Camera Phones

Camera Phones the key for exploring Mars?

Scientists are developing sophosticated software algorithyms that will allow mobilecamera phones to explore the geology of a planet.

We have used a simple camera phone to significantly improve an `exploration system’ for astrobiology
and geology. This camera phone will make it much easier to develop and test computer-vision algorithms
for future planetary exploration. We envision that the `Astrobiology Phone-cam’ exploration system
can be fruitfully used in other problem domains as well.

By using a simple MMS text message the cameraphone can send data to a remote processing server and with some development this can happen without human intervention.

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