Baltimore Orioles Go 3-D; 'Virtual Birdland' Enables Fans to Virtually View Camden Yards and Surrounding Areas
June 22 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BALTIMORE, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fans planning to visit
the Baltimore Orioles' famed Oriole Park at Camden Yards can now
take a realistic virtual 3-D tour of the area - including the
ballpark, surrounding attractions, traffic routes and parking
options - from the comfort of their own homes. The Orioles are the
first professional baseball team to employ this new virtual 3-D
geospatial visualization technology to enhance their fans'
experience. Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international
communications and information technology company, created multiple
3-D flyover videos of the Camden Yards vicinity, which are now
available on the Orioles' Virtual Birdland web site
(http://www.orioles.com/virtualbirdland). The videos provide
visitors with realistic views of the ballpark and surrounding
areas, which are visited annually by millions of fans. The 3-D
videos allow anyone with a computer and Internet connection to
'virtually' fly over the park, adjacent parking lots, entrance
roadways, and the nearby Inner Harbor. "Virtual Birdland provides
Orioles fans with a clear view of what they will see prior to
arriving at Oriole Park, and helps familiarize them with traffic
patterns, ample parking options, and other area attractions
surrounding the ballpark," said Greg Bader, Orioles Director of
Communications. "This is especially convenient for first-time
visitors who are unfamiliar with the area and want to become more
comfortable with where they are going, and how to get there. We are
confident that Virtual Birdland will demonstrate the ease and
convenience of attending a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and
we're very excited to offer this capability to our fans." Still
photos of the video are available by clicking at the links below:
Skyline View, Stadium View, Inner Harbor View Harris, which
provides geospatial visualization technology and models to
business, government and military customers, used its patented
geospatial RealSite(R) solution to transform aerial data and
ground-based imagery into an extremely accurate model and videos of
the ballpark and neighboring downtown Baltimore area. Along with
Camden Yards, Harris also recently produced 3-D virtual models and
videos of Washington, DC, the Presidential Inauguration Parade
route, the National Memorial Day Parade route, Arlington National
Cemetery, and the U.S. Marine Corps Marathon route. Built from
ground, aerial and satellite imagery using technology developed for
government customers, 3-D urban models like the one of Baltimore's
Camden Yards are geospatially accurate. Harris has developed nearly
500 global 3-D models during the past five years as a prime
contractor for the U.S. government. These applications are used in
a number of important areas: -- Mission Site Familiarization and
Planning Regions that are difficult to access can be modeled and
analyzed quickly and affordably, with minimal risk to personnel and
resources. -- Facility and Event Security Planning and Monitoring
Accurate, photo-realistic data provides the knowledge necessary for
planning the location of security cameras, sensors, motorcade
routes, and other vital security information. -- Disaster
Mitigation Planning and Response Modeling and simulation can be
used to forecast, simulate and prepare for events in advance.
Complex situations can be evaluated using real- time data
integration to promote a quick and comprehensive understanding of
what is happening as events take place. -- Communications Network
Planning and Monitoring Placement of satellite communications
equipment can be preplanned, effectively lowering installation
costs and reducing miscalculations. About the Baltimore Orioles The
Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball franchise steeped in
tradition and have been an integral part of Baltimore, the State of
Maryland and the entire Mid-Atlantic region since 1954. The club's
much heralded ballpark, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, continues to
serve as a destination for baseball fans from across the region and
around the world, having recently become the fastest ballpark ever
to reach the 50 million fan milestone. Off the field, the Orioles
and their community relations team, OriolesREACH, have established
numerous new community support initiatives while also partnering
with several existing charities and organizations. The Baltimore
Orioles Charitable Foundation and Baltimore Orioles, Inc., have
donated more than nine million dollars to charities since the
ownership group headed by Peter Angelos purchased the team in 1993.
On the field, six members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame -
Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, Cal
Ripken, Jr., and Earl Weaver - have worn the Orioles uniform and
entered the Hall of Fame representing the organization. Thanks to
these players, the team has won three World Series championships:
1966, 1970 and 1983. Under the current leadership of President of
Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail, the Orioles are positioning
themselves for sustained success moving forward About Harris
Corporation Harris 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 approximately $5 billion of annual revenue
and 15,000 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/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems,
+1-321-727-6514, ; or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation -
Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, ; Jim Burke, Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, Web Site: http://www.orioles.com/virtualbirdland
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