Surveying & Mapping
Do AR/VR offer enough value to justify their own line item?
Are AR/VR headsets and domes worth the money? If all we are doing is looking at an environment or visualizing data, why do we need to walk around it–are our current solutions not enough?
Leica’s RTC 360 lidar scanner registers your point clouds automatically, in real time, in the field
The new scanner is a step up from a BLK 360, and could make your registration headaches a thing of the past.
Leica’s Aibot UAV is built on the DJI platform for construction, surveying applications
At this year’s HxGN Live, Leica Geosystems announced its latest UAV, the Leica Aibot. The…
You used to choose scanners, now you choose data-consolidation platforms
More 3D solutions, more 3D problems.
The Orbit GT 3D Mapping portfolio is getting a significant upgrade
Look for improved auto-recognition, new subscription tiers, vector-object search function, and a lot more.
What you need to know about Euclideon’s Hologram Table at SPAR 3D ’18
Earlier this year, Euclideon debuted its latest futurist technology, a Star-Wars-style hologram table that can…
Hangar and Esri partner to offer on-demand reality data within ArcGIS
Hangar uses robotics, autonomy, and economies of scale that will help bring big data into GIS, as well as a new era of machine-learning, AI, and deeper insight.
Google announced new AR-based navigation services–and already has a competitor
AR-based navigation is here to stay. After Mapbox, Google recently introduced a new navigation service that uses augmented reality (AR) technology on smartphones. It has big plans for the future, applying computer vision and AR where possible. Meanwhile, the first new competitor in this space announced itself.
Are meshes making point-cloud animation pointless?
Tools for rendering point-cloud animations to show off your work or communicate with clients have gone dormant over the past decade. Are meshes making point clouds obsolete?
Bentley makes two acquisitions to bring BIM to geotechnical pros
When you think of infrastructure work, you probably picture above-ground construction. But it’s just as…
nFrames: Automated information extraction for high-volume photogrammetry
As data update frequencies and acquisition resolution keep increasing, photogrammetry is becoming a huge challenge. nFrames is here to help.
Delair’s new UX11 UAV exploits edge computing for a “future proof” geospatial mapping tool
Earlier this week, Delair announced the release of its UX11, a fixed-wing UAV designed specifically…