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More details regarding the impetus behind the alignment came through today in a call with Rich Humphrey, director of the civil infrastructure line at Autodesk, and James Buckley, senior vice president and general manager of customer data and location intelligence, at Pitney Bowes Software. One of the more immediate customer-focused advancements will be the delivery [...]
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The announcement today that Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software will align as partners in the AEC market marks the continued convergence of CAD/ BIM and GIS. Autodesk gains the analytical GIS capabilities of Pitney Bowes to help its customers improve insight and efficiency, while Pitney Bowes gains access to a huge global market that is [...]
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The UK department of roads has invested £2.7m for 27 police forces across England to get 3D laser scanning technology for motorway crash assessments. The time of crash closures is said to be reduced by 39 minutes, because of the precise 3D capture of the scene. The ‘economic disruption’ angle to this decision is a [...]
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Siemens, along with robotics researchers from MIT, have developed an autonomous helicopter sensor platform for the detailed capture of complex interiors and the mapping and inspection of dangerous and inaccessible sites. The quadrocopter uses artificial intelligence to make sense of its surroundings. The platform uses lasers to scan its surroundings, and optical and video cameras [...]
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The workflows of capturing and extracting digital reality from point clouds has taken some leaps forward recently, given advancements in both computer hardware and software. The increased speed at which these large volumes of data are processed, and the automation of feature extraction, greatly improve the utility of the data. While, the workflow aims at [...]
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The large-scale and interactive 3D Google Earth display of Paris’ planning, is an impressive means of communicating details about areas that are under development through 2020. The 37 square meter display at the Paris Center for Architecture and Urbanism replaces a physical model with an evolving and interactive aerial and 3D model view of the [...]
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Each year, individuals have competed for the TED prize, a grant of $100,ooo for “one wish to change the world.” This year that prize has been awarded to a concept rather than an individual, with an emphasis on the role of cities to drive down human impacts and to optimize education, culture, economic opportunity, and [...]
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Autodesk has just launched an Excellence in Infrastructure competition with more than $25,000 in prizes. The contest aims to highlight the best usage of technology to plan, design, build or manage infrastructure projects. The contest is accepting entries now through May 31, 2012, with three winners to be highlighted at Autodesk University 2012. Project categories [...]
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There is a great deal in common between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) approaches, particularly with the larger BIM associated with the “building of” infrastructure projects or analysis of planning options. At this week’s Autodesk University, I moderated a debate regarding BIM or GIS as the way to move forward for [...]
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Dennis Shelden, founder and chief technology officer of Gehry Technologies spoke during one of the Innovation Forums at Autodesk University today in Las Vegas. In addition to displaying sophisticated high-rise housing that is enabled by the BIM process, he highlighted the convergence of CAD and GIS in the planning process at the World Trade Center [...]
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