Stumbled across this site... Newspin360 (http://www.newspin360.com)

It features high resolution 360 degree panoramas of Oklahoma City. They are simply amazing and are worth a look at.

I'll give you two links. They both contain Oklahoma City content. They may be based in OKC because all of their examples are of OKC, not sure, but if they are that is really cool.

1st Page. Downtown Oklahoma City (http://www.newspin360.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=5)
2nd Page. All Around OKC (http://host.newspin360.net/aerialexamples/)

Enjoy! Found this website through the popular Oklahoma City Blog, ModernLandRun (http://www.modernlandrun.com)

Excellent!! Thanks for posting.

That's a great link.

And how did they take those pictures? They had a camera floating above the reflecting pool at the memorial somehow.

Your welcome!

I have no idea OGTS. I was wondering the same thing when I pointed the camera down at the reflective pool at the memorial. I thought perhaps helicopter in some of the pics but the downtown ones and memorial one threw me off.

I'm pretty sure it's a remote control helicopter.

There was an article a while back talking about it. I believe something about making a virtual tour of the memorial was the general idea of it...

I would love to see these as screensavers.... wouldnt it be cool to have these slowly panning on your monitor.

New Spin 360 is out of Norman, actually.

Yes, the aerial shots are taken from a remote control helicopter, and New Spin owns the technologies that go into creating these virtual tours.

Mike Windham and his team travel well beyond Oklahoma to do these tours for a number of companies and resorts.

Thanks for sharing that!

Those look to be relatively recent, as you can see the new Hampton Inn is already being bricked up.

Here's screen captures of a couple of the more interesting perspectives:

http://www.pc78.com/images/okctalk/DT1a.jpg

http://www.pc78.com/images/okctalk/DT2a.jpg

Those are some great views. Thanks for posting that. Newspin360 also did the inside of the Performance Sports Center, the facility that PBC bought for a temporary practice facility. See my thread in the "Hornets/Sonics" forum for a link.

Here is the link cited in the original post on New Spin 360 from ModernLandRun.com. It's a story that ran in the Oklahoman about the company. It's a great read on how they do it.

Norman company gives world virtual look at city memorial | NewsOK.com (http://newsok.com/article/keyword/3252684/)

New Spin 360 is out of Norman, actually.

Yes, the aerial shots are taken from a remote control helicopter, and New Spin owns the technologies that go into creating these virtual tours.

Mike Windham and his team travel well beyond Oklahoma to do these tours for a number of companies and resorts.


I don't think anyone stated it was anywhere or disputed it actually.

Anyhow, what a cool link and company. I'm glad such a progressive company like this and Skyline Ink are representing Oklahoma. I still want an OKC 3-D video game though.

They may be based in OKC because all of their examples are of OKC, not sure





[QUOTE]New Spin 360 is out of Norman, actually.



I'm pretty sure it's a remote control helicopter.




Yes, the aerial shots are taken from a remote control helicopter, and New Spin owns the technologies that go into creating these virtual tours.



I don't think anyone stated it was anywhere or disputed it actually.

Metro, I'm pretty sure jclick was being helpful in answering questions.

Great stuff!!

Hello everyone!

My name is Mike Windham. I am the owner of NewSpin360, we are based out of Norman Oklahoma.

Architect2010, Thank you for posting up about our site! I thought you may like this one.....we have one coming with a new 400 foot sky scraper in the downtown skyline also!

NewSpin360 Virtual Tour (http://host.newspin360.net/marcheitzaerial/)

Thank you all for the kind comments! You will see more and more of us as time goes on! We plan to show Oklahoma to the world!

Here are a few of our most resent tours you may enjoy and we have many more coming! Thanks again for all of your posts and I will keep you updated as we shoot new locations.

NewSpin360.com Virtual Media (http://host.newspin360.net/capital/)

OSBI | Virtual Tours (http://tourosbi.com)

NewSpin360 Virtual Tour (http://host.newspin360.net/bricktown/) this one will have a new sky scraper in it soon

NewSpin360.com Virtual Media (http://host.newspin360.net/zoo/)

This first 360 in this one of my fav's...and the million dollar!

NewSpin360 Virtual Tour (http://host.newspin360.net/campclassen/)

NewSpin360.com Virtual Media (http://host.newspin360.net/yarddawgz/)

Those really are stunning. I love the Bricktown and Capitol ones.

What 400 skyscraper are you talking about though?

Awesome! Welcome, Mike.

Best wishes to you and your business. Extremely impressive.

Hi,

Thank you! I do Love the capital!

On the sky scraper...

I read about plans for possible 400 foot sky scraper being built in downtown and thought it would be nice to see the sky line with it installed in the 360's.

One of the services we offer is to create a photo realistic model of a planed project and install it in our 360 degree photography.

Thanks!

Can't wait to see that, Mike.

But just as an FYI, the proposed Devon Tower is going to be at least a little taller than our current tallest, Chase Tower at 500 ft.

Most likely the new skyscraper will be in the 600-800 ft. range.

Oh okay!

Kinda threw me off because you said 400 ft. That would be so cool! To be able to view Exactly what OKC would look like with our new skyscraper! Cannot wait for that Mike.

Hello everyone!

My name is Mike Windham. I am the owner of NewSpin360, we are based out of Norman Oklahoma.

Architect2010, Thank you for posting up about our site! I thought you may like this one.....we have one coming with a new 400 foot sky scraper in the downtown skyline also!

NewSpin360 Virtual Tour (http://host.newspin360.net/marcheitzaerial/)

Thank you all for the kind comments! You will see more and more of us as time goes on! We plan to show Oklahoma to the world!


those freakin rawk!

btw mike, the plans for the devon skyscraper are scheduled to be unveiled in less than a month...

Hello Everyone,

This is a little taller then everything else and I believe we got the location correct. Let me know you thoughts. On newsOK, they said the tower would be 37+ stories...a little taller then the Chase and others.

Disclaimer....this is done as a sample only and NOT meant to be an accurate depiction of the possible tower, its accurate height or its possible design and is not done in conjunction with any other company. For demonstration use only.

NewSpin360.com The Tower (http://host.newspin360.net/bricktowntower/)

Look forward to hearing your thoughts and thank you all again for your very kind comments!

Thank you, Mike

Sorry! I had to take down the sample I posted above. I will re post it soon.

Thanks, Mike

I'm digging how you take those panoramics in in April/May. A friend of mine came to visit this month and mentioned how the grass was bright green/yellow. I explained that July and August are the only two warm months that are like that, but without knowing this, people can get a really bad picture of OKC being some dry wasteland.

Thanks a bunch for your awesome work. In addition to being great views, I feel like I'm actually flying or suspended in mid-air. It's a cool way to pass time at work.

Please tell me that these are posted on Skyscraper.com.

Really cool.

Mike was on Channel 9 last night and it was cool to see the story about his site on there. I'm gonna check it out now. Thanks Mike!

The state should hire you to get some panoramics of our beautiful outdoors, like the Wichitas, Black Mesa, Ouachitas, and Natural Falls. This is the kind of technology that could finally do our state's beauty justice, that otherwise doesn't seem too remarkable on standard film. Anyone here who has snapped a shot of Oklahoma, only to go home disappointed by the inability to capture the ambiance can relate.

News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | Viewing Oklahoma virtually 360 degrees (http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=8742936)

Please tell me that these are posted on Skyscraper.com.

Really cool.

Hello! No they were not..but my website show's me getting about 200 hits a day from that site now "skyscraper.com" send me a link to were you posted I would love to follow.

Thanks Again to all of you for the kind comments.

Mike

The state should hire you to get some panoramics of our beautiful outdoors, like the Wichitas, Black Mesa, Ouachitas, and Natural Falls. This is the kind of technology that could finally do our state's beauty justice, that otherwise doesn't seem too remarkable on standard film. Anyone here who has snapped a shot of Oklahoma, only to go home disappointed by the inability to capture the ambiance can relate.


I like this idea! Here is one of many! These were taken from Quartz Mountain area...

Quartz Mountain Virtual Tour from NewSpin360.com (http://host.newspin360.net/quartzmountian/)

Thank you!

News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | Viewing Oklahoma virtually 360 degrees (http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=8742936)

Thank you!

I like this idea! Here is one of many! These were taken from Quartz Mountain area...

Quartz Mountain Virtual Tour from NewSpin360.com (http://host.newspin360.net/quartzmountian/)

Thank you!

That's really cool; thank you for posting that. I'd love to see the many other beautiful sites around Oklahoma, and while you're welcome to volunteer your amazing talents with use all, I believe you should be fairly compensated for your effort. For that reason, I'm going to email the "Discover Oklahoma" Producer of TravelOK.com and see if she likes the idea. I can't promise anything, but I can at least try to rally up support.

Thanks again for showcasing Oklahoma so wonderfully and generously!

Hello,

Sorry I took this down after we first posted it.

Disclaimer....this is done as a sample only and NOT meant to be an accurate depiction of the possible tower, its accurate height or its possible design and is not done in conjunction with any other company. For demonstration use only to show our ability to add virtual content to our very real imagery.

Virtual Tour of Oklahoma Sky Line with new tower from NewSpin360.com (http://host.newspin360.net/bricktowntower1/)


Thank you! Mike