Latest News from AccuCities
Articles, Projects & Activities
This is the place where we announce the latest company news, case studies and showcase interesting 3D models capture. You can also read articles on 3D cities capture & Photogrammetry, Research and Machine Learning, 3D City Models, Unreal Engine 4 and Plan.City work. We are also publishing all Awards & Trophies we have received over the time.
Next Generation 3D Models for Planning
Communication of ideas often requires 3D context models that are not just accurate but also instantly recognisable. Next Generation of Context 3D Models for planning represent textured dataset, with all main architectural features 3D modelled yet with light geometry so the 3D model can be used in i ...
First Tiles of 3D London Model 2019 Enlargement
AccuCities 3D London Model 2019 is under way. Our Central London 3D Model currently covers 40 square kilometers. The model will be enlarged by additional 20 km2 to 60 square kilometers throughout 2019. First 8 tiles have been added today and will be delivered to our subscribers throughout next week ...
Is Gamification the answer to your Players?
Modus, the magazine of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), asks whether Gamification could be the answer when companies try to improve employee engagement. As AccuCities routinely import 3D models of as-built environments into a game engine, Michal offers our take on the issue. "Many ...
First Look: 3D London Data Overlays
3D Model of London in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) app can be overlay with almost any open source, private or commercial datasets. These examples show overlays of PTAL Rating, City of London Borough Boundary and illustrative London Underground lines. ...
London Skyline with Future Landmark Developments
We collect information on all major consented developments in Central London as part of our service to AccuCities 3D Model of London subscribers. This gives our customers the ability to plan and design their projects with the understanding of future constrains and likely environmental changes. Lond ...
3D London animations for a UN exhibition
The Institute for Digital Archaeology, in collaboration with the UK Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has open a new exhibition at the United Nations in New York City on August 6th, 2018. We are proud to have collaborated on this exhibition which featured a 3D London animations, VR expe ...
Public Consultation Boards by Weston Williamson
Dacorum Borough Council commissioned architecture and urban design practice Weston Williamson LLP to prepare initial concepts to provide guidance for the future development of the Hemel Hempstead Station Gateway. This initial public consultation helped to shape the Station Gateway Masterplan and Sup ...
3D Printed model of London at RICS Library London
Our 3D Printed model of London has been installed at RICS library London as part of an exhibition ‘Shaping the World, Building the Future’, marking the 150th anniversary of RICS. The exhibition was officially opened by RICS President, John Hughes FRICS and Sean Tompkins, RICS CEO on 11 January at t ...
AccuCities to take part in EG’s first TechTalk Academy
AccuCities has been selected as 1 of 6 finalists to take part in EG’s first TechTalk Academy for a chance to win up to £150,000 of investment, plus a year of mentoring, from Pi Labs. Meet the finalists in EG's Special Edition of podcast here. Meet the Finalists The first finalists to battle it ...
3D Model of London Pre-order Deals
Both of our 25km² 3D Models of London are now confirmed for launch on the 28th of September. I can hardly contain my excitement that we are finally here - big thank you to the team and all who helped to get this project this far. When we started AccuCities 4 months ago, we published pre-order deals ...
Architects gain Superpowers with this 3D Model of London
With this accurate & up-to-date 3D Model of London, architects can visualise their designs in city-wide context. But how do you design in fast changing environment like London? Sandor Petroczi from AccuCities offers architects way to see into the future. 3D city models are increasingly used by a ...
AccuCities joins RICS Technology Affiliate Program
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. The RICS Tech Affiliate Program (TAP) helps to increase aware ...
Presentation at London Unreal Engine Meetup #13
We have been privileged to show the progress of our 3D Model of London and its associated tools we developed in Unreal Engine 4 to captivated audience at London Unreal Engine Meetup. Great feedback and much needed encouragement, really appreciated. Thank you for having us! London Unreal Engine Meet ...
3D Model of London in 0.25 km² tiles
Accucities 3D Model of London has many unique features. This video talks about one of them - it's Tile structure. The 3D Model currently covers 6 km², growing to 25 km² by the end of September this year. The 3D data is organised in 0.25 km² tiles. This allows for easy and efficient use of the 3D mod ...
AccuCities presents Brand New 3D Model of London
AccuCities presents a brand new 3D Model of London AccuCities is a London tech start-up, focusing on capturing accurate and detailed 3D city models. Starting in London, this beautiful High Detail 3D Model is manually captured, using photogrammetry, from the latest 2016 high-res aerial survey of Lon ...
Testing 3D Model of London on huge 65” Touchscreen
Brais testing Touch Controls in our UE4 app using 4 square kilometres of High Detail 3D Model of London on 65'' screen. Test successful :) ...
6 km² 3D Model of Central London
Today we are adding 2 km² of 3D data to our High Detail 3D Model of London, bringing the overall size of the model 6 km². All early access subscribers will be receiving this data this week - we cannot wait to see what you guys can do with it! In addition to this model, 3 km² of Canary Wharf will be ...
AccuCities at Geoinformation User Group Meeting
Sandor Petroczi gave technical presentation to a very engaged audience at Geoinformation User Group Meeting which was held in Regents Park London on 6 July 2016. Sandor spoke about the technical processes behind the capture of our 3D Models of London but also touched upon our current coverage and p ...
Capturing 3D Model of London
Our production team is highly skilled and take great pride in capturing highest quality 3D city models. Every point and every line in our 3D city models is manually captured using photogrammetry. Photogrammetry Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs, especially for ...
London 3D Model – Test render of 4 km2
Work in Progress - latest animations of 4km2 extents of the Wide Area High Detail 3D Model of London. The 3 new Tiles of this 3D Model are still going through final stages of Quality Check and Quality Assurance. The 3D Model update will be made available to Wide Area High Detail 3D Model of London ...