PhotoModeler has been implemented at BC Assessment to update procedures within the resource-intensive task of collecting dimensional information from buildings and major structural features at property sites. BC Assessment is a Crown Corporation reporting to the Government of BC. BC has a population of over 4 million residents in an area of just under 1 million square kilometers. Photographs are collected by a private aerial contractor working on behalf of BC Assessment.

Scott Sitter, Deputy Assessor, BC Assessment describes, “We are a Crown Corporation that provides uniform assessments for property taxation purposes throughout British Columbia, Canada. As a taxpayer funded agency we are continually seeking effective and efficient means of fulfilling our mandate. PhotoModeler has allowed us to transform our method of inspecting remote petroleum properties. Airplanes have replaced pick-up trucks and aerial photographs have replaced paper, pens, and measuring tapes. The adoption of PhotoModeler has allowed us to reduce costs significantly and increase our effectiveness.”

To find out more about use of PhotoModeler in remote building and land assessment please contact Matt at matt@eossystems.com or 604-732-6658.

Late this summer we published a new white paper titled, “A New Way to 3D Scan”. This paper gives an overview of 3D scanning technologies and how photo-based scanning fits in. Download the 3D Scanning White Paper.

White paper contents:
• Introduction
• What is 3D Scanning?
• Typical Scanning Methods and Devices
• History of Photo-Based Scanning
• How Does Photo-Based Scanning Work?
• How Is Photo-Based Scanning Done?
• Examples of Photo-Based Scanning
• Comparing Photo-Based Scanning and Other Methods
• Conclusion
• A Photo-Based Scanning Product

The PhotoModeler web site has a new tool to help you stay in touch with our developments - it is an RSS feed. RSS is used by many blogs and news-sources as a way to push out small news items. You can follow these news items easily without having to visit the web sites. There are a number of RSS readers and your web browser may have RSS built right in. There are RSS readers for your IPhone and Blackberry as well! For more information on RSS and readers see What Is RSS, and to follow the PhotoModeler Update RSS feed go here.

Note that we will update the PhotoModeler RSS feed more often than we’ll publish this newsletter. Information about new software releases, bug fixes, new project examples, and new web site information will be posted immediately on our RSS feed. This will be a great way to follow changes to PhotoModeler and PhotoModeler Scanner. The newsletter will continue to be published periodically.