Surveying & Mapping
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…
GeoCue Brings Survey-Grade Mapping to Low-Cost DJI Drones
Though drones are best known as an affordable alternative to other hardware you don’t want…
Spectacular Photogrammetry
Further proof that one of the oldest kinds of 3D modeling can still surprise and delight.
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…
iRobot May Sell Floor Plans Gathered by its Roombas–But Who Owns that Data?
Last week Reuter’s posted a story on an interview with iRobot’s CEO Colin Angle in…
Five Things to Know for Better Targeted Point Cloud Registration
Mystified about how to achieve good targeted registration? These five points will guide you in the right direction.
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.
SiteVisit360 Democratizes Access to 3D Data on Big AEC Projects
The platform promises “all the situational awareness of being on site” from any web browser–without expensive licenses or high-powered machines.
Understanding Targeted Point Cloud Registration with Terrestrial Scanners
For newcomers, targeted point cloud registration for terrestrial scanners can be a mystery. Here are the basics you need to know before you dig in.
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.
The GBDX Cloud Platform is the Big Data Solution Geospatial Needs
With a smart, scalable implementation of cloud technology, DigitalGlobe is bringing geospatial tech into the future.
The F-Lux UAS Brings Lidar Forest Mapping to Developing Nations
Last week, Carbomap announced the successful test of a RIEGL VUX-1LR laser scanner on a fixed-wing,…