Process, Power & Utilities
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.
RIEGL VZ-2000i auto-registers data in real-time, compatible with custom apps
In Berlin this year, RIEGL announced a number of products, including a new RiCopter and…
New from Trimble: Google deep learning tech & point cloud sharing
Trimble is at Intergeo 2017 with a wide range of new products, but it may…
+WINGS turns ROBIN ultra-mobile lidar into airborne mapping system
With this latest add-on, ROBIN looks even more like the Swiss Army knife of scanners.
ContextCapture: Now with QR support, faster processing, volume calculation, and more
Since their original releases, Bentley has continued making incremental improvements to its ContextCapture photogrammetry solution…
Underground 3D utility mapping: A vision for the future
Here’s how one major mapping tech company is working to bring underground utility mapping up to date.
Why Underground Mapping Matters, and How It’s Improving
I was immensely–and very happily–surprised at the Geo Business 2016 conference in London when I…
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 An NYU Professor Captured the Densest-Ever Public Aerial Lidar Data
NYU’s Dr. Debra Laefer explains the technology and the techniques used for capture, as well as the need to make this kind of data widely available.
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.
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.”
Carmera Will Sell You Accurate, Up-to-Date 3D City Maps Gathered by Delivery Fleets
Will “do for roads what googlebot did for the web” by providing regularly updated, indexed 3D data for cars and any built environment planners you can name.