Reality Capture & 3D Scanning

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Essential Reading

Sodex Innovations launches SDX-AutoScan, giving Trimble Earthworks customers automatic daily as-builts from their dozers

SDX-AutoScan uses the Trimble positioning system already on the machine and syncs 3D site models to Trimble Connect, so site documentation becomes a byproduct of normal work

Trimble Integrates Drone Data Processing Directly into WorksManager Software

WorksManager Drone software turns flight data into actionable site data — all from one integrated and connected platform

Topcon and Racing Driver James Roe Extend Longstanding Partnership

Latest Articles

Mapping Where GPS Can’t Reach: Autonomous Lidar Capture in Underground and Indoor Environments

From Data to Decisions: Turning Reality Capture into Actionable Intelligence

How Portcoast Is Rewriting Port Operations in Vietnam

From Reality Capture to Spatial AI: Making 3D Data Something a Machine Can Act On

Seeing the world at 7.5 centimeter resolution

Grounded Perspectives on Drone Lidar

Esri UC Key Takeaways From a First-Timer

A worker uses a Leica geosystems scanner in a tunnel.

Leica’s new RTC series merges two scanner lines into one scalable platform

Reality Capture’s Growing Role in Civil Construction

The Real Challenge of Reality Capture: Making Data Accessible and Useful

Reality Capture in Active Construction Environments: Insights from the Field

What AI Is Actually Doing in Reality Capture Workflows Today

PIX4D ‘Closes the Loop’ with Gaussian Splatting in PIX4Dmatic

Mapping the Moon: How Geospatial Technology Powers NASA’s Space Exploration

If You Work in Geospatial or Construction, Watch This Video

Mach9 Brings AI Feature Extraction to Scale with Digital Surveyor 2

From scribing tables to millimeter lidar

“Welcome to the Age of Intelligence”: Hexagon’s Burkhard Boeckem on the Future of Geospatial

The Digital Blueprint: An Architect’s Vision for Timeless Temples

Lessons from Dr. Jason Stoker on the Evolving Geospatial Landscape

Around the Geospatial, 3D, and AEC Industries: Father and Son Scanning, Alcatraz, and Splatting Insects

3 Things I Didn’t Expect to See at INTERGEO — But Did

Around the Geospatial, 3D, and AEC Industries: Inspiring Talent, Unlocking Imagery, and Powering Resilient Water Systems

‘The Future is Here’: Autodesk Reveals a Unified Forma for Design and Build

Digital Twins Move Beyond the Buzz at Esri User Conference

Why a “Scan-First” Approach Is Key to Building Better Digital Twins

The Emergence of Digital Twins As A Single Source of Truth

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Foundations

Sodex Innovations launches SDX-AutoScan, giving Trimble Earthworks customers automatic daily as-builts from their dozers

SDX-AutoScan uses the Trimble positioning system already on the machine and syncs 3D site models to Trimble Connect, so site documentation becomes a byproduct of normal work

Trimble Integrates Drone Data Processing Directly into WorksManager Software

WorksManager Drone software turns flight data into actionable site data — all from one integrated and connected platform

Topcon and Racing Driver James Roe Extend Longstanding Partnership