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NavVis introduces agile handheld capture device for reliable as-built data at scale
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (543+ words) GIM International NavVis is setting new standards for capturing and documenting with NavVis CLX. Specifically designed for high-volume, everyday documentation, this new agile, handheld capture device complements NavVis MLX and NavVis VLX. With NavVis CLX, companies can put trusted, professional reality capture…...
Automated Map Generalisation
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (344+ words) The gap between research and production in automated generalisation has been filled recently, and the results of sophisticated research on generalisation are being implemented in NMA production environments. In view of the increasing amount of digital information that places high…...
The use of airborne Lidar to visualize history in 3D
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (197+ words) Bringing a Canadian fort to life Airborne Lidar and 3D modelling technologies were used at the historic site of Fort Anne in Nova Scotia, Canada, not only as an aesthetic recreation of history, but also to help scientists decide where to…...
CHCNAV unveils dual-mode positioning platform to bridge the connectivity gap in precision surveying
2+ week, 4+ day ago (230+ words) To obtain centimetre-accurate GPS coordinates, surveyors no longer have to choose between internet-based correction networks and satellite links thanks to CHCNAV PointX. This unified infrastructure combines both types of correction services in a single high-precision positioning system. PointX combines PointNet,…...
Charlie Trimble to receive O.M. Miller Cartographic Medal
3+ week, 3+ day ago (270+ words) Few people have shaped modern cartography quite like Charlie Trimble. Now, the founder of Trimble is set to be recognized for that legacy, with the American Geographical Society confirming he will receive its O.M. Miller Cartographic Medal, one of the Society's…...
From oblique aerial acquisitions to online visualization and measurement
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (43+ words) Eliminating bottlenecks for use in urban management Building modelling using nadir and oblique images. (Image courtesy: City of Klagenfurt, 2025) Cultural heritage documentation. (Image courtesy: City of Vienna, 2020) 3D mapping along a motorway. (Image courtesy: ASFINAG, 2026) © 2026 Geomares. Copyright reserved....
MetaSpatial unveils Echo Survey to simplify site setout and monitoring
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) Current setout and verification methods often rely on specialist attendance, point by point measurements and physical markings placed on the ground or on site structures. These marks can be difficult to interpret, and are easily moved, damaged or lost as…...
Netpipe launches standalone GNSS surveyor with RTK and offline AI
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (277+ words) Netpipe’s 3tag, a standalone handheld GNSS surveying solution, has been designed and engineered in Germany to put survey-grade accuracy in the hands of every construction and landscaping site team. Netpipe's 3tag standalone handheld GNSS surveying solution deployed in the field. (Image courtesy:…...
Q3D Sensing partners with DotProduct on pocket-sized 3D reality capture device
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (367+ words) Q3D Sensing is launching AuraGO, designed to bring compact, mobile, long-range, professional-grade 3D reality capture to smartphones and tablets. Thanks to the Q3D Scan app developed in partnership with 3D reality capture software specialist DotProduct, AuraGO fully integrates with Dot3D’s ecosystem. AuraGO has been…...
The visibility challenge of geodesy
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) Bringing the geospatial world’s silent foundation into the spotlight Imagine you wake up tomorrow to find your smartphone navigation no longer works. Even your clock shows the wrong time. Air traffic controllers cannot plan safe routes for planes, ships drift…...