May 19, 2013
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Point Cloud Engines

These stories explore the software used to manipulate the point clouds gathered by laser scanners. Collecting the data is only half the battle. The next step is utilizing a point cloud engine that will allow you to turn the point clouds into useful models, fly-throughs and fly-bys, animation, or whatever other kind of deliverable the asset owners are looking for.



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New feature extraction tool for lidar


ITT Visual Information Systems, now ITT Exelis, released last month its first foray into lidar processing software that delivers automated feature extraction, E3De.

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Leica releases Revit plug-in


One of the most talked-about new releases here at SPAR Europe was Leica Geosystems' new Leica CloudWorx for Revit, a plug-in that will allow Revit users to more efficiently use point clouds within Revit as they create models in the scan-to-BIM workflow.

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Kubit previews new VirtuSurv at SPAR Europe


Here at SPAR Europe, software maker kubit is showing for the first time its new VirtuSurv product, which is designed to deliver easy and intuitive post-processing of laser scan data.

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Bentley acquires Pointools


Bentley Systems used its annual Be Inspired event and SPAR Europe to announce it has acquired point cloud engine maker Pointools for an undisclosed sum.

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AVEVA and LFM Software to showcase combined offering at SPAR Europe


AVEVA, a maker of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, has announced it will showcase its laser data products - now including the recently acquired LFM Software suite - at the 2nd annual SPAR Europe conference

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Changing the software pricing model


As 3D laser scanning – mobile, airborne, terrestrial – becomes mainstream for surveying and engineering firms, there is increasing desire to utilize scan data throughout the entire organization, interrogating point cloud data at every phase of a transportation project.

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Autodesk buys Alice Labs


SPAR has confirmed that Autodesk recently acquired technology from Alice Labs, along with hiring some of its employees.

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What’s right for your organization?


Last summer, Dr. Kuang-Hua Chang was given a task by Tinker Air Force Base: figure out the best way to get a parametric solid model from a point cloud created by a laser scanner. What do his findings say about the 3D data capture market?

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Trimble introduces Trident Analyst software with native 64-bit support


Trimble introduced here at INTERGEO a new version of its terrestrial mobile mapping office software—Trimble Trident Analyst 4.7. The software is designed to effectively manage and interpret high-resolution digital images and large point clouds, and automatically extract features from Trimble’s MX Mobile Mapping and Survey systems.

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AVEVA acquires point cloud processing software suite


AVEVA has acquired Z+F UK, developer of the LFMsoftware suite from Zoller + Fröhlich GmbH, Wangen Germany.

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