3D in 2018: What to do with cheaper, lighter, smaller capture
“Die gleiche Prozedur wie jedes Jahr.” As I sit to write what is becoming my…
Author William Tompkinson
William Tompkinson
While technology providers continue to strive to provide tools that are faster, lighter, higher, this blog aims to look at what the implications might be on the value of a firm's solutions.
The pressure is on: 3D capture must adapt to grow in AEC
To succeed and grow, the reality capture industry must start learning a lot more about how its customers work.
Two highlights from Intergeo 2017: Improved data accessibility + sensors with purpose
Instead of shiny new sensors, here’s how companies are tweaking the workflow to improve data delivery to the customer.
Up and Coming Array-Based Lidar for UAV Survey
Due to recent posts, I might be gaining a reputation for being critical about the…
SPAR 2017 Preview: A New Kind of Low-Cost Reality Capture
While we obsess about getting better data for less, we often overlook the 3D-imaging applications that do not need survey-grade accuracy. But that’s starting to change.
Against Low-Cost Lidar for UAVs
Does the UAV survey industry really need a low-cost lidar? Maybe not.
The State of Tech for Survey and Mapping “on the Move”
Surveying solutions for UAV and handheld mobile work are advancing fast–but are they lulling us into a false sense of security?
3D is Almost Democratized–and That’s not All Good
Happy New Year! I was listening to the Arts Hour on the BBC World Service…
Is Leica’s BLK360 a Tool for Everyone?
Exploring the final big announcement of 2016.
What Makes the Best 3D-Scanning Systems?
Big updates don’t necessarily add value–but these things do.
Do More Sensors make a Better 3D Scanning System?
That’s a wrap! Intergeo 2016 in Hamburg ran its course. Over the course of the…
Integrated Sensors Are the Big Story at Intergeo 2016
As we see fewer major advancements in sensor technology, new integrated systems will be the wave of the future.