool for spatial analysis.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Team Survey Support

During 2010 we were pleased to assist the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) in the Netherlands with an installation of VPMapPro.  We thought we’d catch up with them a year on and see how they are using the Softelec software … Continue reading →

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New Softelec release – VPindex Lite

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Team Survey Support

Softelec have announced the release of a new software title VPindex Lite for large format paper drawing scanning management. This is a lighter version of VPindex, part of the VP range of raster to vector conversion software. We think the … Continue reading →

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VP software version updates

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Team Survey Support

For all VPHybridCAD, VPview and VPmap Series products a new software version has been released with immediate availability. The new and VPmap Series V 4.02 include a number of program refinements and additional support for inside AutoCAD 2012 operation. Visit … Continue reading →

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Ortho-modelling in heritage recording

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Team Survey Support

Range of uses Ortho-modelling in the context of heritage recording is a process that uses real photographic images to generate textured digital models. It is a photogrammetry based technique and has a range of applications in the architectural, urban design, … Continue reading →

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Encouraging better meta-data management in archaeological photographic recording.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Team Survey Support

It’s a common misconception that digital cameras are just modern versions of film cameras but using a digital sensor instead of film. Digital cameras might look like their film predecessors but really that’s just to keep us photographers happy because … Continue reading →

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Tout Quarry near Portland Harbour

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Team Survey Support

Welcome to the Survey Support blog. We’re proud to be based in Dorset, one of the locations for the 2012 Olympics in the UK. We thought we’d kick off our new company blog with an image we took during an … Continue reading →

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