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Syncroscopy technology used by leading institution
Syncroscopy technology used by leading institution.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6527G Scientific Digital Imaging Plc 16 May 2011 \n \n\n16.05.11\n \nRNS Reach\n \n \nSCIENTIFIC DIGITAL IMAGING PLC\n \n(\"SDI\" or \"The Group\")\n \n \nRenowned research institutions using Syncroscopy's Auto-Montage Pro to produce a classification guide of some of the world's most unusual ant species \n \n \nSDI, the AIM quoted group focused on the needs of the scientific community, is pleased to update the market regarding recent developments at Syncroscopy, a core division of SDI's principal subsidiary Synoptics Ltd. (\"Synoptics\"), a developer and manufacturer of innovative scientific instruments and systems that exploit digital imaging technology for a range of disciplines.\n \nHighlights\n \n· Syncroscopy's Auto-Montage Pro, 3D imaging reconstructive software, is being used for the first time by Punjabi University Patiala, to produce a classification guide of some of the world's most unusual ant species;\n \n· The California Academy of Sciences, will also be using Auto-Montage Pro to document its 'Antweb' project, which aims to produce images of 95% of all known ant species;\n \n \nSyncroscopy, a world leader in unique digital imaging solutions for microscopy, announces that its Auto-Montage Pro, 3D imaging reconstructive software, is being used for the first time in India at the respected Punjabi University Patiala, to produce a classification guide of some of the world's most unusual ant species.\n \nResearchers in the Department of Zoology at Punjabi University Patiala are using a Nikon 1500 microscope and Auto-Montage Pro software to produce in-focus 3D images of ants from around India and the Himalayas. Using Auto-Montage Pro, the scientists have generated thousands of images of around 100 different ant species, many of which have never been properly identified and classified before.\n \nIn addition, The California Academy of Sciences, led by Brian L Fisher, will produce images of a total of 8,000 ant specimens in five years from major ant collections around the world. Building on the foundation of AntWeb.org which currently hosts images of more than 5,000 ant species, this will equate to 95% of all known ant species.\n \nCommenting on th...