Africa Surveyors January-February issue 2023 digital
Africa Surveyors is Africa’s premier source of Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial news and an envoy of surveying products/service for the Construction, Maritime, Onshore & Offshore energy and exploration, Engineering, Oil and Gas, Agricultural and Mining sectors on new solution based trends and technology for the African market. Africa Surveyors is Africa’s premier source of Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial news and an envoy of surveying products/service for the Construction, Maritime, Onshore & Offshore energy and exploration, Engineering, Oil and Gas, Agricultural and Mining sectors on new solution based trends and technology for the African market.
INNOVATIONHevenDrones launches hydrogen-powereddrone for commercial and defence useHevenDrones, a leader in the developmentand commercialization of actionabledrones, launched today its firsthydrogen-powered drone for commercialuse, the H2D55. With 5 times greater energyefficiency than traditional lithium batterypowereddrones, the H2D55 is capableof flying for 100 minutes with a payloadcapacity of 7kg.The launch of HevenDrones’ hydrogenproduct line addresses the challenge of flightendurance and payload capacity associatedwith battery-powered lithium drones aswell as the long-term environmental impactlinked to lithium mining. Without the needto frequently replace batteries, hydrogen fuelcells will also lower long term ownershipcosts for organizations implementing dronetechnology at scale.The H2D55 is the first in a planned lineupof 3 Hydrogen fueled drones that will bereleased over the next 9months. The additionalmodels will haveincreased payloadcapacity whilepreserving the longerflight endurance.HevenDrones has designed itscarbon-neutral H2D productline to be fully customizableto the unique goals of itscommercial and defenceclients. Commercial usecase examples range fromlast-mile and just-in-time (JIT)delivery, measuring the nutrientlevels of soil and precision cropspraying to collecting risk-assessmentdata for construction companies, surveyingreal estate for reforestation projectsand aiding emergency responders in riskassessment and delivery of life-savingequipment.Defence usecases includemore extensive surveillance missions andsupplying larger quantities of medical aid,food and ammunition to soldiers.Mosaic X camerasystems addedto greehill’sRIEGL mobileLiDAR systemGreehill announces the successfulintegration between their RIEGL mobilelaser scanners and the recently-launchedMosaic X mobile mapping camera systems.This marks a new milestone for all companiesinvolved, as the first successful customerintegration of the Mosaic X camera systemwith a RIEGL VMX-2HA scanner.This integration comes following the workdone in late 2022 between RIEGL and Mosaicto fully integrate the Mosaic X camerasystems with RIEGL’s V-Line Scanners whichare some of the highest-performing andMosaic X camera system. Image Mosaicwidely-recognized mobile laser scan systemsin the world. The Mosaic X 360º camerasystem becomes the highest resolution 360ºcamera to become fully compatible with theRIEGL VMY-1, RIEGL VMY-2, RIEGL VMQ-1HA, and RIEGL VMX-2HA, enabling morephotorealistic accuracy while recording 3Ddata of object surfaces in a time-efficient andhighly-accurate manner.Gyula Szabolcs Fekete, CTO & Co-Founderexplains what the acquisition of 3 Mosaic Xcameras brings to greehill:“Integrating the Mosaic camera into our urbanforest scanning system enables us to deliveraccurate insights to our clients so they canmake better decisions about how to managetheir green assets. The addition of the MosaicX cameras allows us to capture the urbanenvironment with greater resolution andspeed, which saves time, expense, and postprocessingeffort.”The greehill platform uses 360-degreeimagery and LiDAR technology to accuratelyvisualize and analyze urban environmentsto drive better management decisions.Resolution is crucial for their clients, and it isa priority to have a seamless integration withtheir RIEGL VMX-2HA mobile laser scanner formass data production.Fekete comments, “The Mosaic X camerasystem provides the resolution and reliabilitywe need to deliver the most accurate insightsto our clients. The Mosaic camera andintegration are very reliable, and the outputsmeet our expectations and requirements.Feedback from the users will be deliveredin the coming months, after they have thechance to test the platform in the field.”10 January-February issue l 2023 www.africasurveyorsonline.com
Trimble launches Tekla 2023 structural BIM solutionsINNOVATIONTrimble has launched 2023 versions of its‘constructible BIM’, structural engineeringand steel fabrication managementsolutions, Tekla Structures, Tekla StructuralDesigner, Tekla Tedds and Tekla PowerFab. Thenew releases are also said to raise the bar forautomated and connected workflows, withtighter integration between Tekla productsand third party tools.Structural BIM tool Tekla Structures 2023features several improvements in softwareperformance, and an upgraded drawingediting user experience that is said to makethe software easier to learn and use.Software said to raise the bar for automated and connected workflows. | Image TrimbleThere are also improvements in detailingfor fabrication workflows and projectcommunication. In rebar detailing, complexbar shape designs are now said to be easier toshare with procurement, manufacturing andthe construction site.Customers in steel fabrication are given‘greater flexibility’ by being able to cover moredetailing options related to bolts and holesfor specialised industries. The software alsofeatures updated outputs and exports in thefield of detailing for fabrication of multipletypes of projects and materials.3D design and analysis software TeklaStructural Designer 2023 introduces a‘rigorous analytical approach’ to footfallassessment that, according to Trimble, canbring substantial cost savings benefits aswell as a reduction in risk through accuratequantification of performance. The engineercan run multiple footfall scenarios in asingle model. The software also features astrengthened design-to-detail workflow withTekla Structures and a new integrator forAutodesk Revit 2023.Esri launches new ArcGIS Reality digital twin softwareEsri has long been among the globalleaders in GIS software, locationintelligence, and mapping, with theirArcGIS software serving as the leading GISsoftware globally. Realizing the direction ofthe industry towards smarter digital twinsutilizing imagery from UAVs, crewed aircraft,and satellites, the Redlands, California-basedcompany has added new software to theArcGIS platform, announcing the releaseof their ArcGIS Reality software earlier thismonth.This new release enables accurate 3Dmapping to form the basis of digital twinsfor whatever size project a professionalmay need, looking at something as smallas a single job site to potentially as largeas an entire nation. As Esri points out intheir announcement, the digital twin spaceis rapidly expanding the market for aerialimaging, which is expected to reach $4billion in value by 2025, nearly quadruplingwhere it stood back in 2017, an 14.2 percentcompound annual growth rate.Image EsriThis new ArcGIS Reality software willcomprise a family of four products all runningon the ArcGIS Reality engine. Those four are,from the Esri announcement:• ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro—a newextension of Esri’s flagship desktopGIS software, allowing users to inputimages from drones or crewed aircraft togenerate 3D outputs for reality mapping.• ArcGIS Reality Studio—a new focusedapplication for reality mapping fromaerial images for entire cities andcountries. A map-centric intuitiveinterface enables high productionefficiency to deliver survey-graderepresentations of reality.• Site Scan for ArcGIS—Esri’s cloud-basedend-to-end reality mapping softwarefor drone imagery, designed to simplifydrone program management, imagerydata collection, processing, and analysis.• ArcGIS Drone2Map—an intuitivedesktop application focused on realitymapping from drone imagery, enablingoffline processing and in-the-field rapidmapping.With the new software now available, avariety of industries will be able to benefitfrom Esri’s expertise in locational intelligencein creating their digital twins. The datacaptured by the various tools – whether theybe aerial-, drone-, or terrestrial-based – areused by many different industries, and it’s agroup that is only going to continue to growas the value of having these accurate modelsbecomes more readily apparent. This newoffering allows that reality capture data to beadded into a model and layered with GIS andBIM data to create a truly useful and valuablemodel for professionals.www.africasurveyorsonline.comJanuary-February issue l 2023 11
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Trimble launches Tekla 2023 structural BIM solutions
INNOVATION
Trimble has launched 2023 versions of its
‘constructible BIM’, structural engineering
and steel fabrication management
solutions, Tekla Structures, Tekla Structural
Designer, Tekla Tedds and Tekla PowerFab. The
new releases are also said to raise the bar for
automated and connected workflows, with
tighter integration between Tekla products
and third party tools.
Structural BIM tool Tekla Structures 2023
features several improvements in software
performance, and an upgraded drawing
editing user experience that is said to make
the software easier to learn and use.
Software said to raise the bar for automated and connected workflows. | Image Trimble
There are also improvements in detailing
for fabrication workflows and project
communication. In rebar detailing, complex
bar shape designs are now said to be easier to
share with procurement, manufacturing and
the construction site.
Customers in steel fabrication are given
‘greater flexibility’ by being able to cover more
detailing options related to bolts and holes
for specialised industries. The software also
features updated outputs and exports in the
field of detailing for fabrication of multiple
types of projects and materials.
3D design and analysis software Tekla
Structural Designer 2023 introduces a
‘rigorous analytical approach’ to footfall
assessment that, according to Trimble, can
bring substantial cost savings benefits as
well as a reduction in risk through accurate
quantification of performance. The engineer
can run multiple footfall scenarios in a
single model. The software also features a
strengthened design-to-detail workflow with
Tekla Structures and a new integrator for
Autodesk Revit 2023.
Esri launches new ArcGIS Reality digital twin software
Esri has long been among the global
leaders in GIS software, location
intelligence, and mapping, with their
ArcGIS software serving as the leading GIS
software globally. Realizing the direction of
the industry towards smarter digital twins
utilizing imagery from UAVs, crewed aircraft,
and satellites, the Redlands, California-based
company has added new software to the
ArcGIS platform, announcing the release
of their ArcGIS Reality software earlier this
month.
This new release enables accurate 3D
mapping to form the basis of digital twins
for whatever size project a professional
may need, looking at something as small
as a single job site to potentially as large
as an entire nation. As Esri points out in
their announcement, the digital twin space
is rapidly expanding the market for aerial
imaging, which is expected to reach $4
billion in value by 2025, nearly quadrupling
where it stood back in 2017, an 14.2 percent
compound annual growth rate.
Image Esri
This new ArcGIS Reality software will
comprise a family of four products all running
on the ArcGIS Reality engine. Those four are,
from the Esri announcement:
• ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro—a new
extension of Esri’s flagship desktop
GIS software, allowing users to input
images from drones or crewed aircraft to
generate 3D outputs for reality mapping.
• ArcGIS Reality Studio—a new focused
application for reality mapping from
aerial images for entire cities and
countries. A map-centric intuitive
interface enables high production
efficiency to deliver survey-grade
representations of reality.
• Site Scan for ArcGIS—Esri’s cloud-based
end-to-end reality mapping software
for drone imagery, designed to simplify
drone program management, imagery
data collection, processing, and analysis.
• ArcGIS Drone2Map—an intuitive
desktop application focused on reality
mapping from drone imagery, enabling
offline processing and in-the-field rapid
mapping.
With the new software now available, a
variety of industries will be able to benefit
from Esri’s expertise in locational intelligence
in creating their digital twins. The data
captured by the various tools – whether they
be aerial-, drone-, or terrestrial-based – are
used by many different industries, and it’s a
group that is only going to continue to grow
as the value of having these accurate models
becomes more readily apparent. This new
offering allows that reality capture data to be
added into a model and layered with GIS and
BIM data to create a truly useful and valuable
model for professionals.
www.africasurveyorsonline.com
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