A mosaic is a work of art made from tiny pieces, each one set exactly in its place.
From these many small parts, we reveal the larger context.
That is how our cameras are mapping the world.
Mosaic builds instruments that measure the world from where people stand.
To map our world, we need to do two things simultaneously:
Document the world at eye level.
Make every pixel a measurement.
Satellites see rooftops. Aircraft see roads. But nearly everything people build, repair, insure, navigate, and argue about sits within a few meters of the ground: under trees, between buildings, and even indoors.
However, this is exactly where even the most advanced 3D maps lose context. We need measurable eye-level photographs (plus other sensor data).
The world has been photographed endlessly, but a photograph is not a measurement. Nobody wrote down the lens, the position, the pose, or the instant the shutter opened.
An image without these measurements is something to look at, but an image with them is something we can build on.
We believe that the imagery you capture is yours.
The camera you buy is yours, and so is all of the imagery. We claim no rights to it.
If we ever want to use your data, we will ask, and you can say no.
There will always be a Mosaic that writes open files.
At the same time, we make amazing software, and we hope you’ll use it.
We acknowledge that the people in the picture never asked to be there.
A map at eye level is full of faces and license plates.
We write our own software to blur them in compliance with international privacy standards, and it runs on real projects every day.
