You can not (currently) buy MOVIS. MOVIS was a research-project started in 1994 and scheduled for 9 years. However, funding was cut in 1997, and very little work is currently being done. If you would like to contribute to MOVIS by lobbying the German Ministry of Science and Technology (BMBF), you might contact:
Jurca Optoelektronik GmbH
Raiffeisenstraße 5
63110 Rodgau
and ask them what you can do to help, or to put you on a list of potential customers.
It is hard to tell when MOVIS will be publicly available, if ever (compare ``Where can I buy MOVIS?''). The moment funding continues it will still be at least another 2 years before first beta-test versions are likely to appear. This would put it sometime after 2001. Sorry.
Journalists often ask for images of MOVIS. There is at least one professional photograph sold by DPA that I know of. If, however, you're not willing to spend money on a professional photo, you might have a look into ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/pub/movis/. Here are some thumbnails to give you an idea what to expect (please read on below!):
movis04 600x801 tif: 1.1Gb jpg: 53Kb |
movis05 600x801 tif: 1.1Gb jpg: 52Kb |
movis18 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 141Kb |
movis19 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 261Kb |
movis16 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 123Kb |
movis15 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 120Kb |
movis17 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 86Kb |
movis20 1200x1599 tif: 4.8Gb jpg: 167Kb |
movis22 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 133Kb |
movis26 1200x1599 tif: 4.7Gb jpg: 154Kb |
movis21 1200x1599 tif: 5.3Gb jpg: 228Kb |
movis24 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 197Kb |
movis23 1200x1599 tif: 4.1Gb jpg: 178Kb |
movis25 1599x1200 tif: 5.8Gb jpg: 173Kb |
However, in both cases I would really appreciate it if you could send a copy of your article to:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Informatik
Lehrstuhl für Mustererkennung und Bildverarbeitung
Sven Utcke
Am Flughafen 17
79110 Freiburg im Breisgau
MOVIS has lead to a number of publications. You can find a few selected ones below, or go here for a full list.