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Berlin travels back in time with Shoothill’s TimeMap

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History buffs will now be able to travel back in time to see how Berlin’s landscape has changed over the past century, thanks to a fascinating piece of software which overlays historical maps and landmarks with those of the present day on a live Bing Maps platform. Built entirely in Microsoft Silverlight, the unique TimeMap [...]

by Shoothill on Monday, July 26th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Shoothill’s Kylie mosaic puts MSN visitors in a spin!

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As Kylie Minogue’s eagerly-anticipated studio album, Aphrodite, hits stores across the world today, MSN have launched a special treat for fans of the pint-sized pop princess. The interactive Kylie Deep Zoom, created in Microsoft Silverlight by leading Deep Zoom experts Shoothill, features an iconic image of the star that leads into hundreds of photos of [...]

by Shoothill on Monday, July 5th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Press Release: Opus joins forces with Shoothill

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(taken from: http://www.krakenopus.com/news/news.php?id=131 ) Luxury publishing and media company Opus Media Group is delighted to announce a joint project with digital multimedia specialists Shoothill which will result in a revolutionary new technology being incorporated into an upcoming Opus and its related website. In a unique collaboration, Shoothill, who have developed a groundbreaking new way of [...]

by Shoothill on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

MSN unveil Shoothill Deep Zoom of past Big Brother housemates to mark last ever series

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With the last ever series of Big Brother hitting screens tonight, MSN have unveiled an interactive picture gallery featuring some of the most memorable housemates since the show first began. The gallery, created by Silverlight specialists Shoothill, allows users to zoom into a giant image of the Big Brother eye to reveal hundreds of pictures [...]

by Shoothill on Friday, June 11th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Winston Churchill as you’ve never seen him before!

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Silverlight specialists unveil spectacular Deep Zoom for a compelling new interactive exhibit at the Churchill War Rooms. Seventy years ago on 10th May, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain. To commemorate the occasion, the Imperial War Museum is installing a compelling new interactive exhibit at the Churchill War Rooms in Whitehall. This is an [...]

by Shoothill on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Microsoft release case study on Shoothill project to improve healthcare services

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Microsoft have just published a case study on Shoothill’s innovative use of advanced mapping technology for a project they did with Stoke-on-Trent NHS Primary Healthcare Trust. This unique mapping solution compares socio-economic and medical data which, when cross-referenced and visualised on a multi-coloured heatmaps, allows Stoke PCT’s medical professionals and healthcare analysts to see the [...]

by Shoothill on Friday, May 28th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Geo-mapping specialists launch free Postcode API service for developers

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Geo-coding and mapping specialists Shoothill have unveiled their powerful new custom-built Postcode API facility, GeoLiath. GeoLiath is a free service made available to web developers who need to turn UK postcodes into geo-coded locations, whether for personal, educational or commercial use.

by Shoothill on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Shoothill use geo-mapping technology to reveal council rich list

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Geo-mapping firm and Microsoft software specialists Shoothill have recently created a geo-coded heat map for MSN to illustrate controversial new figures released by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. Dubbed the ‘Town Hall Rich List’, the figures reveal 1,250 council staff by geographical area who earned over £100,000 in 2008-2009, 31 of whom earned more than Gordon Brown. [...]

by Shoothill on Friday, April 16th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

Shrewsbury firm zoom in on worldwide conservation.

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Award-winning firm of software developers has launched an innovative web-based application that has been attracting worldwide interest. Shrewsbury firm Shoothill has created a ‘Deep Zoom’ image of the endangered Sumatran tiger for habitat conservation society Fauna and Flora International, to mark the International Year of Biodiversity and the Chinese Year of the Tiger. The Deep [...]

by Shoothill on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 [ Read More... ]

MSN and Thomas Cook unveils ‘Spin the Globe’ ad campaign by Shoothill

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Thomas Cook has renewed its partnership with Microsoft Advertising and has today unveiled a ‘Spin the Globe to Find Your Holiday’ campaign. The campaign features unique video content that will be continually updated throughout the duration of the campaign. A year ago Thomas Cook and Microsoft Advertising announced a partnership combining a range of solutions [...]

by Shoothill on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 [ Read More... ]