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iSTAR 360 degree Measurement Module integrated by imaging

companies
Arithmetica and Veesus use NCTech SDK to provide measurement capabilities for
applications including forensics, construction and surveying

Edinburgh, UK – August 9, 2016 – NCTech, the developer of reality imaging systems,


today announced that the Measurement Module for its industrial-grade iSTAR panoramic
camera has been integrated into offerings from software firms Arithmetica and Veesus.

First announced at the SPAR 3D conference and tradeshow in April, the Measurement
Module is delivered as an NCTech SDK and enables iSTAR users to take measurements
from directly within a spherical image by combining a ‘stereo pair’ of iSTAR images. The
accurate measurements generated are valuable for applications such as asset
management, construction, forensic evidence collection and surveying. Key benefits to these
markets include iSTAR’s high speed of capture and the ability to rapidly cover large areas
on-site and take measurements later.

The NCTech SDK is provided free of charge to enable third-parties to build the measurement
capability into their own software and become part of the new “NCTech Integrated” partner
community. Arithmetica is one of the first software developers to integrate the Measurement
Module into its SphereVision Project Builder software.

“SphereVision Project Builder allows users to create truly immersive and interactive 360
degree environments with integrated documents, plans, and layouts as well as additional
visuals and audio,” said Mark Senior, Business Development Manager at Arithmetica.
“The ability to easily capture and share measurements from iSTAR imagery takes
professional applications of 360 imaging to the next level.”

Veesus is the developer of the Arena4D software range, providing a cross-platform point
cloud rendering engine for viewing and editing large point cloud data sets in 3D. Veesus has
initially integrated the Measurement Module for its police force customers and expects
further interest from additional sectors.

“Our police force clients wanted a lightweight way to be able to access measurement data
from panoramic images to support forensic investigations, which they can now achieve using
an iSTAR with Arena4D, and we expect interest in this functionality from our construction
and civil engineering clients,” said Mark Estcourt, Managing Director at Veesus. “To date,
panoramic imaging has usually been used to colorize point cloud data, but we can now offer
the ability to make 360 degree images an integral part of a 3D environment.”

Designed for rapid 360 degree imaging, iSTAR is a panoramic camera that precisely
captures full spherical immersive images for fast, efficient visual documentation of an
environment.

“We welcome Arithmetica and Veesus to the NCTech Integrated community and are
delighted that they are making use of our SDK to allow measurement within the 360 degree
images captured by iSTAR,” said Neil Tocher, CTO, NCTech. “This open strategy makes
the functionality more universally and synergistically accessible from within existing third-
party software, rather than from one specific software application.”

About NCTech
NCTech designs and manufactures leading 360 degree reality imaging systems that
automate and streamline the workflow of image documentation and can be used
repeatedly, accurately, consistently by anyone anywhere.
NCTech’s industrial-grade camera, iSTAR®, is a fast, fully automatic, 50 megapixel, 360
degree HDR camera. Fully calibrated for high precision applications such as
colourisation of laser scans or extracting photogrammetric measurements, iSTAR has
multiple applications: from covert operations and police reporting of crime scenes to 3D
laser documentation and asset management for the engineering and heritage sectors. In
2015, the company launched iris360, a non-calibrated camera system, intended for
aesthetic panoramic image capture and fully integrated with Google Maps’ new Street
View app.

NCTech is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland and is funded by Archangel Investors


Ltd and the Scottish Co-Investment Fund. For more information, visit
www.nctechimaging.com

Notes to editors
Full product information, images and sample panoramas available at: https://
www.nctechimaging.com/istar/

Full technical details of the Measurement Module available at: www.nctechimaging.com/


downloads-files/MeasurementModule.pdf

Media contacts:

NCTech Limited
Danny Sullivan
+44 772 497 4255
[email protected]

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