⊲ Tech Briefs ⊳ MIT researchers have built a low-power chip, named Gleanmer, that lets tiny drones and other battery-limited robots construct real-time 3D maps of their surroundings using around 6...
Tag: 3D mapping
Lightweight LiDAR Gives Drones Real Time Vision
⊲ NextGen Defense ⊳ MicroVision has introduced lightweight LiDAR sensors designed to give UAVs real-time 3D mapping and onboard perception. MOVIA Air supports obstacle avoidance, autonomous landing...
Terrain Tool Gains LiDAR Improvements
⊲ Remograph ⊳ Remograph, based in Linköping, Sweden, announced the release of Remoscape v1.5, its tool for generating 3D landscapes for realtime visualisation. The update brings improved LiDAR...
Daily 3D Maps for Uncrewed System Navigation
⊲ Space Daily ⊳ Vantor, the Earth observation company formerly known as Maxar, has launched WorldView 3D, a service producing daily updated three dimensional maps of Earth accurate to 15...
AI Vision Guides Drone Flights
⊲ The Drone Front ⊳ Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp has introduced AIxVNAV, an AI-powered navigation system that enables drones to operate when GPS signals are unavailable or...
Rapid Simulation Terrain from Drone Surveys
⊲ OneArc ⊳ BAE Systems OneArc has signed a global reseller agreement with Skyline Software to bundle PhotoMesh into its SceneCast solution, creating an end-to-end workflow from drone survey to...
Immersed in 3D Google Maps
⊲ Unity ⊳ Google has integrated Immersive View into Android XR, allowing users to explore the globe with a more immersive experience. By using the Unity engine, the team successfully bridged...
DJI Enhances Drone to 3D World Pipeline
⊲ DroneDJ ⊳ DJI has released an update for its AI-powered 3D modelling and point cloud editing software, Modify, aimed at professionals in fields like surveying and construction. The new version...
AI Enhanced 3D from 2D
SAE Media Group | Researchers are using AI to improve the mapping of 3D spaces using 2D images. This approach leverages machine learning to infer depth and spatial relationships, enabling more...