Harris Corporation Providing Live High Definition and 3-D Virtual Views of Inaugural Parade Route and Downtown D.C. Beginning No
January 15 2009 - 4:49PM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Technology from
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, will provide Internet and
television viewers worldwide with live high definition (HD) views
of the Presidential Inaugural Parade route and 3-D virtual views of
downtown Washington, D.C. beginning at noon tomorrow. The
technology is being provided by Harris in response to the
unprecedented public and media interest in the event. HD Broadcast
and Internet Feed Harris digital broadcast technology will provide
a live rooftop camera feed from one of the best vantage points for
the parade route in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.
Beginning tomorrow and throughout the parade, the video feed will
be made available to broadcasters by the National Press Club and
showcased on the Harris website (http://www.harris.com/) for the
general public to view. Archive video of the parade will be
available on the Harris and National Press Club websites
(http://www.press.org/) until January 30. The live HD camera is
stationed on the roof of the JW Marriott Hotel at 14th Street, NW
in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. The rooftop location
offers a clear view down Pennsylvania Avenue and is about one block
from the White House. Harris, a National Press Club technology
partner, is providing the high-definition robotic camera,
transmission server, as well as technical assistance for the video
feed. Harris has been a broadcast technology pioneer and led the
development, and helped to set the standards, for digital and HD
television and radio. The National Press Club Broadcast Operations
Center is providing technical services and the broadcast feed. 3-D
Virtual Model of Downtown Washington D.C. Harris 3-D visualization
technology also will provide broadcast and Internet viewers with a
unique 3-D view of the parade route and the downtown Washington
D.C. area. The 3-D model movie depicts the city's major monuments
and government buildings with an accurate, photo-realistic 3-D
visualization technology that is part of the Harris RealSite(R)
product family. The 3-D model movie is available to the public for
viewing at the National Press Club and Harris websites. 3-D urban
models are built from ground, aerial and satellite imagery using
technology developed for government customers and are geospatially
accurate to within meters. Harris has developed nearly 500 global
3-D models during the past five years as a prime contractor for the
U.S. government. Applications range from operations management and
navigation safety to security planning, threat detection, disaster
response and environmental planning. The National Press Club The
National Press Club was founded in 1908 and is the World's Leading
Professional Organization for Journalists. From its Broadcast
Operations Center on the 4th Floor of the National Press Building,
the Club is connected to broadcasters worldwide via full-time fiber
feeds and satellite communications. Harris Corporation Harris
Corporation is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has annual revenue of $5.4 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R)
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. *
Broadcasters interested in receiving the live video feed of the
Inaugural Parade Route should contact Tiina Kreek at 202-662-7500
or . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Marc Raimondi, Harris
Corporation - Washington, DC, +1-202-729-3732, ; or Jim Burke,
Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, Web Site:
http://www.harris.com/
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