Curated and written by Adam Clark. Adam has spent the past 13 years exploring the world from above by using drones, satellites, and mapping tools to better understand our landscapes.Turning 3D Reality Capture into Life-Saving Intelligence Geo Week News highlights how 3D reality capture technologies like LiDAR and photogrammetry transform emergency response for law enforcement, fire service, and paramedics. Fast, […]
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How to Generate a Digital Terrain Model from a LiDAR Point Cloud: Complete Workflow May 8, 2025 Digital Terrain Model (DTM) generation from LiDAR point clouds is a fundamental process in geospatial engineering, supporting applications such as flood modeling, infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and terrain analysis. Although the task may seem simple at first glance, it encompasses a sequence of […]
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Georg Schroth, CTO and Co-Founder of NavVis, explains how the new tool streamlines workflows, enhances data integrity and eliminates third-party tools. We’re pleased to announce NavVis IVION Release 11.5.0, bringing powerful new data cleaning capabilities at no extra cost. Point Cloud Cleanup has been seamlessly integrated within NavVis IVION, the market-leading spatial data platform for digital twin creation, collaboration and integration. […]
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Using LiDAR? Constrain position drift using your sensor for more accurate point cloud data. A new feature released by OxTS, LiDAR Inertial Odometry, or LIO for short, uses distance information from a 360° field-of-view LiDAR sensor to calculate the relative velocity of a survey vehicle. LIO then uses this information to constrain position drift in areas with poor GNSS visibility […]
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Tcp PointCloud Editor: Cost-Effective Point Cloud Software for All Your Needs Today, point clouds are widely used to represent 3D models and digital twins in all kinds of projects. Point clouds can be easily captured with static or handheld scanners, drones equipped with cameras or LiDAR sensors, and even smartphones, and in many cases can be downloaded for free from […]
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How General Motors is Making Point Cloud Data the Deliverable Standard Using Cintoo “Cintoo for us has really democratized point cloud data so that it becomes the deliverable standard. Our engineers are leveraging these data sets regardless of what region they’re in” – John Brown, Supervisor in General Motors’ Reality Capture division General Motors, one of the largest automobile suppliers […]
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GeoCue and CHC Navigation Join Forces to Unveil an Exclusive LiDAR Innovation with the New TrueView 540 This next generation of LiDAR elevates our mid-range sensor, offering enhanced density, improved accuracy, and precision, producing a superior point cloud. Geo Week 2024, Denver, CO. – GeoCue, a leading geospatial hardware and software provider, and CHC Navigation, a pioneer in precision positioning […]
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The world’s tangible cultural heritage is suffering under an onslaught of war, cultural terrorism, vandalism, natural disasters, art theft, neglect and natural deterioration over time. While none of this destruction can be prevented by even the most advanced state-of-the-art digital documentation technology, digital heritage documentation makes a significant contribution to, at least, the virtual preservation of humankind’s past. It also […]
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Terrasolid Maps the World in 3D – 3D PluraView Monitors Visualize in Stereo For consistent and precise digital GIS and photogrammetry workflows, raw data must first be converted into integrable and thus valuable information components that meet the requirements of the respective application environments. The 3D point cloud processing modules from the Finnish software provider Terrasolid, such as TerraScan, TerraModeler, […]
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Virtual Surveyor Improves Point Cloud Workflow to Fully Leverage Drone LiDAR Payloads AARSCHOT, Belgium, 7 September 2021 – Virtual Surveyor has developed an enhanced point cloud workflow for Version 8.3 of its drone surveying software that allows users to take full advantage of the new LiDAR payloads like the DJI Zenmuse L1. LiDAR drone sensor systems enable users to capture survey-grade […]
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German engineers facilitate point cloud modeling with BricsCAD The software engineers at PointCab have introduced yet another Plugin to the market that facilitates point cloud modeling. Next to their existing Plugins for Revit and Archicad, PointCab has released their “4Brics Plugin” for the CAD Software BricsCAD, which has grown in popularity recently. With the Plugin, users of PointCab’s Origins […]
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Written by Karol Argasiński, BiM Manager and self employed Surveyor PointCab rebranded their appearance and released their new Origins 4.0. Reason enough for me to take a closer look. I joined the Webinar on 03/31/21 and summed up all you need to know about PointCabs new Origins 4.0. Let me know what you think. First things first: what is Origins […]
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Terrain, the new software module by YellowScan Add-on for the YellowScan CloudStation suite improves accuracy and ease of use for point cloud rendering Montpellier, France – March 10th, 2021 – YellowScan, a global leader and designer of next generation of UAV LIDAR solutions, announces the immediate availability of its new software add-on module: Terrain. This new module enhances the processing […]
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PointCab Share – new, free point cloud viewer Just in time for Christmas PointCab, known for their fast and easy point cloud processing software, released a new, free point cloud viewer named PointCab Share. The viewer allows users to open .pcp-Projects and view them in several different views, including orthophotos, layouts & sections, panoramic views and a full 3D view […]
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Evolution of the Revolution: Industry Leader Continues to Push the 3D Envelope David Headrick (KCI Technologies, Inc.) certainly has a unique perspective on advanced surveying technologies. David started his career in traditional surveying, but after the Internet Bubble collapsed, he went to law school and practiced construction law for several years. In 2012, Tate Jones, owner of LandAir Surveying (since […]
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Pointly – 3D point cloud classification tool launched Supper & Supper has launched Pointly, a SaaS solution allowing to easily manage and classify 3D point clouds with the help of AI. Supper & Supper, one of the leading full-service data science service providers based in Berlin, Germany, has recently launched its cloud-based software called Pointly. The solution enables an accelerated […]
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Velodyne Lidar, Inc. deploys Emesent’s Hovermap to demonstrate the mapping quality potential of their Puck LITE™ lidar product. Hovermap’s unique use of the Puck LITE lidar sensor produces high quality, shadowless point cloud data for customers in mining, forestry, and industrial asset inspection. Emesent joins “Automated with Velodyne” integrator program to accelerate innovation and expand lidar mapping and autonomy applications. […]
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Version 21 of the Global Mapper® Software Development Kit (SDK) released with the ability to generate point clouds from UAV images Hallowell, Maine – November 19, 2019, Blue Marble Geographics® has released new versions of its GIS and point cloud editing software development kits — the Global Mapper SDK and LiDAR Module SDK. The version 21 SDKs incorporate enhancements from the […]
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Arvizio Introduces Life Size Point Cloud Walk Through on Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap Bringing LiDAR Scans and Photogrammetry Models to Life Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA – July 17, 2019 – Arvizio today announced the introduction of new capabilities to their MR Studio enterprise mixed reality platform. The new 4.0 release features hybrid rendering which allows GPU accelerated resources to stream massive 3D models […]
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Undet for Revit – forget the loading of heavy RCP / RCS point cloud files Undet, a Terra Modus-owned brand, reflects point-cloud information handling solutions acquired with reality capture technology. Terra Modus seeks to provide the fastest way for businesses that use reality capture technology to obtain the required building/site measurement documentation. Undet for Autodesk Revit uses the Undet project […]
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Arvizio Launches Hybrid Rendering for Enterprise Mixed Reality Platform Stream Massive 3D Models & LiDAR Point Clouds – Augment with IoT Data for XR Digital Twins Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA – May 13, 2019 – Arvizio today announced a solution for hybrid rendering of immense 3D models and point clouds with real-time IoT data integration for use with Microsoft HoloLens, Magic Leap and mobile AR […]
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NavVis – Laser scanning professionals can now convert point clouds into interactive, fully immersive 3D buildings online The launch of NavVis Cloud gives laser scanning professionals on-demand, flexible access to a next-generation deliverable that lets every stakeholder easily access, interpret and interact with scan projects March 19th, 2019. Munich, Germany – NavVis, the leading global provider of indoor spatial intelligence solutions for […]
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The latest software release for the SLAM-based NavVis M6 Indoor Mobile Mapping System automatically detects and removes point cloud artifacts, including moving objects in static scenes February 12, 2019. Munich, Germany – NavVis, the leading global provider of indoor spatial intelligence solutions for enterprises, announces a new software release for the NavVis M6 Indoor Mobile Mapping System (IMMS) that automatically detects and removes dynamic […]
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NavVis IndoorViewer now converts static scans into immersive 360° imagery New software feature brings full functionality of IndoorViewer to structured E57 point cloud files NavVis, a leading provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology, can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360° walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. NavVis IndoorViewer is a web-based application that displays realistic […]
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Seattle, WA – March 14th, 2018 – VirtualGrid is pleased to announce the availability of VRMesh v10.0, the latest version of its powerful 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. VRMesh is best known for its unique point cloud classification method, extensive feature extraction functions, and accurate triangular meshing capabilities. This new release has added another exciting construction module that […]
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