Matt Collins

3 days ago | geoweeknews.com | Matt Collins

For the business world, the last couple of years has been defined by the boom around artificial intelligence. While some forms of this tool – and related innovations like machine learning and computer vision that have effectively been brought under the AI umbrella in mainstream conversations – have long existed, the emergence of large-language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have captured the minds of people around the world, both positively and negatively.

4 days ago | geoweeknews.com | Matt Collins

Sponsored by OXTSReal-time localization is a crucial capability for many applications within the geospatial industry, and a growing number of applications outside of it as well. Consider, for example, the growing market around autonomous vehicles. For these vehicles to be deemed safe for use, OEMs have to be able to accurately and reliably verify the vehicles location throughout its journey, whether that’s out in the countryside, in a built-up urban environment, or even a tunnel.

1 week ago | geoweeknews.com | Matt Collins

One of the common themes you’ll hear these days when talking with people in the AEC industry, particularly firm leaders, is that the reputation around the sector is deservedly changing. After years of a (sometimes exaggerated) reputation of being technological laggards, that is clearly no longer the case, and really isn’t how even forward-thinkers in the industry think about their colleagues anymore.

1 week ago | geoweeknews.com | Matt Collins

Every week, we highlight stories from friends around the internet that put a spotlight on the latest from within the geospatial, advanced visualization, and AEC industries. These stories can take many different forms, whether they be about a new innovation or workflow, an interesting and/or unique use case for technology, or a higher-level look at the state of the sector.

2 weeks ago | geoweeknews.com | Matt Collins

The reality capture industry is booming. A somewhat nebulous concept, reality capture generally refers to technologies like lidar and photogrammetry, which are used to create accurate digital representations of the physical world, and it is being used across numerous industries. Recently, in a webinar hosted by Geo Week News, Autodesk’s John Sayre talked about how important the technology is becoming for the infrastructure sector.