GISCafe Voice Archive for the ‘utilities’ CategoryCompact Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanner Provides Integrated Solution for GIS and Survey ApplicationsFriday, September 20th, 2019Among numerous announcements made this week at Intergeo in Stuttgart, Germany, by Trimble, the new Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanning System was introduced, a scanning system that enables professionals with little or no scanning expertise to capture precise 3D scanning data to produce high-quality deliverables.
Dublin Airport Employs Laser Scanning Data to Analyze Flood Risk and Understand Drainage NetworksThursday, August 29th, 2019Dublin Airport is a busy international airport with very restricted airspace, which makes it difficult for an aerial survey company to capture data. As a consequence, the airport has been using data collected by laser scanning aircraft from aerial mapping company Bluesky to accurately measure land surface elevation to help reduce the risk of flooding at the airport. Dublin Airport is the 11th busiest airport in Europe, serving more than 31.5 million passengers in 2018, travelling to almost 200 destinations in 43 countries.  Dublin Airport UAV/LiDAR Fusion by Design with TrueView from GeoCueThursday, August 22nd, 2019GeoCue President and CTO, Lewis Graham, answered some questions for GISCafe Voice about GeoCue products and their new TrueView platform. TrueView is UAV/LiDAR fusion by design, according to company materials, an integrated LIDAR/camera fusion platform designed from the ground up to generate high accuracy 3D colorized point clouds.
Talking Trash and Saving the Planet at HxGN LIVE in Las VegasThursday, June 13th, 2019Ole Rollen, president and CEO of Hexagon, spoke on the topic of “Can Data Save the World?” at the ninth consecutive HxGN LIVE held in Las Vegas this week. Bentley Webinar Focuses on Digital TwinsFriday, May 24th, 2019Bentley Systems hosted its Spring Update Conference Call this week about the progress of the company, with a focus on Digital Twin technology. In addition were two product announcements and the acquisition of Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualizing, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data.  With OpenSite Designer, users can create intelligent 3D models for civil site projects complete with site information, terrain data, parking lots, building pads, driveways, sidewalk, parcel layout and related site features. Juniper Systems Announces Allegro 3 and Archer 3 Rugged Handheld Computers for Field ProfessionalsFriday, May 10th, 2019BIRMINGHAM, UK company, Juniper Systems Limited announced the release of two new rugged handheld computers, each the third generation in their respective product lines. The new Allegro 3™ Rugged Handheld Computer is designed for applications requiring full alpha-numeric keyboard input, while the new Archer 3™ Rugged Handheld Computer is ideal for single-handed data entry use. Both products were designed for data-intensive applications and are now running on the Android® operating system.
CoreLogic Releases 2019 Insurance Coverage Adequacy Report, in Response to Increased Natural Hazards in U.S.Thursday, April 18th, 2019The U.S. has seen an increase in the number of natural disasters between the years 2016 and 2018. The resulting “underinsurance issues” have kept analytics and data-enabled solutions providers very busy with analyzing the new wave of areas that would be better served by increased natural hazard coverage.
GISCafe Special Report: Digital Twin Technology Offers a Mirror Image for Productivity of the FutureFriday, March 22nd, 2019Digital Twins – are they taking the technology world by storm? IDC recently noted that by 2020, 30% of global 2000 companies will be using data from Digital Twins to improve organizational productivity by as much as 25%. While it is not quite there, Gartner predicts the Digital Twin will reach the “Plateau of Productivity” within 5 to 10 years.  According to the 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle, Digital Twin is a trend that is now approaching the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and is estimated to hit the “Plateau of Productivity” within 5 to 10 years. Image courtesy of Gartner, Inc. New Mixed-Reality Headset from Trimble Enables Front-Line Workers to Access 3D ModelsFriday, March 1st, 2019Jordan Lawver, Portfolio Manager, Mixed Reality – Trimble Buildings Division, spoke with GISCafe Voice about the results of a new partnership between Microsoft and Trimble, and the new mixed-reality headset, Trimble XR10 with HoloLens 2 that has transpired from that relationship.
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