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Siemens, Bentley Systems to co-develop new utility planning and design software

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Randall Newton

Smart grid technology is first on the agenda. Software is reprogramming the industrial world. Siemens and Bentley Systems are taking ...

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Construction, geospatial finding their way in virtualization

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Kathleen Maher

Data is needed everywhere, and virtualization is the new transport. A report from the recent Virtualize Conference. By Kathleen Maher ...

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Autodesk sends infrastructure development to the cloud

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Randall Newton

InfraWorks 360 Pro is collaborative glue to unify the use of BIM tools and GIS on mobile and desktop.  It ...

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Bentley releases new mobile apps for GIS and construction

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Randall Newton

Both support Bentley’s i-Models for broad interoperability of construction and GIS data. Bentley has released two new mobile apps to ...

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Autodesk acquires Allpoint for 3D LIDAR expertise

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Randall Newton

The founder and key researchers will join Autodesk’s Reality Capture team. The technology they bring has its roots in computer ...

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Esri CityEngine builds flexible 3D cities

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GfxS staff

The newest ArcGIS add-on is getting easier to use and more appealing for city planners and architects alike.   By ...

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Hexagon acquires myVR for 3D GIS interactive viewing

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Randall Newton

The Norwegian company creates software that enables high-resolution real-time viewing of interactive maps over low bandwidth. Technology conglomerate Hexagon AB ...

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3D laser map shows earthquake zone before and after

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GfxS staff

High-res LIDAR scans reveal previously undiscovered relationships between smaller faults. Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change ...

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Apple acquires 3D mapping company C3 Technologies on the sly

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Kathleen Maher

It may be about relying less on Google, but Apple isn’t the only company building a GIS portfolio. Build or ...

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ESRI acquires content creation company Procedural

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Kathleen Maher

ESRI adds City Engine to its portfolio to create 3D cities within ArcGIS and the company says it will continue ...

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