Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
3D Laser Mapping has appointed Dean Polley to the position of Regional Director for Africa. Dean, who has a broad experience of the international IT industry spanning more than 25 years, will manage a growing African operation based at a newly opened regional headquarters in Pretoria. This expanded facility, located in the prestigious lakeside area
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Blom CGR France, Blom’s subsidiary in France, has signed a contract with IGN, the French National Geographic and Forestry Information Institute, for an airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey and production of flood models in the south of France. This is a huge project for IGN and will cover all areas at risk from
Sunday, June 10th, 2012
The upcoming 3D depictions of the world’s buildings by Google, and presumably Apple, may be the next big technological achievement for both companies. But so far, no one has answered the key question: really, what good is it? Read More
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
At the Hexagon 2012 conference, Intergraph is demonstrating a new technology that enables you to fully leverage the wealth of information in point cloud data. The centerpiece of the new functionality is the augmented viewing capability embedded in ERDAS IMAGINE, which allows users to simultaneously view LiDAR spatially linked in 2D, 3D and as a
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Today, geospatial data is used in critical decision making across industries and applications – from disaster response to defense and intelligence and natural resource management. When using geospatial data to make critical decisions, it is increasingly important to understand an area of interest from all angles in order to make the most informed decisions possible.