CAD Provider to Join DHS Initiative

Intergraph is the first computer-aided dispatch (CAD) provider supporting the Unified Incident Command and Decision Support (UICDS) project. UICDS is sponsored by the Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and is being executed through a contract with prime contractor Science Applications International Corporation. The UICDS project will advance rapid incident response and situational awareness through the creation of a national architecture for emergency information sharing across jurisdictions and applications. As part of a team led by SAIC, Intergraph has demonstrated that emergency personnel can share information independent of the specific CAD product in... (read more)

2009-06-24 03:28:46

FARO Acquires Software Developer Kubit

FARO Technologies, manufacturer of 3D measurement, imaging, and realisation technology, has announced the acquisition of Kubit, specialised in the development of software for surveying and as-built documentation. The takeover also substantially includes the assets of the US distributor, Kubit USA. Located in Dresden, Germany, Kubit has been developing field-proven software products to enable and simplify the use of real-world objects in CAD applications since 1999. Initially launched to link total stations directly to AutoCAD, today Kubit is a leading company in providing tools to integrate 3D laser scan data with CAD environments such as Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD. Kubit’s software... (read more)

2015-03-04 03:00:42

Tourism 3D Spatial Analysis

MFB-Geoconsulting has been selected to use several ERDAS solutions in a research project to study the impact of tourism on the alpine environment. The project is entitled 'ProMeRe - Processes and Methods for Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Spatial Analysis and Development.' The project will incorporate geospatial information collected over the past 100 years to understand the changes in the landscape, as well as forecast future environmental implications. In addition to MFB-GeoConsulting's participation, other project partners include Swisstopo, Leica Geosystems, University of Applied Science North-Eastern Switzerland (Institutes of Architecture and Geomatics) and University of Basel (Institute of Cultural Science). ... (read more)

2009-03-17 09:51:56

Volker Mueller Joins Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (PA, USA) has appointed Volker Mueller to the position of research director for computational design in Bentley's Applied Research group. Mueller will be responsible for identifying and pursuing innovative ways to employ computation in the infrastructure design professions. In addition, he will investigate new opportunities for providing real-time design performance feedback to architects and engineers, as well as create the vision for future strategic initiatives. Mueller joins Bentley with more than 15 years of experience in the field of design computing using advanced software. Prior to Bentley, Mueller was design technology manager of NBBJ's design technology... (read more)

2008-03-19 01:40:37

SDI Catalonia: A Regional Approach

Early in 2002 the government of the autonomous region of Catalonia (Spain) began the IDEC project (SDI of Catalonia). The first year was devoted to general planning and preparation and to creation of the appropriate collaborative framework. The following year institutional compromises and agreements were made regarding general understanding of the concepts, architecture and technologies proposed by the initiative. Last year, 2004, marked the implementation phase of this project. Add Value Platform The regional SDI currently offers via its Geoportal several services the most important of which is the multilingual Catalog Server, with more than 18,000 records of metadata (53,000... (read more)

2005-06-09 12:00:00

Three OGC Workshops at INSPIRE Conference 2011

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is represented during the INSPIRE Conference 2011, which is taking place from 27th June to 1st July 2011 in Edinburgh, UK. The theme of this year's edition is "INSPIREd by 2020 - Contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth". OGC is presenting three workshops. Workshop 1: What is Interoperability and How Do We Measure It? Monday 27th June, 14:00-18:00, has been organised by Stefano Nativi (IMAA_CNR) and Siri Jodha Khalsa (NSIDC). Steven Ramage, an Executive Director from the OGC will participate in this afternoon workshop with a talk, "Beyond interoperability: What does interoperability enable?"... (read more)

2011-06-27 10:21:21

Geo-3D Land Solution v4.1

Geo-3D (Canada) has released Kronos V.4.1 data acquisition software and Trident-3D Analyst V.4.1 office extraction and analysis software. When coupled, these products provide an end-to-end mobile asset inventory solution that is an efficient method to generate large asset inventories without compromising quality or accuracy. These products now offer the following enhancements: Roadscan Software Plug-In that includes: 3D Laser Point Cloud Generation - Generates and displays point clouds derived from the scanning laser data in the 3D Map. Data output to CSV files or GIS layers. - Provides filtering capabilities by GPS time, reflectivity measurements, and linear referencing to... (read more)

2007-06-28 04:41:34

Tsinghua University Team Wins Design Competition

The Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE) in Beijing, China, the Dynamic City Foundation, and Bentley Systems have announced that the project designed by the student team from the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University won top honours in the inaugural Future Cities China design competition. The competition was open to all students studying architecture and engineering in institutions of higher education. The program challenged students to use their design skills, along with Bentley software, to provide a master plan for the sustainable university campus of tomorrow. The goal was to create a campus that could serve as the cornerstone of... (read more)

2010-08-30 11:22:24

E-Capture Launches 3D Tablet for Architects and Archaeologists

3D documentation work is an important part of an architect´s job. Monuments, old buildings, indoors scenarios, stairs, ornaments, vaults and suchlike have to be captured faithfully on a daily basis. All documentation needs to be generated quickly and accurately. Is there any single device which enables architects to capture and generate high-quality 3D models of all the elements to be documented? In response to that question, E-Capture R&D, a Spanish technology-based company, has introduced a new 3D accurate measuring tablet: EyesMap. The Spanish enterprise intends to revolutionise the world of measuring with this next generation of portable, easy-to-use and highly accurate instruments, optimal to fulfil... (read more)

2015-08-17 11:45:36

Kristiyan Panayotov

Kristiyan Panayotov is a land survey engineer who graduated from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia, Bulgaria. He also studied Cartography and Topography at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. He is about to complete his second Master’s degree in Hydrography at HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany, and has been working for Geo-Matching, the biggest online product platform for surveying, positioning and machine guidance, since January 2018. (read more)

2018-06-19 09:31:32