I thought this was interesting that Nearmap was featured in this article.
CMSWire has 79k followers on Twitter alone, so a good size audience in a prominent AI article.
Reality-as-a-ServiceWe talked in some detail over the year about virtual reality and augmented reality and what they bring to the workplace. However, according to Rob Newman, CEO and managing director of Nearmap, there are other AI-driven realities worth looking at. With high-resolution, 3-D aerial imagery, for example, you can effectively deliver Reality-as-a-Service (RaaS). RaaS allows you to stream reality — not reconstructed design images, but the real thing in very detailed aerial views. Through RaaS, you can see streets, buildings, local infrastructure or any other location in immersive 3-D.
Combine RaaS with another dimension — time — and you can see what has changed in an area. For example, a retail development company can discover how many new homes were built in a specific subdivision compared to the last six months. “RaaS applications are unlimited. Some of the industries on the forefront of potential applications are autonomous driving, smart cities, retail and commercial development, mapping, architecture, design, construction, insurance and solar and engineering industries, among others,” he said.
