Facilities Management
BloomCE: A Design App Promising a Better Take on the Point Cloud
The directors of Bloom Technologies, Dan Arnold and Anu Rastogi, believe 3D scanning is lagging…
How Apple is Bringing 3D Sensing, AR, and VR to the iPhone
Recently, Apple has made a lot of moves to improve AR/VR and 3D sensing for iOS devices. Here’s a quick overview.
Hovermap: Powerful SLAM for Drone Autonomy and Lidar Mapping
Hovermap’s advanced autonomy and SLAM helps drones to map faster, smarter, more completely, and in areas they couldn’t go before.
A $350 DIY Lidar Kit that Could Fuel Development of 3D Tech
Bundle Scanse’s kit together with their 2D lidar, and you’ll spend only $700 for a 3D scanner you can deploy as-ism, or hack to your heart’s content.
Leica’s TruView Cloud Service Makes Publishing Reality Data Easy
“Access the same enterprise-level project collaboration solution [as a local TruView server] in a Leica Geosystems-trusted and managed cloud environment.”
WiFi + Drones = 3D X-Ray Vision
Using off-the-shelf drones and WiFi devices, researchers have developed a method for performing 3D imaging through walls.
HoloLive3D AR App Visualizes 3D BIM on the Job Site
Load a BIM, place it in the real world in true 1:1 scale, and perform BIM coordination, QA/QC, field validation and clash detection, even without internet.
NCTech Made a Small $500 3D-Capture Device
For enterprise users, NCTech says, the barrier to entry for 3D capture tech is virtually eliminated.
Vexcel UltraCam Panther: An Anticipated 3D-Scanning Backpack Arrives
Sporting a modular design, a ton of cameras, and proprietary localization technology, it looks like the Panther was worth the wait.
Trimble Acquires NM Group for 3D Utility Visualization and Modeling
Trimble expands its energy solutions portfolio with “high-value data modeling and 3D visualization services for the utilities industry.”
Kaarta SLAM Tech is Improving Fast
Kaarta’s Stencil scanner won Microsoft’s indoor mapping challenge for the second year in a row–and reported much better accuracy than last year.
Why Lowe’s is Experimenting with Google Tango
Lowe’s is cementing a place at the forefront of the consumer 3D wave by bringing people what they want: frictionless shopping.