{"id":73949,"date":"2022-07-06T08:17:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/?post_type=achievement&#038;p=73949"},"modified":"2023-05-31T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:18:14","slug":"telus-spark-infinity-dome","status":"publish","type":"achievement","link":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/our-work\/telus-spark-infinity-dome\/","title":{"rendered":"Telus Spark Infinity Dome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UPGRADING A SKY FULL OF STARS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The TELUS Spark Science Centre (Spark) in Calgary, Alberta, entertains and inspires hundreds of thousands of people every year, through creative encounters with science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">After providing guests with over ten years of incredible science experiences, Spark\u2019s Infinity Dome theater \u2013 one of the largest planetarium-slash-movie domes in western Canada \u2013 was ready for a technological upgrade in 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Solotech was happy to contribute to this project as the Canadian partner to global leader in digital planetariums RSA Cosmos \u2013 Konica Minolta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><em>&#8220;Spark&#8217;s goal was to renovate the digital system of its Infinity Dome theatre with high-performing technologies to have a state-of-the-art planetarium capable of offering exceptional renderings and journeys through the Universe to the audience,&#8221;<\/em> said Bahar Gumus, Sales Manager at RSA Cosmos. <em>&#8220;The Spark team was therefore looking for powerful planetarium software along with a high-quality digital projection system to deliver the most stunning images in real-time with the highest levels of brightness,&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Solotech in partnership with RSA Cosmos \u2013 Konica Minolta specified and installed the new projection system, along with RSA Cosmos \u2013 Konica Minolta\u2019s planetarium software, SkyExplorer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delve into industry best practices<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-071822.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; 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The client was impressed by the Christie Griffyn 4K32-RGB projector, which was the only one to meet all the requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">It took two weeks for the on-site team, led by project manager Ghislain Veronneau, projection specialist J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Couturier, and planetarium expert consultant Sebastien Gauthier, to perfectly install and calibrate the projection system to complete the first full planetarium integration in Solotech\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large has-normal-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-fushia-color\">&#8220;It was the beauty of this project: no one could achieve it alone. 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