Simactive provides integrated lidar and photo solution to altoa. Military organizations have been instrumental to our products development since inception, said dr philippe simard. Under his leadership, the company rapidly positioned itself at the forefront of the industry. Us army corps of engineers selects simactive for drones. Simactive is a leading developer of photogrammetry software. Philippe simard, president and cofounder of simactive, stated, since the initial release of correlator3d last january, we have experienced a fast success in north america.
Simactives software is a highend solution for processing uav imagery and really stands out from competing. Philippe simard has been acting as the president of simactive since its creation in. The software allowed the processing of 50,000 largeformat images at 200mp, collected at a 10cm resolution, on a single standard pc. Simactive introduces new lidar workflow unmanned aerial. The continuous appreciation from such a leading mapping firm for over a decade clearly demonstrates the quality of our solutions. Their use of the software reinforces correlator3d as the professional solution to a widerange of applications. Simactive is a leading developer of photogrammetry software since 2003. The programs goal is to provide educational material and resources on how to effectively process drone imagery, to both neophytes and experts. We have decided to include europe to our marketing activities. Montreal, canada, february 4 th, 2020 simactive inc. Simactive is the developer of correlator3d software, a patented endtoend photogrammetry solution for the generation of highquality geospatial data from satellite and aerial imagery, including uavs. Airobotics developed a highend, industrial grade platform, making our software a natural fit with their solution, said dr philippe simard, president of simactive.
Simactive announces new drone training program for mapping. Through his efforts, simactive has experienced exponential global growth as the software is now used by thousands in over 100 countries. Simactive adds lidar to point cloud processing solution. Space imaging middle east forges agreement with simactive. Cto simactive inc, in an interview with coordinates simactive is the pioneer of the new mapping era offering cuttingedge photogrammetry software. The canadian company, which was founded by two brothers louis and philippe simard in 2003, celebrates its 15 th anniversary this year, which gave gim international a good reason to touch base with geomatics entrepreneur philippe simard. The new offering includes educational documents, tutorial videos and monthly webinars as well as tailored training sessions.
Simactive is proud to have one of the largest uav makers in the world using correlator3d, said dr philippe simard, president of simactive. Montreal, canada, december 3 rd, 2019 simactive inc. Philippe simard has been acting as the president of simactive since its creation in 2003. Dongwon will also act as an authorized distributor of the software in korea. This is true for imagery collected by drones, but also for photos gathered from aircrafts.
We interviewed simactive president philippe simard to find out more. The company has been in business since 2003 and was the first to introduce gpubased processing of imagery. The photogrammetry software at the time was very complicated and required a lot of training they were having to continue to train all of the time, as personnel moved in and out of the job, explains philippe simard. Simactive is pleased to collaborate with a geospatial leader such as space imaging middle east, said dr. Simactive s president, philippe simard, has championed the use of drones and how they are offering operational advantages for the firm. A photogrammetry software for the generation of highquality geospatial data from imagery. Copenhagen and montreal april 22, 2015 phase one industrial, a leading manufacturer and provider of medium format aerial and industrial digital photography equipment, and simactive inc. Simactive introduces new lidar workflow uas vision. When simactive started the development of its correlator3d software back in 2003, the capability to rapidly gather vast. Simactives philippe simard on the benefits of deploying drone tech on april 15, 2020 application headline news as part of this months special report on surveying and mapping, nunez talked through the benefits and how easy it is to get the technology into operation. Simactives uav software selected by korean firm dongwon. Leading the way in technology and software capabilities is simactive inc, providing a cuttingedge software program to create orthomosaic. Another advantage is simactives support to quickly help us during our projects. The programs goal is to provide educational material and resources on how to effectively process drone imagery, to.
What advantages does correlator3d from simactive offer. Using lidar as control eliminates the need for traditional ground control points gcps when. Simactives correlator3d software has been purchased by geofit americas, a subsidiary of groupe fit. To further explore the benefits and opportunities that are being enabled across industries and all over the world, we connected with philippe simard, ph. Through his efforts, simactive has experienced exponential global growth as the. Simactive is the developer of correlator3d, a leading photogrammetry software. The software will be used to process images and lidar data for the production of orthomosaics. Using lidar as control eliminates the need for traditional ground control points gcps when processing the photos. Gim international touched base with philippe simard, president of the canadabased company to find out more.
We have an exponentially growing number of drone firms using our software in the last couple of years, which means there also will be an increase in lidar users. Speaking exclusively to commercial drone professional as part of this months special report on surveying and mapping, simard talked through the benefits and how easy it is to get the technology into operation. What advantages does correlator3d from simactive offer over. Simactive won a major contract to make that work more smoothly, more quickly it was a mission critical situation. Leading the way in technology and software capabilities is simactive inc, providing a cuttingedge software program to create orthomosaic maps and 3d models using imagery from. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover philippes connections and jobs at similar companies. Simactive has recently added lidar to its point cloud processing solution and launched a new training programme for unmanned aerial vehicle uav or drone mapping.
With our acquisition of a highend drone, we needed comparable software to complete our solution, says sylvain laroche, operations director of geofit americas. Using lidar as control eliminates the need for traditional ground control points gcps when processing photos. He told us about what makes simactive software different, how user feedback impacts the development of the software, what advice he has for professionals trying to. In this interview, he talks about the recent developments in digital photogrammetry, the. The size on disk for each image consisted of 765mb. They join professionals across the globe using correlator3d with uav imagery. Canadian drone mapping platform simactives philippe simard discusses industry trends, new sensors and new software. Delairtech was the first company in the world to provide a drone solution for operations beyond line of sight, says benjamin benharrosh, cofounder, and sales and marketing.
Simactives president, philippe simard, has championed the use of drones and how they are offering operational advantages for the firm. Simactive introduces new lidar workflow geospatial world. Phase one industrial, a leading manufacturer and provider of medium format aerial and industrial digital photography equipment, and simactive inc. Airobotics selects simactive photogrammetry software uas. About simactive founded in 2003, simactive is the developer of correlator3d software, a patented endtoend photogrammetry solution simactive has been selling correlator3d to leading mapping firms.
Clients with wideranging requirements including inspection, surveying, mapping, security and emergency response will benefit from the airobotics drone system, integrated. The capability allows to import a point cloud in the software and to perform registration with an image dataset. Sime is now even better positioned to offer accurate and timely photogrammetry products and services. Since that time, simactive has received great praise from customers around the world for its exceptional precision, automation, processing speeds and intuitive user interface. Simactive, delairtech bring new drone mapping solution to. With the growth of the drone industry, however, things have changed. Simactive started development of its correlator3d photogrammetry software in 2003 with an emphasis on innovation. Photogrammetry software tools will thus have to support such needs, so that mapping products can be delivered within hours or days at most. View philippe simards profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Simactive software used for largescale photogrammetry project.
The software is used for image processing from uavs in sizable mapping projects. With lidar sensors becoming small enough to be mounted on drones, we definitely see a rising trend in their use. Simactive is the developer of correlator3d software, a patented endtoend photogrammetry solution for the generation of highquality geospatial data from satellite and aerial imagery. Our training program allows them be more efficient and competitive, thus maximizing their bottomline. Clients can now upload full projects and have simactive experts generate optimal results from their imagery, including dsms, dtms, 3d models and orthomosaics. Simactives president philippe simard presenting version 8. Geofit americas adopts simactives correlator3d for uavs. With the growth of the drone industry, however, things.