Havok announces the successful integration of Havok’s Vision Engine technology with Immersive Display Solutions. This technology integration allows Havok Vision Engine users to leverage the graphical realism of the Havok Vision Engine with Immersive Display’s visual solutions to easily deploy multi-channel and curved display systems for simulation training. The combined capability will be officially introduced and demonstrated at ITEC on May 22-24 in Rome, Italy at Immersive Display’s stand (G110).

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Trimble introduced SketchUp 2013, the latest version of the popular 3D modeling platform used by millions around the world, including architects, engineers, building and design professionals and members of the fast-growing maker community. Featuring new capabilities for professional users, an Extension Warehouse for add-on tools and a rebranding of the software's free version as SketchUp Make, the new release marks the first major update since Trimble's acquisition of SketchUp from Google in April 2012. The enhancements underscore SketchUp's strategic value as part of Trimble Buildings, a group formed in 2012 to offer hardware, software and service offerings for streamlined communication throughout the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) lifecycle of construction.

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Stratasys Ltd. announced that remote control systems manufacturer, Survey Copter, is successfully using its 3D printing technology to produce prototype and short-run component parts for mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, also known as drones. France-based Survey Copter, a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS), specializes in the design, production and integration of complete remote systems for surveillance photography and video service applications for UAVs and other airborne craft, as well as for sea and overland vehicles.

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ASC's 3D cameras are eye-safe Flash laser radar (3D Flash LIDAR) camera systems that operate much like 2D digital cameras, but measure the range to all objects in its field of view (the “scene”) with a single “flash” laser pulse (per frame). The technology can be used in full sunlight or the darkness of night. 2D Video cameras are able to capture video streams that are measured in frames per second (fps), typically between 1 and 30 fps with 1, 5, 15 and 30 being most common. The dynamic frame capture paradigm holds true for the 3D Flash LIDAR Camera (3D FLC) as well with 1 to 30 fps (or faster if required) being possible. There are some cooling design constraints when designing the laser system for the higher fps capture rates to ensure the laser has adequate cooling operating margins.

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‘Tilt-shift Dublin’ was created by Olivia Ricci, Stephen Duffy, Rafal Baran and Afshin Moosavi. They are a group of second year creative digital media students from Blanchardstown IT. The students created the video after noticing that similar videos had been made of other cities around the world, but none of Dublin. Read More

GOWEX, a multinational leader in creating Wireless Smart Cities and Inteligent WiFi in transportation, announced signing an agreement with the City Council of Madrid to extend GOWEX WiFi network to the main squares and open spaces of Madrid. Madrid becomes one of the best connected cities in the world, after cities like New York, Paris, Dublin or Nice. Read More

Scientists at the Astrofizika National Laser Systems Centre are working toward the development of a 3D laser based system that would enable ships to traverse thicker ice flows. The lasers would be used to cut small holes in ice, thereby weakening the structure and their pressure on the hulls of ships. Read More

The Khronos Group today announced a new initiative to create an open, royalty-free standard for advanced, low-level control of mobile and embedded cameras and sensors. In response to requests and proposals from members, Khronos has created a Camera working group to develop a hardware control API using the proven Khronos development process. Any interested company is welcome to join Khronos to make contributions, influence the direction of the specification and gain early access to draft specifications before public release.

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The product lineup includes the GPSMAP 557/xs and 751/xs, both preloaded with Australia and New Zealand BlueChart® g2 cartography. For superior situational awareness, mariners can also load the new GPSMAP 751/xs plotters with an optional BlueChart g2 Vision micro-SD card to navigate with a clear moving-map representation of the boat’s position. With BlueChart g2 Vision, mariners can also take advantage of the Auto Guidance feature which suggests the best routes to follow. In addition, g2 Vision features true MarinerEye view above water or a FishEye underwater perspective – both in 3D. Read More

We're at a fascinating and potentially profitable crossroads with a new technology as the emerging drone industry comes up with solutions to some of today's problems while helping create possible guidelines for the future. This is the case with the growing focus on unmanned aerial vehicles -- also known as UAVs or drones -- for use in agriculture. While drones have a decidedly military connotation for most people, researchers and the ag industry hope the UAVs in development will help farmers reconnect with their crops in a high-tech manner. Read More

jReality is a Java based, open-source, full-featured 3D scene graph package designed for 3D visualization and specialized in mathematical visualization. It provides several backends, including a JOGL one for Java based OpenGL rendering. JReality is thread-safe, has a flexible shading model based on an attribute-inheritance mechanism in the scene graph, device-independent user interaction and support for true 3D audio (JACK). Furthermore, there are many support classes for transformations and geometry. It has a plugin system for assembling custom viewers, an active forum and a growing set of tutorial examplesto help developers interested in using jReality to solve their Java 3D problems. Read More

RailClone is a 3DS Max plugin for parametric modeling based on custom geometry parts, definable by the user, and a set of construction rules. This new concept of modeling lets you to build complex and realistic structures for Architectural Visualization, Civil Engineering, Industrial and Interior Design. The software includes a full library of predefined styles, but it is not limited to a fixed set of primitives, you can use any geometry from the scene and define your own parametric models. Read More

Eight datasets from six states were recently released by OpenTopography covering areas of California, Maine, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Utah. These data include four Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) datasets, three National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) datasets and one dataset from the Utah Geological Survey.

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VentusAR reduces costs of capturing viewpoints, improves in-field understanding of visual impact (including cumulative effects) and encourages greater access to information. It is independent, accessible, accurate, flexible and easy to use; distributed without expensive licensing and training and is available on new Google Nexus and iPad tablets. VentusAR can be used at all stages of wind farm development; feasibility/scoping, site assessment and professional consultation. VentusAR can be used by professionals, technical teams, project and business managers, communication teams and the public; democratising access without the need for special skills.  Click on the link above relevant to you or your profession to see what VentusAR can do for you. Read More

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