Process, Power & Utilities
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.
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.
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.”
Maser Consulting to Offer UAS Lidar Services
Lidar data gathered by drones will supplement mobile and terrestrial data, helping Maser to expand the services it offers.
New Reality Modeling Tech and the Fate of the Point Cloud
The commercial 3D technology market has expanded dramatically in the past few years. And it’s…
This Giant Library of 3D Images will Teach Machines How to Recognize Objects
Computer vision applications have become shockingly adept at recognizing the content of images. Google’s “Quick, Draw”…
Cost-Effective Geiger Mode Lidar for Mobile Mapping
AGERpoint’s GML100 is small, light, affordable, and capable of sensing multiple returns. Put it on a robot, a cart, or a UAV.