February 16, 2015
Portland, Me., Feb.16, 2015—SPAR Point Group today announced that the SPAR International exhibit floor is over 85% sold, with a record number of new exhibitors signed on for 2015. To date, over 55 leading 3D hardware manufacturers, software suppliers and service providers have signed on to exhibit at the 12th annual event, 16 of which
February 3, 2015
Pix4Dmapper automatically processes terrestrial and aerial imagery acquired by light-weight UAV or aircraft using its innovative technology based purely on image content. And converts your images into highly precise, customizable and timely results for a wide range of GIS and CAD applications. Version 1.3 includes following new features: Mesh: Version 1.3 creates a full textured
January 30, 2015
Jan. 28, 2015—The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC 3D Portrayal Service (3DPS) Standard. In the last decade, progress in airborne and mobile laser scanning and photogrammetric methods has brought an explosion of terrain data and detailed 3D models of the built environment. The 3d models are
January 27, 2015
Redlands, Calif., Jan. 27, 2015—Esri announced today that ArcGIS 10.3 is now available with the release of ArcGIS Pro. ArcGIS 10.3 realizes the vision of web GIS, which empowers customers to use information anywhere and on any device. It includes new apps and enhancements that continue to revolutionize the science of geography and GIS and enable users to
December 26, 2014
Remote Sensing professionals and scientists who wish to enhance presentation of their projects can now add a 3rd dimension to 2Dsatellite images/aerial photos. This special 3D processing service is provided by Geocarto International Centre Ltd (GIC) in Hong Kong. GIC was established in 1985 to promote the application of satellite remote sensing. Since 2009, it has been producing
November 4, 2014
Redlands, Calif., Oct. 30, 2014—Airborne lidar is a remote-sensing technology that produces accurate 3D data of the bare earth terrain as well as aboveground features such as trees and buildings or other structures. This data is commonly used in a geographic information system (GIS). The Esri ArcGIS platform can be used to manage, visualize, analyze,
October 29, 2014
OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 27, 2014—ING Robotic Aviation, Canada's leader in robotic aircraft sensing solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the next version of itsSerenity fixed wing robotic aircraft system equipped with a wide area rapid mapping capability. Serenity 1.1, an extended range and long endurance platform, has many advanced features. The main update is the
October 22, 2014
VALBONNE, France, Oct. 20, 2014—Acute3D is happy to announce its partnership with Altigator, a Belgium company designing and manufacturing a wide range of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), including OnyxStar® multirotor drones, and providing fully integrated professional solutions. Altigator will now offer its customers a bundle including one of its drone and one license of
October 17, 2014
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2014 —Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is an optical remote sensing technology that use laser light to examine surface on the earth to find variable distances on the earth. LiDAR is comparable to radar in certain aspects. However, LiDAR uses waves of shorter wavelengths unlike radar, which uses radio waves for measuring targets.
October 8, 2014
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, Oct. 8, 2014—The automatic creation of GIS-ready 3D city models and textured buildings from aerial images or LiDAR is rapidly gaining importance across the industry as national mapping agencies and municipalities are seeking to convert their cadastre or base map from 2D to 3D to support better planning, taxation, civic engagement and the
5th Anniversary Special Edition
