Matterport opens its immersive 3D capture and distribution platform to third-party hardware

At Matterport we have an unofficial slogan that we want to “give people the freedom to be any place at any time”. We’ve worked to fulfill this by making the end-to-end process of 3D reconstruction easy. Our 3D content platform takes care of all the hard parts, including aligning, reconstructing, hosting, and serving all this content.  At the capture end, we’re excited to announce that we’re working to enable third-party 3D devices and laser scanners to talk to Matterport’s capture app. The first such device will be Leica’s BLK360, a LiDAR-based imaging laser scanner that offers longer range, higher accuracy, and outdoor performance in direct sunlight.

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