PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT - GEOMAX OFFICE FUSION – REAL INTEGRATION
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It's the week of Intergeo, the enormous Geospatial conference and trade show in Berlin. Around this time all of the big brands come up with their latest innovations, and this year is no different. From Geomax this year, a new office software solution combining and managing geospatial data from multiple sensors in one single environment, GeoMax X-PAD Office Fusion. If you're lucky enought to be over in Berlin you can find Geomax in Hall 3.1, Booth C3.032 to hear about #FreshSurveying first hand but if not, here is the pitch:
Experience easy import of data, calculations, adjustments, scan registration and management of the clouds, points, measures, surfaces and images, topographical utilities, and drawing functions. And all in one application. This is real integration.
One software for all workflows From import to final drawings, X-PAD Office Fusion offers you the best tools without having to pass data from one programme to another. You can load data from total stations, GPS, digital levels and laser scanners, and calculate, view and manage in one software. You can connect TPS survey, GPS survey, levels, laser scanner sessions to see everything together. A modern working environment and a powerful CAD 3D are the basic framework on which topographic and laser scanner modules have been developed. The Topographic module includes calculations and adjustment procedure for TPS, GNSS and digital level data. Data can be handled not only in a graphic way but also on grids with countless powerful functions for searching, filtering and editing. PicPoint module allows to manage PicPoint sessions made in the field, to measure, and to create new points directly on the photos. With the Scan module, it is possible to extract surfaces and meshes, contour lines, crosssections and orthophotos from points and point clouds to immediately obtain the final results ready to plot. From surfaces, it is possible to calculate volumes. Point clouds can be registered with an automatic or manual procedure by specifying common points or reference coordinates. The targets are automatically recognised, which reduces the registration time and improves the data quality. A final Bundle adjustment procedure allows you to get the best possible solution by considering the scans as a whole.
Here's a breakdown of all its features:
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One software for all workflows From import to final drawings, X-PAD Office Fusion offers you the best tools without having to pass data from one program to another. You can load data from total station, GPS, digital level and laser scanners and calculate, view and manage in one software. You can connect TPS survey, GPS survey, levels, laser scanner sessions and see everything together. |
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Data organization With X-PAD Office Fusion you can handle different types of data: measures, points, drawings, surfaces, cross-sections and point clouds. With the Project Manager you can organize the data within the same job file. Multiple survey sessions and different groups of drawings can be managed and data made visible or invisible at any time. |
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Visualization and working comfort A modern working environment, designed to manage geospatial data, and a powerful CAD 3D are the basic framework on which topographic and laser scanner modules have been developed. Data can be viewed and managed on table grids with countless powerful functions for searching, filtering and editing. |
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A topographic CAD The X-PAD Office Fusion CAD combines both, a CAD designed to operate according to the standards defined by AutoCAD but also made for topographic use. Little Preview? When you have to indicate a coordinate, you can type the name of the corresponding point; or you can select topographic objects (points and lines) according to the survey code. If you are a surveyor you will find special commands for the creation of your drawing. |
X-TOPO module |
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Everything under control The measures are the essence of the work of the professional surveyor; with X-PAD Office Fusion youcan import the measures from your instruments and you always have the control of all the information to verify at any time the quality of your work. You can edit and correct any mistakes made in the field and then recalculate the coordinates. If you've collected photos and audio recordings in the field, then you can access to this information and use it in the creation of the final drawings. |
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The points, the result of your work With X-PAD Office Fusion you can customize the representation of the point in all aspects to create the best drawing possible. The point is the element to which all other entities in the drawing are referring to; if the point coordinates are recalculated, or you have changed the coordinate system, the drawing continues to maintain the link with the points. |
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Calculations is its job X-PAD Office Fusion calculates and solves all kinds of surveys, GNSS, total station, digital level and mixed with the least squares algorithms for precise calculation. You have the ability to define cartographic systems, apply geoid corrections, reduce the distance to your reference level. Reliability and precision, this is what you need and this is what X-PAD Office Fusion offers. |
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Surfaces, Volumes and cross-sections with one click No matter if you have topographic points or point clouds or both; you can create 3D models, contour lines, calculate cross-sections and volumes out of it using several methods. Powerful tools and options allow you to customize the final drawings to obtain the best results possible for you customers. |
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Georeference raster maps Raster maps can be imported and translated, rotated and scaled to fit to the right position. Specific tools allow to reduce the input time of the control points and the localized transformation supports to act locally to each part of the maps and adjust local errors without their propagation in other part of the raster. The result is a map that matches exactly the reference points. |
X-SCAN Module |
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Import, Record, Done From import to registration with a single guided wizard. Powerful registration functions allow you to quickly and easily match your clouds also by using topographic points. During the registration you are constantly accompanied by visual information and controls that helps to avoid mistakes. Even if it is your first job with the laser scanner a good result is guaranteed. |
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Registration and bundle adjustment Robust algorithms are able to process point clouds and return the best results considering all the scans as a whole. Several options allow to improve the results according to the specific type of work and target recognition offers alternative way to have faster and better results. The automatic registration module is an irreplaceable tool that generates the final results with one single click. |
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Millions of points? Handling made easy Powerful selection tools allow you to capture the closest, the lowest, highest, or the average point of the surroundings of selection. With Smart Magnifier you have the direct view of points in the identified area and you can choose your point with absolute precision without constantly change the point of view. |
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Images inside a bubble The pictures are always the best way to understand reality; the laser scanner is no exception. The bubble view of X-PAD Office Fusion allows you to indicate the points for drawing directly on the images and the software will choose the right coordinates. |
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Orthophotos and cross-sections The typical results required from a set of scans are the orthophotos and cross-sections. X-PAD Office Fusion allow to generate them with very few and intuitive steps. |
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Measurements turn into 3D digital model Surfaces and mesh 3D can be extracted from the point clouds and take the color of the points or texturized with the scanner’s photos or texturized from a panoramic photo previously imported and linked to the scan. |