September 28, 2016

This Week in 3D: Sept 28, 2016

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A substation. Source: NM Group

Moore’s law, Big Data and LiDAR – what this means for electrical networks [NM Group]
“It’s fascinating to see general technology trends play out in unexpected applications – we’re watching it happen now as we work in our niche application of LiDAR-derived information on overhead transmission and distribution networks.”

West Coast architecture firms are a hotbed for virtual reality applications [ArchPaper]
At the corporate level, established firms like Gensler and NBBJ are setting up in-house VR departments and standing to benefit from their corporate heft and connections.

Mid-Market Companies are at the Future of Innovation [Deloitte]
“Companies in this market segment are leveling the playing field with their larger counterparts by harnessing the latest innovations.” To wit, nearly 90% are using AR or VR.

Using HoloLens to See Nuclear Radiation [Horizon Magazine]
Engineers at the Joint European Torus (JET) nuclear fusion experiment could be using augmented reality through Microsoft’s HoloLens technology to see where radiation hotspots are.

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They’re Going to Scan this Crazy Victorian Computer That Generated Latin Verse [Atlas Obscura]
As one commenter said, “Good luck!”

3D Tech and the Future of the Arts [City A.M.]
“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination,” said sociologist Daniel Bell, “[They] are not separate realms walled off from each other.”

Autonomous Technology Has Huge Potential Outside of Automobiles [IP Watchdog]
Companies like Wal-Mart are creating self-driving shopping carts, and that’s just the start.

Hi-Tech Tree Accounting: 3D Models, LiDAR and Machine Learning [Spatial Source]
Using the newest tech to solve a very old problem.

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