Automating Scan to BIM Workflows for Faster and Accurate Model Creation Are you tired of errors and of spending countless hours manually creating models for your BIM projects? Explore how automating Scan to BIM workflows can enhance your model creation process, making it faster and more accurate. This technology revolutionizes the way we generate 3D models from laser scans, providing […]
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Bluesky MetroVista 3D City Model Underpins Nottingham’s Digital Twin Leicestershire, UK, 07 August 2023 – Nottingham City Council is a step closer to achieving its vision of creating a digital twin for the city. In what’s believed to be a UK first they are combining the intricate, rich MetroVista 3D mesh with existing photogrammetric 3D modelling within the same application. […]
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Archaeologist Brings 18th Century Fort to Life with LiDAR and 3D Modeling GOLDEN, Colorado, 18 March 2021 – A Canadian archaeologist is using advanced mapping and visualization technologies to bring one of the earliest European settlements in North America back to life. Dr. Jonathan Fowler combined a centuries-old map with a modern 3D terrain model to portray Fort Anne and its surrounding […]
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FARO® Acquires Mobile Scanning Market Leader, GeoSLAM™ —Enables Fast, High Accuracy 3D Model Generation within FARO’s 4D Digital Reality Offering— Lake Mary, Fl, September 1, 2022 – FARO® Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced the acquisition of UK-based GeoSLAM, a leading provider of mobile scanning solutions with proprietary high-productivity simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software to […]
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3D Smart Cities with LiDAR Since its emergence more than a decade ago, digital twin technology has developed into a complex and comprehensive technical system that supports the construction of new smart cities. It is also an advanced model for the continuous innovation of smart urban development and a future form of modernization of the combined “virtual and real” world. […]
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LAND INFO Announces Updated 10m USA CountrywideLand Use Land Cover Mapping Dataset DENVER, Colorado, USA, 16 February 2022 – LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC, the premier provider of mapping solutions for 5G wireless in North America, recently completed up-to-date 10m resolution thematic raster GIS data covering all 50 U.S. states. Optimized for low-band (broad-area coverage) 5G wireless planning, the dataset supports […]
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OGC Membership approves the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model as official OGC Standard CityGML defines a common semantic information model for 3D urban objects and city models that can be used by many different applications – making 3D city models a more cost-effective investment. 14 September 2021: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has […]
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Bluesky MetroVista Mesh Models Underpin Dynamic Map of London Leicestershire, UK, 13 April 2021 – Photorealistic 3D models from Bluesky are being used to produce a new interactive map of London. Created by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), part of the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at University College London (UCL), the 3D virtual map brings together […]
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Drone LiDAR vs Photogrammetry | Epic Stadium 3D Model It’s time to fly with Indiana Drones! In this episode he uses LiDAR and photogrammetry to capture precise data that can be used to develop a comprehensive as-built model of an NCAA football stadium. To up the ante on precision in this job, Indiana employs the Emlid RS2 GNSS receiver survey […]
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Digitized Data in the Realms of Paleontology and Architecture Dan Edleson, Principal of STEREO, a company specializing in digitizing existing buildings, has written an exciting new story looking into ways technologies used for preserving buildings could translate into the field of Paleontology. In this article Dan not only explores what it would mean to create a WIM (Whale Information Model) […]
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UNLIMITED 3D POINT CLOUD SEARCH CITED AS GAME CHANGING New software solution lets municipality handle massive volumes of Lidar data, improving dike inspection process and more. While hailed as one of the great achievements in modern survey and measurement technology, LiDAR has long been hampered by the very product it creates. Huge data sets representing information gathered, have resulted in […]
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