How scalable workflows, automation, and distributed processing make managing large photogrammetry projects possible. DRONELIFE spoke with Philippe Simard, co-founder and CEO of SimActive, the Canadian company behind the Correlator3D photogrammetry suite, to explore one of the most pressing challenges in the aerial mapping industry: how to efficiently manage and process … [Read more...] about Managing Large Photogrammetry Projects Simultaneously: Can It Be Done?
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Creating Colorized Point Clouds, Reflective Calibration, and More: Diving into SimActive’s New Features
Canadian mapping platform SimActive has added some significant new capabilities this year, including colorized point clouds and reflective calibration. CEO Philippe Simard explains what these features are - and how clients are using them. SimActive releases new features regularly. "With our user base growing exponentially, we are constantly monitoring how our software is … [Read more...] about Creating Colorized Point Clouds, Reflective Calibration, and More: Diving into SimActive’s New Features
Global Trends in the Mapping Industry During the Pandemic
The following is a guest post by Philippe Simard, Ph.D., President of SimActive, Inc. Global Trends in the Mapping Industry during the Pandemic The pandemic has brough uncertainties to all businesses and the mapping industry has been no exception. Slowdowns were observed during the first few months of 2020 as lockdowns were gradually enforced in Asia, then Europe, and … [Read more...] about Global Trends in the Mapping Industry During the Pandemic
Drone Mapping is Getting Bigger and Better: SimActive’s Philippe Simard Talks Industry Trends
Philippe Simard, of Canada's SimActive mapping software, started out working directly with large mapping companies - or the military. With the growth of the drone industry, however, things have changed. “We used to only work with very highly qualified firms investing millions of dollars in planes – I can still remember the point at which those clients came to us … [Read more...] about Drone Mapping is Getting Bigger and Better: SimActive’s Philippe Simard Talks Industry Trends
SimActive’s Philippe Simard on Mapping with Aerial Data: From Entire Countries to One Back Yard
Canada's SimActive is a relative newcomer to the drone industry. They aren't new to aerial mapping, however: the company was founded in 2003 by brothers Philippe and Louis Simard to assist the Canadian army in mapping the entire country of Afghanistan to aid U.S. Troops. Their goal at the time was to make mapping from satellite data easier to use and faster, so that military … [Read more...] about SimActive’s Philippe Simard on Mapping with Aerial Data: From Entire Countries to One Back Yard
