AI can do incredible things with spatial data. But it's also limited in ways you'd never predict. Baptiste Tripard, CMO of French startup Alteia, is here to explain how AI can extract value from your lidar, satellite, nerf, and other kinds of spatial data. Bonus: The best advice you'll ever hear about setting yourself up for success with AI.…

Will lidar remain the go-to method for pro-grade 3D models? Or will the iPhone eat its lunch? What will the next five years look like for 3D capture? NavVis senior customer success manager Noah Eckhous weighs in -- and the answers may surprise you.Oleh EveryPoint

Spatial computing is already doing big things for leading commercial enterprises, so what's holding back the next wave of adoption? Business consultant Bill Emison offers an overview of the challenges (and potential technical solutions) defining this moment in spatial tech for commercial users.Oleh EveryPoint

Major players are turning to NeRFs, satellites, and even crowdsourcing to make spatial computing and AR an indispensable part of your life. Sean Gorman, formerly of Snap and Pixel8Earth, talks us through the tech innovations behind the mythical killer app — and offers the inside track on what that app could be for businesses and consumers.…

A laundry list of today's most innovative spatial computing companies have joined the ranks of the 30-year-old Open Geospatial Consortium. Get an inside perspective from OGC's CEO Nadine Alameh on why big tech is buying in -- and how it could affect you.Oleh EveryPoint

Today, our guest is Andy Evans of Digital Construction Works. We met at a 3D tech conference back in 2011 and spent most of our time talking about the music piped into the conference hall. Andy is a professional land surveyor all about fast, productive, scanning tools and techniques for the digital documentation of construction sites and survey wor…

Today, our guest is Ash Richter — an internet friend who I've been meaning to interview for years. Ash currently works for BHP, a multinational Australian mining company, where she focuses on the application of innovative and emerging technologies. But this is just her latest gig: she also has half a dozen advanced degrees and deep experience as a …

Joe Morrison is perhaps best known for his Substack, where he covers the world of satellite imagery and mapping with a thoughtful and fact-based — but altogether surprising — point of view. He’s the kind of commentator that once argued (convincingly) that Google Maps’ advantage was fading. And that’s not the only insight he’s offered that flew in t…

The Immersive Wire is an essential read, a twice-weekly analysis of the latest news in AR/VR and the metaverse. For those of you who don’t know the newsletter, here’s an elevator pitch: If you’re struggling to keep up with developments in the AR/VR space, or you’re feeling tired of the same old venture-backed marketing hype, The Immersive Wire is y…

Tilt Five founder Jeri Ellsworth stops by to explain how her AR game table succeeded where many XR products have failed—and at a cost of only $359. She also explained what you can learn about the future spatial computing from the early days of the mouse and the iPhone, the first spreadsheet software, and the Silicon Valley Homebrew Computer Club th…