Sticky Yard: Measure with a camera

I just found out today about this cool new invention called Sticky Yard, basically it's a yard stick sized thing that you can stick up on something like a house, for example, and you can then take a picture to measure it. This system uses a program that can find the length between any two points in a picture by using the Sticky Yard as a reference.

It seems simple enough, but it is something that can be very useful. I was thinking how it could help 3D modelers quickly model buildings, cars, and other things. The accuracy seems to be down to the inch.

I think this also might be ideal for someone that does appraisals. With the Sticky Yard an appraiser could quickly measure man dimensions without even taking out a tape measure. Then once they are back at the office they can then take the time to figure out all the measurements. This could greatly increase the efficiency of an appraiser by allowing him/her to make everything faster on-site.

Best of all, the Sticky Yard is only about $49!

I'm excited to see what uses people come up with.