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The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
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ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
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China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
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India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
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Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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point clouds

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Dynamically Manage, Analyze and Deliver Terabytes of Point Cloud and Image Data

Do you need to manage LIDAR and raster data, but have concerns about handling massive amounts of image files and LIDAR point cloud data? Solving the issue of scattered, underutilized and redundant data, ERDAS APOLLO enables you to...

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Bentley Makes Point Clouds Valuable Through Acquisition of Pointools Ltd

Through its acquisition of Pointools, Bentley is able to go beyond embedding the powerful Vortex engine in MicroStation, to assimilate point cloud processing and data management through the ProjectWise and AssetWise platforms, extending point cloud value through...

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Leica Cyclone v7.3.2 Features Support for New ASTM E57 Industry Standard

Leica Geosystems announces Leica Cyclone v7.3.2 that fully supports the recently released ASTM E57 standard for 3D Imaging data exchange, which includes 3D laser scanning systems. This capability facilitates direct import and export of laser scan “as-built”...

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

New Release of Topocad 13.2.1

The latest version includes new function to create section template from calculated sections, command Volume calculation with cross sections supports point clouds, Possibility to specify which font and what size should be standard for texts (Systems/Project Settings/Drawing) and several...

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Leica Cyclone 7.2 Improves Processing of Rich, “As-built” Point Clouds from Laser Scanning

Leica Geosystems announces new Leica Cyclone v7.2 software that improves office processing and use of rich “as-built” point cloud data. Several innovations in Leica Cyclone 7.2 address key market needs and trends in the processing and use...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

53rd Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart – 2nd Announcement

This regular event was initiated by Carl Pulfrich as a “Vacation Course in Photogrammetry” in 1909; since 1973 it has been held at the University of Stuttgart. Today, the Photogrammetric Week Series enjoys international recognition...

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Pointools Launches High-Value Point Cloud Software Bundle

Pointools has launched a new high-value software bundle for working with point clouds – the billions of measurement points collected by 3D laser scanners. This new “Pointools Suite” gives users a portfolio of applications and plugs-ins designed...