A WEALTH OF IDEAS


F HIVEMAPPER


Hivemapper’s team of mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists and user experience designers set out to create a modern mapping platform fed by a network of videos. It blends 3D mapping with computer-vision algorithms that automatically see and reveal changes happening in the world. Every new car, drone and airplane has a camera, and will soon have lidar (light detection and rang- ing) sensors; Hivemapper brings together all of the information they gather into one tool for analytics.


Cameras and lidar sensors generate massive amounts of data—far more data than satellites ever could—requiring analysts to spend hours staring at a map to derive valuable information. Hivemapper automatically answers the critical ques- tion of what’s new, what’s gone and what’s unchanged. Immediately discover whether a tree is leaning into a utility pole, a road is eroding beyond safety limits, a natu- ral disaster has damaged a city, and more.


Hivemapper merges the utility of 3D maps, the visual fidelity of video, the accu- racy of lidar and the power of machine learning analytics for the analyst on the ground.


rom hundreds of possibilities, the 12 companies chosen to develop proofs of concept for the final phase of the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)) Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) competition represent a broad swath of innovation, from nanotechnology to field medical triage devices to smart antennas


to radar-absorbing materials. One of the 12 competing capabilities will prove to the ASA(ALT) and the Army to be worth a $200,000 award.


Following are snapshots of four of the finalists and their xTechSearch technologies, randomly chosen by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology.


MAPPING CHANGES


Hivemapper has developed a modern mapping platform that blends 3D mapping with computer- vision algorithms that automatically see and reveal changes happening in the world. (Image courtesy of Hivemapper)


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