VRMesh 9.0 Released with New Ribbon Interface and Significant Product Enhancements

Feb. 1st, 2016 – VirtualGrid is excited to announce the availability of VRMesh v9.0, the latest version of its powerful 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. VRMesh is best known for its unique point cloud classification workflow, extended feature extraction capabilities, and high accurate triangle meshes. This new release offers more control than ever over these cutting- edge technologies […]

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Velodyne – XPONENTIAL Preview

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Please Visit us at Booth #325 Puck LITE, which made its public debut in February at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum, will be on display at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2016, May 2-5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans (Booth #325).  With a 30-degree vertical field of view and a range of 100 meters, Puck LITE builds on […]

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Major Update of RIEGL’s Terrestrial Laser Scanning Software Suite Now Available!

The latest terrestrial laser scanning software suite update includes a number of key upgrades featuring the new RIEGL Point Cloud Database (RDB 2.0), which provides new and advanced point cloud capabilities. With this upgrade, it is now possible to visualize and manage massive files, hundreds of scans and billions of points simultaneously with a new level of detail approach. These […]

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Thinkbox Software’s Sequoia Saves Time for Lanmar Services

New Solution Converts Data Sets to Geometry with Unprecedented Efficiency Austin, Texas-based Lanmar Services creates clarity from chaos, literally connecting the dots for clients, using laser scanners to record and translate 3D structural data from existing buildings into functional, precise 2D CAD or 3D building information models (BIM). With 360-degree views and the ability to document 250,000 points per second, […]

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RIEGL – XPONENTIAL Preview

Please Visit Us at Booth #1072 Conference Preview: RIEGL will be attending and exhibiting at AUVSI‘s XPONETIAL 2016! AUVSI’s XPONETIAL will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 2 through May 5, 2016. The RIEGL RiCOPTER and VUX-SYS unmanned system will be on display at Booth 1072. Be sure to come by […]

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GeoCue – ILMF Preview

Please Visit us at Booth #4 GeoCue Group will be attending the ILMF conference this year in Denver, Colorado.  We will be highlighting the latest releases of our software products covering new features and tools designed to speed-up and simplify your lidar data production and exploitation. The latest release of LP360 will be featured in the booth along with demonstrations […]

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The Growth of Mobile LiDAR Mapping

Introduction The use of mobile LiDAR systems to map and document the condition of horizontal infrastructure, as well as the associated assets has moved out of the early adopter stage and it is now beginning to cross over into a much larger market. From its early days of being used to locate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for the military in […]

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I Told You So…

Scenario My firm, Eco3D recently worked with a client on a $800 hundred-million-dollar project on the east coast and to validate the elevator shafts and staircases of a newly constructed corporate headquarters. The general contractor is a very large and well known national company that not only has a VDC/BIM Division, but aggressively markets that as a differentiator to owners […]

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AutonomouStuff and Real Earth – Working Together to Provide Innovative SLAM Products

January 20, 2016 – Morton, Ill. – AutonomouStuff — known throughout the world as a leader in supplying components and services that enable autonomy — has recently entered into a working partnership with Real Earth, Inc. Real Earth provides real-time SLAM capabilities for LiDAR sensors. Their products create expanded possibilities in automation, generating high-quality 3D maps and localization for use […]

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A 3D Day in the Field

Mark your calendar for a 3D Day in the Field open house event hosted by LFM Software and point3D.  The 3D Day in the Field event is open to all interested parties and will be hosted February 4th 2016 at the Eaton’s Houston Experience Center.  Doors open at 8:30 and the event will run from 9 am to 1 pm. […]

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Sky-high success with NM Group’s new innovative service – Patrol+

NM Group, a specialist provider of solutions and services to electricity utilities, is pleased to announce an innovative new service. Patrol+ is designed to enhance patrol and safety inspection activities undertaken by helicopter. Using the latest imaging systems and lightweight LiDAR technology, alongside NM Group’s sophisticated processing technology, the service collects geospatially located asset information and enables accurate and cost effective […]

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Teledyne Optech lidar approved for use in OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission

January 12, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and York University have approved the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) designed by scientists and engineers from Teledyne Optech and built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The OLA is now being prepared for installation aboard the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft.   […]

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Maptek releases I-Site Studio 6 point cloud modelling tools

The latest I-Site point cloud processing tools from Maptek focus on the everyday needs of mine surveyors for fast, accurate volumes, conformance reporting, geotechnical analysis and CAD design.   I-Site Studio software offers an expanding range of applications with increasing sophistication. I-Site Studio 6, released today, provides exciting new tools and requested enhancements.   New CAD design tools include user […]

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GEOCUE Announces Release Of LP360 2015.1

Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group is pleased to announce the latest release of LP360. Available both as an add-in to ArcGIS® and as a standalone 64 bit application, LP360 is the world’s most powerful and popular LIDAR extension for the ESRI environment. This release (2015.1.76) includes many feature updates as well as new tools aimed at improving our users’ ability […]

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