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Google NotebookLM AI discussion of this Matterport Blog Post (6 December 2024):

BIM vs. CAD: When to Use Them for Maximum Effect

https://matterport.com/blog/bim-vs-cad

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The article compares Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Computer-Aided Design (CAD), highlighting their distinct applications in construction. BIM excels in creating data-rich 3D models for collaborative project management across a building's lifecycle, while CAD focuses on precise 2D and 3D drafting for detailed design elements. The text emphasizes that both are valuable tools, with BIM ideal for holistic project oversight and CAD best suited for specific component detailing. Successful projects often integrate both systems, leveraging their complementary strengths for optimal efficiency. A case study showcases how using Matterport's digital twin technology significantly reduced the cost and time associated with BIM file creation.

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If you are thinking about getting started creating Matterport digital twins, you have many 3D/360 camera options (list below): (list of officially supported 3D/360 cameras as of 23 January 2023.) 1. Matterport Pro3 Camera 2. Matterport Pro3 Camera Acceleration Kit 3. Matterport Pro2 Camera 4. Matterport AXIS Kit [Motorized Mount (smartphone rotator)] 5. Ricoh THETA Z1 / Ricoh THETA Z1 51GB 6. Ricoh THETA X (likely to be officially supported soon by Matterport) 7. Ricoh THETA SC2 8. Ricoh Theta V 9. Insta360 ONE [replaced by Insta360 ONE X2] 10. Insta360 ONE X2 11. Insta360 X3 (likely to be officially supported soon by Matterport) 12. Insta360 One R - Dual Lens Twin Edition 13. Insta360 One RS 1" 14. Leica BLK360 (1st generation) [I predict Matterport will NOT support Leica BLK360 2nd generation] Which 3D/360 camera(s) should you buy (and why)? On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 2 February 2023, Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks will be my guest to help answer these questions: => WGAN-TV | Tom Sparks (Sparks Media Group): When and Why I use a Matterport Pro2 or Pro3 Camera, Matterport AXIS Rotator, Ricoh THETA Z1 or Leica BLK360 (1st Generation) to Create Matterport Tours What questions should I ask Tom Sparks on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show about 3D/360 cameras? Best, Dan P.S. Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks was previously my guest on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show.

Matterport and FBS Partner to Introduce Listing-Completion Feature, Automatically Populating Property Data and Media Assets from Digital Twins, Leapfrogging Current Listing Process Matterport Property Intelligence and FBS technology unlock new Flexmls Platform functionality saving time and minimizing errors for Flexmls users while enhancing home search experience for buyers. SUNNYVALE, California, Thursday, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), announced its partnership with FBS, the leading innovator of Multiple Listing Service (MLS) technology and owner of the Flexmls platform. FBS represents more than 320,000+ real estate professionals across the US and offers a comprehensive real estate technology platform that includes the Flexmls® system. Flexmls is a powerful MLS platform designed to provide real estate professionals with access to property listings, market data, and tools for managing their business. A fully mobile MLS system, the Flexmls Platform gives real estate professionals the autonomy to run their business on their terms. This partnership enables Flexmls users to easily upload their Matterport digital twins, and autofill dimensional data from those twins directly into the Flexmls platform with just one click. Flexmls users will also gain efficiency through the seamless upload of Matterport media, including photos, floor plans, and videos. Flexmls users are now able to auto-fill dimensional data directly from their Matterport digital twins, including room name, length, and width, and automatically populate that data in the Flexmls interface. Matterport’s AI-powered Property Intelligence automatically extracts measurements, dimensions, and room names from Matterport digital twins, providing prospective home buyers with accurate dimensional property data. This eliminates manual data entry for agents and back office staff, saving time and minimizing errors and omissions. The integration and launch of these features underscore a mutual commitment to innovate, add value to and improve the agent + buying experience, democratize access to data, and set new standards for the listing process. "This integration with Matterport furthers FBS's mission to help our MLS customers aggregate the highest quality data and media for the benefit of their members and consumers. Our customers have been manually adding Matterport digital twins to Flexmls for years and, on the surface, this integration simply makes what they're already doing easier. FBS is always excited to make our customers' work easier but this integration goes far beyond that by increasing data quality with room and dimension data and automatically adding photos, floor plans, video, and photos in one process without our customers having to do any extra work. Equally important, this integration provides the license terms needed to include this rich content in our customers' MLS compilations, enabling them to remain the premier source of real estate data and media in their markets - meaningful innovation that benefits real estate practitioners and consumers," said Michael Wurzer, FBS President and CEO. Dimensional data enhances the overall listing, benefitting both the listing agent and potential buyers who gain a deeper understanding of the property's layout and size. This information supports informed decision-making while helping them envision living in the space, factors that can simplify and expedite the buying process. “Since day one, our mission has been to fundamentally transform how people understand and access the built world. Our 3D digital twin technology set the industry standard for the virtual tour, and now we’re automatically delivering precise property information to Flexmls customers for any type of property anywhere in the world,” said RJ Pittman, Chairman and CEO, Matterport. “Across the globe, Matterport serves nearly one billion virtual tours each year significantly enhancing the experience of exploring potential dream homes from afar. Our advancements in AI, automation, and property insights, when combined with our partnership with FBS, offer a solution that saves time by automating property data entry, enabling FBS's customers to better serve their clients with efficiency and ease.” Matterport helps customers achieve better access as well as understand and utilize properties through its next-generation 3D digital twin solutions for Property Marketing, Facilities Management, and Design and Construction Management. Learn more about the company’s solutions at: www.matterport.com About FBS Nationally recognized and based in Fargo, North Dakota, FBS is the leading innovator and provider of MLS technology, currently serving 320,000+ real estate professionals on its premier Flexmls® Platform. Flexmls is one of many apps and software products built on the standards-driven Spark® API technology platform, the industry's first and most utilized API. 100% employee-owned and with 45 years leading of industry leadership, FBS repeatedly achieves unmatched industry rankings for customer and user satisfaction, platform performance, and net promoter score (NPS). Learn more about FBS and the premier Flexmls Platform at: www.WeAreFBS.com About Matterport Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking digital twin platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.matterport.com ©2024 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Matterport is a registered trademark and the Matterport logo is a trademark of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Source: Matterport

Matterport Delivers 30 Percent Increase in Sales for Allseated Hospitality Clients Together with Matterport, Allseated is transforming the event planning industry with digital twins and virtual reality SUNNYVALE, Calif., Wednesday, January 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, is transforming the event planning industry with technology platform partner, Allseated (www.allseated.com). Using Matterport’s digital twins to create its virtual venues, Allseated gives venues a way to showcase their event spaces and book events without the need for onsite meetings. To date, the partnership has driven: 1. 30 percent increase in sales for Allseated hospitality clients investing in digital twin-based virtual venue tours and space planning tools. 2. 60 percent greater operational efficiency for venues and event professionals who save 2.5 hours in time spent diagramming and managing day-of set up errors. For example, if they normally pay $20 per person per hour on day-of for set up, the time saved using Allseated leads to a savings of $45-50 per person per event, which leads to a savings of at least $6-7K per year. 3. More accurate space dimensions and visual details, resulting in fewer event planning mistakes and an optimal experience for event attendees While some events have transitioned back in-person, virtual venue tours have become common during the pandemic. Using Matterport’s Pro2 3D camera, Allseated creates immersive, full-color, high-resolution digital replicas of venues, including spatial data and measurements. Using Matterport APIs and software development kits (SDKs), venues can showcase their events spaces and book events while event professionals can more easily visualize the furnishing, decor, and other logistics in collaboration with vendor teams and clients using a laptop, mobile device or virtual reality (VR) goggles. “With our platform partner, Matterport, event professionals using Allseated can create a comprehensive plan for their clients within a fraction of the time it would usually take,” said Sany Hammer, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Allseated. “Event professionals and their clients can remotely design and explore the venue while walking around and making changes in real time. We provide an immersive, visual experience all from the comfort of your couch.” Allseated takes venue digital twins to the next level with its virtual/hybrid event platform EXVO. Equipped with video and livestream technology, attendees will have the ability to navigate around a digital twin-based event and connect with other virtual participants, networking as though they were attending in person. “As the world continues to adapt to a variety of ways to attend events, virtual planning and attendance is very effective and highly efficient,” said Bill Linehan, Global Strategy Lead for Travel and Hospitality at Matterport. “Matterport is well on its way to digitizing the built world so companies can utilize digital twins to be more efficient and productive. We are pleased to support Allseated as they digitally transform the events industry and take it virtual.” Read more about how Allseated uses: Matterport Case Studies. (www.Matterport.com) Matterport Media Release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:

https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16261/matterport-delivers-30-increase-in-sales-for-allseated-hospitality-clients/

 

Thanks to the @RSET team for showing (above WGAN-TV recording) how Matterport MatterPak + RSET Engine creates value for: ► Emergency Responders (Fire/EMT/Police) ► Litigation ► Military If you are a Matterport Service Provider, this is a "must watch" WGAN-TV show to learn how you can: ► Create more value for existing clients (particularly schools, museums, theaters, public spaces) ► Get more scanning business by understanding the value of Matterport MatterPak + RSET Engine Plus, if you are thinking about buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera, this show will be helpful too (outdoors, heigh ceiling, large spaces). --

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Well, this is scary. And, just in time for Halloween. Take your Matterport scans and turn them into a ZOMBIE HORROR GAME! Careful! You are on your own! You can now Fight ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in Any Matterport Digital Twin powered by www.RSETengine.com. Use your own Matterport MatterPak for the Zombie fighting environment or use one of the examples provided. And, it's free (to help you visualize the potential) for Matterport + RSET engine from Matterport Partner Enomalies, LLC (RSET). Fight ZOMBIES today and learn more about Fighting ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in any Matterport digital twin powered by www.RSETengine.com on Tuesday, 18 October 2022: ► WGAN-TV | Flight ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in Any Matterport digital twin mesh view powered by www.RSETengine.com My guests are: 1. RSET Founder and CEO Bill Gregory 2. RSET Director of Operations Michael Schmidt 3. RSET Unity 3D Developer Michael Probst In addition to a demo of fighting ZOMBIES within Matterport digital twins mesh view, I will ask Bill and Michael about using RSET for: ► CONSUMER – Do more with your Matterport digital twins. Plan layouts, change furniture, play games, and more. Your scan, your rules. ► DEFENSE – Use existing synthetic environments or create new ones to maximize sets and reps for a variety of infantry-related training scenarios. ► PUBIC SAFETY / FIRE / EMS – Train for high risk scenarios without the expense. Suppression, command sim, triage, and more in the critical buildings in your city. ► LAW – Digitally recreate incidents in the next generation of trial graphics. Virtually bring the jury to the scene and walk them around. RSET Clients Include ► US Department of the Navy | Science & Technology ► US Department of the Navy | Marine Corps ► Lexington, KY Fire Department ► OLF | Oldfather Law Firm About RSET Lexington, KY-based RSET makes software that allows Matterporters to interact with Matterport 3D scans in meaningful yet fun ways. The Rapid Synthetic Environment Tool (RSET) allows you to walk through your Matterport 3D scans and paint on the walls, add furniture and other objects, record video from virtual cameras, and so much more. The RSET most recent venture is a partnership with Matterport where you can play a Zombie survival game in your MatterPaks (free at www.MatterPakAttack.com). Our more serious work is with the Navy and first responders to provide virtual training exercises in digital twins such as active shooter, fire suppression and mass casualty event training.

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 16 March 2023, my guests will be: 1. SIMLAB Founder and CEO Marek Koźlak, PhD Eng. 2. SIMLAB SIM-ON Product Owner Michał Szopa Marek and Michał will demo and discuss how to use the SIMLAB SIM-ON Facility Management (FM) platform with a task manager as a communication tool among: 1. householders 2. employees 3. service providers WGAN-TV | Matterport + SIMLAB SIM-ON for Facilities Management, Maintenance and Design Demo and Discussion Includes 1. Tickets Task Manager for owners, stakeholders and service providers 2. Mapping tickets in Matterport 3D space 3. Photo and Video sharing for issue reporting 4. Linking to assets and events timeline 5. Virtual staging 6. 3D model browser 7. Layout manager 8. Models Sets and Decoration 9. Location and position tool 10. E-commerce integration 11. Product description tags and linking to online stores SIMLAB SIM-ON also includes a virtual staging and design module with an e-commerce integration.

If you want to succeed faster scanning with your Matterport Pro3 Camera, watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 5 pm ET: ✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5 | 10 Pro Tips for Scanning with the Matterport Pro3 Camera My guest is: Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks | Episode: 170 | Thursday, 22 December 2022 | www.ScanYourSpace.com I invited Tom to be my guest on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show after watching his Matterport Pro3 Camera video: ✓ Matterport Pro3 first impression on Mare Island in Vallejo, CA Tom is based in Suisun City, California (halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento). Among the questions that I will ask Tom Sparks (@ScanYourSpace) on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) today, Thursday (22 December 2022) are: 1. How long does the Matterport Pro3 Battery last (and when/why would you need a 2nd or 3rd battery). 2. Has the Matterport Pro3 Camera Tripod Mount needed tightening with a HEX 3mm tool? 3. How long can the distance be between scans? 4. Any extra gear that you carry with his Pro3 (that is different from Pro2)? 5. Your thoughts about scanning in bright sun with the Pro3? (Any issues?) 6. Your thoughts about the Matterport Pro3 Camera Tripod versus your other tripods? 7. Any issues with scanning with the Pro3 with windows that separate an office? 8. How hard to train a teammate to use the Pro3 versus using a Pro2? 9. What does the dollhouse look like when you scan with a Pro3? 10. How do you keep the Pro3 camera clean? (LiDAR element?) Happy holidays, Dan Links ✓ www.ScanYourSpace.com | www.SparksMediaGroup.com ✓ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sparks-media-group/ ✓ YouTube Channel Sparks Media Group ✓ Email: info@scanyourspace.com ✓ Facebook: Sparks Media Group ✓ Instagram: sparksmediagroup ✓ Yelp: Sparks Media Group ✓ WGAN Forum: @ScanYourSpace

China and Hong Kong-based Residential Real Estate Company Midland Holdings to Digitize its Property Portfolio with Matterport Midlands Holdings is the first real estate brokerage company in China and Hong Kong to standardize the use of Matterport digital twins, creating a new way for their customers to tour, buy, and rent properties SINGAPORE, Monday February 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Midland Holdings, one of the largest residential real estate (RRE) brokerages in the Greater China region, will become the first brokerage in the region to use Matterport digital twins to create virtual 3D experiences for its entire portfolio of properties. Using Matterport, the company will provide its customers with easy-to-use, 3D versions of its network of properties through China, Hong Kong, and Macau while also realizing significant operational improvements and cost savings. “As an industry leader, continuing to invest in the right technology to support our business is crucial to our success,” said Angela Wong, Vice Chairman of Midland Holdings. “Using Matterport digital twins will provide a better experience for our customers while also allowing us to act as a pioneer in transforming the home shopping experience in China and Hong Kong.” Midland Holdings’ use of Matterport digital twins represents a significant milestone for the RRE industry in China, changing the way that customers have been able to traditionally view, buy, or rent homes. By using Matterport’s digital twin capture technology, Midland Holdings will be able to provide customers with on-demand, virtual access to its expansive list of for sale and rent properties in the Greater China region. Customers can now virtually tour the bedrooms, kitchen, and living spaces of any number of properties, making purchase and rental decisions from the comfort of their own home. In 2016, Midland Holdings became the first Hong Kong-based real estate brokerage to launch a Virtual Reality (VR) panoramic property viewing service. With digital twins, Midland Holdings can also virtually furnish or stage its properties, allowing customers to more easily visualize how an empty space can be used, and, if interested, customers can also purchase the furniture they see on a property through a virtual marketplace with just a single click. The added e-commerce offering will provide customers a way to furnish their home with what they see in the virtual experience, reducing the stress that is often associated with moving into an unfurnished home. “Matterport is pleased to partner with Midland Holdings as they adopt our digital twin technology across their portfolio,” said Ben Corser, APAC Managing Director of Matterport. “As renters, buyers and sellers come to understand the impact and value of our technology, the residential real estate industry has continued to increase their adoption of digital twins to meet customers’ needs. We look forward to collaborating with Midland Holdings to deliver digital twins for their properties and provide a more efficient, immersive experience for their customers.”

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Matterport media release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:

https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16436/first-real-estate-company-in-chinahong-kong-to-standardize-with-matterport/

The first NFT platform for real estate images – “real” – launched by HomeJab New marketplace for one-of-a-kind images offers higher compensation for professional real estate photographers to “disrupt” the $4B stock photo industry Cherry Hill, NJ – Tuesday, March 29, 2022 – A new non-fungible token or NFT marketplace for real estate images called “real” – launched by HomeJab – offers an innovative alternative to stock photo services. Participating professional real estate photographers receive 96 percent of all sales proceeds – the highest compensation available from a major stock photo platform. Photographers currently earn as little as 2 cents to 25 cents per month per photo through stock photo agencies, according to Phototutorial. “We’re flipping the model upside down,” said Joe Jesuele, head of HomeJab.com, who led the development of real estate’s first NFT platform of images. HomeJab provides real estate agents on-demand professional real estate photography and other visual production services in every major US market and all 50 states. “Buyers such as real estate agents and their web and marketing agencies can purchase unique images with nearly all the compensation going to the artist – the photographer. That’s the way it should be,” he added. Jesuele explains that one of the most significant advantages of this new NFT marketplace is its “real-world utility.” “Too many NFT projects today are designed to help the founders make money. The real NFT marketplace supports the hard work and gives new visibility to professional real estate photographers' artistry while properly supporting their creative efforts,” he explained. “By bridging the physical world and the metaverse, ‘real’ can help cut through the current clutter of NFT scams and pump and dumps of (worthless) coins that have no real utility. While other NFTs' value will collapse, we know from experience that good images will always have value and utility,” Jesuele said. The new real NFT marketplace is designed for real estate agents and digital marketers to purchase one-of-a-kind iconic real estate images. The real platform also enables clients to order custom NFTs to be shot and produced by professional real estate photographers for their exclusive commercial use as they will own the image.

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Damen Shipyards Uses Matterport Digital Twins to Accelerate Workflow and Enhance the Customer Experience Global shipbuilding giant incorporates digital twins to improve connection between company designers and customers, improving approval workflow, construction precision, and customer satisfaction SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Damen Shipyards Group (“Damen”), a Dutch-owned shipbuilding company with operations in 120 countries and delivering 175 vessels annually, has adopted Matterport digital twins to facilitate remote collaboration for internal and external stakeholders. With access to Matterport’s rich, dimensionally accurate data, Damen has applied an innovative approach to drive customer satisfaction. “When we discovered Matterport, we quickly realized the power of the digital twin to unlock collaboration and engagement with our designers and our customers,” said Jan-Jaap Eits, Assistant Project Manager at Damen Shipyards. “Today, we use Matterport to allow our customers to remotely review and inspect every compartment and detail of a vessel within a 3D space. Internally, our design and engineering teams have access to detailed measurements and layouts to further enable them to work more efficiently and avoid costly and time-consuming site visits.” Across its Workboat Division, including its major shipyards in China, Turkey and Vietnam, Damen uses Matterport Pro2 3D cameras to capture digital twins of its vessels. With access to a 3D space in the planning stage, customers can examine the layout and placement of equipment and request modifications if desired. Once a design is finalized, Damen shares its digital twin internally with their service department, enabling them to gain a better understanding of the vessel when it is completed and delivered. In addition, the Measurement Mode capability within a Matterport digital twin allows Damen’s design and engineering personnel to verify measurements down to the centimeter, including room layouts and the placement of everything from windows and doors to hardware and equipment, all without conducting a site visit.

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https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16586/page/1/damen-shipyards-uses-matterport-digital-twins-to-accelerate-workflow/

Matterport Expands Presence in Japan to Support Growing Demand for Digital Twin Platform Company continues investing in Asia-Pacific region to capture the Japanese property market of more than 324M spaces SUNNYVALE, California, Thursday, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced it is expanding its presence in Japan. Japan represents one of the largest property markets in the world with more than 324 million physical spaces ready to be digitized. As part of the expansion, Matterport will increase investments to open new sales channels and broaden its customer service operations to support the growing adoption of the Matterport digital twin platform within the country. Numerous customers in Japan use the Matterport Digital Twin Platform today, including real estate development company Mitsubishi Estate Residence Co., Ltd, and Takenaka Corporation, a major Japanese architectural engineering and construction company. Mitsubishi Estate Residence leverages Matterport to create virtual experiences in support of residential real estate transactions while Takenaka Corporation uses digital twins to streamline facility management and remote building site inspections. "Use of Matterport first spread by word-of-mouth, and before we knew it, a community of users had formed naturally within the company,” said Yasutomo Matsuoka, Chief Researcher, Advanced Mathematical Sciences & Informatics Group, Future & Advanced Technology Research Department, Research & Development Institute at Takenaka Corporation. “I think it’s simple—good things become popular. Matterport’s digital twin technology not only provides the high-quality, precise data required to meet the needs of those working in the field, but also enables remote checking by personnel located overseas, leading to significant reductions in travel and labor costs.” Today, the Matterport digital twin platform helps customers in Japan transform how they interact with and manage their spaces through a digitally accurate and immersive experience. Digital twins help people in a range of business roles improve operational efficiency by reducing travel or enabling them to collaborate from anywhere. Additionally, marketers can use digital twins to create beautiful and engaging customer experiences that drive booking and sales.

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Google NotebookLM (https://notebooklm.google.com/) AI discussion about this Matterport Blog post (5 December 2024): Scan To BIM Benefits & Use Cases (https://matterport.com/blog/scan-to-bim)

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The following Robotic Imaging blog post by Robotic Imaging Chief Marketing Officer Natalie Perri is reprinted with the permission of Robotic Imaging. www.RoboticImaging.com 

Robotic Imaging: LiDAR Scanning’s Role in Historic Preservation

With multiple firms and organizations dedicated to preserving historic architectural sites, new technological developments play a critical role in how this industry preserves these special spaces. Laser scanning and its new expansive developments, is unquestionably the most exciting and opportunistic aspect of historic preservation.

Laser scanning has quickly become a critical key tool to document and later analyze and preserve historic sites for future generations to enjoy. Naturally, the structural integrity of buildings tend to degrade over time. Preserving historic buildings always has unpredictable risks. But, through detailed data sets, produced by point cloud data extracted from an initial laser scan, these sites can better be restored and foresee potential issues.

Unfortunately, some historical sites have already perished. LiDAR technology and laser scanning can work beyond restoration work. Point cloud data can be used to recreate and reconstruct an original environment. People would have the capability to experience a site as it formerly was.

Understanding the Term LiDAR

"Light detection and ranging" or "laser imaging, detection, and ranging," is in short referred as LiDAR which clearly explains itself as a tool that releases pulsed light waves. The sensor catches the waves that bounce off objects and return. The distance traveled by each pulse is calculated by the sensor using the time taken by each pulse to return.

After being repeated millions of times per second, ultimately a real-time 3D image of the target is created. Being one of the most revolutionary techniques in current times, it is being used in multiple fields, including agriculture, archeology, autonomous vehicles, navigation and astronomy.

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Commentary and Analysis by

Dan Smigrod

Founder and Managing Editor

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Matterport hit a grand slam home run with the design, build, distribution and pricing of the Matterport Pro3 Camera for Matterporters around the globe.

The Matterport Pro3 Camera solves 10 problems and enables at least five new use cases for Matterport Service Providers (MSPs). 

While the Leica BLK360 image laser scanner paired with the Matterport Capture app solves most of the following challenges with its LiDAR scanning tech for capturing spatial data (versus the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera’s structured light tech), the BLK360 $20,400 starting price – versus the Pro3 $5,995 starting price – is simply too high (and capturing spatial data too slow) to scale a global network of Matterporters with the necessary image laser scanner required for scanning much of the built world. 

Until the Pro3 announcement on August 30, 2022, that was a big-big-big problem for Matterport.

Given Matterport’s ambitious plans for its Matterport Capture Services On-Demand program - now in 150 plus cities among seven countries – and the challenges of the Pro2 and BLK360, my only surprise about the Pro3 is that it took Matterport so long to introduce it. For more on this topic, please see my post in the We Get Around Network Forum in January 2022: Why Matterport will Build and Sell a Leica BLK360 Clone for Less Than $7,500.

Unlike Leica that likely needs to make a profit on each BLK360 LiDAR scanner sold, I could imagine that Matterport is uniquely positioned with the Pro3 to sell at or near cost because Matterport has additional fly-wheel revenue stream opportunities from scanning spaces, including:

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Inventory down 40% from pre-COVID level as price growth intensifies Competition already fierce as shoppers start the buying season early - Home value appreciation accelerates, breaking new records with 19.6% annual gain - Inventory drops below 1 million to record-low levels -- down 40.5% from December 2019 - Rents are up 15.7% from last year, but growing at their slowest pace since March SEATTLE, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The home shopping season appears to already be in full swing, as anxious buyers outnumbered dwindling new listings and drove inventory to record low levels in December. Limited supply is already pushing price growth up, as Zillow®'s latest market report1 shows monthly home value appreciation accelerated for the first time since July. In addition to not wanting to wade into such a tight market as a buyer, homeowners could be hesitant to list their houses and move due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases and employers' rising uncertainty about post-pandemic working arrangements, according to a recent Zillow survey. "Home shoppers picked the shelves clean this December, leaving fewer active listings than ever before in the U.S. housing market," said Jeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow. "Enough determined buyers kept up their house hunt to reignite monthly price appreciation. Rising mortgage rates could be the next potential headwind, but demand has proven persistent; neither high prices nor slim inventories have deterred buyers so far." The typical home value is now $320,662, 19.6% above that of December 2020. The annual growth rate represents an all-time high in data dating back more than 20 years. After decelerating since July, month-over-month home value appreciation reignited, jumping from 1.2% in November to 1.4% in December.

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Realtor.com® Housing Report: Homebuying Competition Kicks Off 2022 with the Fastest-Moving January Ever The typical U.S. home spent 61 days on market in January, 10 days less than last year and nearly a month (-29 days) faster than the typical 2017-2020 pace SANTA CLARA, California, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (PRNewswire) -- It's early days for the 2022 housing market, but new data shows homebuyers are already off to the real estate races. In the first month of the year, the typical U.S. home sold faster than in any prior January, according to the Realtor.com® Monthly Housing Report released today. Compared to January's national pace, homes sold even more quickly in the 50 largest U.S. metros, with listings flying off the market in 36 days or less in Nashville, Tenn., San Diego, San Jose, Calif., Denver and Raleigh, N.C. "We're forecasting a whirlwind year ahead for buyers and, if January housing trends are any indication, 2022 competition is already heating up. Homes sold at a record-fast January pace, suggesting that buyers are more active than usual for this time of year," said Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale. "But it's a different story on the other side of the closing table, with new seller listings continuing to decline in January. Factors like Omicron uncertainties could be causing sellers to hesitate even when they know housing conditions are favorable. Another key barrier is the inventory 'chicken-and-egg' dilemma that may vex sellers who are also buying: Do you list now when home shoppers are hungry for more options, or do you wait for more inventory to hit the market in the spring? Ultimately, only you know the best time for your family to make a move, but preparation is key to acting quickly when the right opportunity comes along. Sites like Realtor.com® offer information and tools to help homeowners keep a pulse on local activity in today's fast-paced market."

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Six Reasons Why Matterport Will Launch Project Genesis Monday (3 June 2024) Commentary and analysis by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Podcast Hi All, Matterport will likely announce on Monday, 3 June 2024 that Project Genesis is now commercially available to all. If that's true, what I wrote about a year ago (and reprinted below for your convenience), becomes relevant and timely: ✓ Matterport Genesis Generative AI Magic: Will it Make Competitors Irrelevant? "Project Genesis" was first announced 14 June 2023 that it was in development, would include these super-powerful features: ✓ decluttering of Matterport digital twins (residential and commercial spaces) ✓ remove objects ✓ virtual staging of Matterport spaces using AI (easy prompts) (resident and commercial spaces) ✓ space planning of commercial spaces "How many people can fit in an open floor plan design?" (Project Genesis likely contributed to CoStar's plans to acquire Matterport by the end of 2024). Matterport CEO RJ Pittman in this video released on 14 February 2024 said: And when it comes to remodeling, we are especially excited to talk about the future. Matterport has become synonymous with digitizing and documenting physical spaces exactly as they exist today. But later in 2024, Matterport will enable you to reimagine what any space could become. We call it Project Genesis, and it incorporates Matterport's decade of machine learning and AI experience with breakthrough generative AI to bring new design and furnishing ideas to life at the click of a button. First, just imagine being able to instantly defurnish an existing space to see it as a blank canvas with all the dimensions and spatial data in place, a photorealistic 3D as-built digital twin. Or maybe you'd like to be more selective and remove unwanted objects individually, perhaps to clear out the clutter. Ultimately, spatial visualization is Matterport's greatest strength, which is why we're so focused on creating breakthrough tools to let you visualize your space with different interior design styles and furnishings automatically in true 3D. With our 2024 Winter Release, we're thrilled to unveil the next generation of digital twins, packed with fresh insights, automations, integrations and plugins, with more on the way in our next release coming in the second half of the year [2024]. Here are the six (6) "tea leaves" that I am reading to make this prediction: 1. Shopping Cart: Matterport is updating its shopping cart now (noon- 3 pm ET) today (Sunday, 2 June 2024). Many major announcements by Matterport have been preceded by "Scheduled Maintenance) 2. Quarterly Release Cycle: Matterport signaled that it wanted to be on a quarterly release cycle, when it announced its Winter 2024 Release on 15 February 2024. Four months from then will be June 15, 2024: just 12 days from today. (Matterport in this 15 February 2024 video says "first in a series" ... "New features coming to market" ... "more in our next release coming in the second half of 2024." 3. No Matterport News Since 15 May 2024: Matterport tends to issue a media release weekly (whether it truly has news or rehashes in a media release something that was previously announced (in YouTube videos, blog post, case study, etc.) Almost every time that Matterport has announced something big, there have been no other media releases in the previous two weeks. I could imagine that Matterport has its marketing communications team focused on the news announcement for at least two weeks leading up to major announcements. 4. Matterport Blog Post Cadence Slowed: In recent weeks, Matterport blog posts have almost been weekly. The last Matterport Blog post featuring news was on 24 May 2024. Almost every time that Matterport has announced something big, there was no Matterport blog post in the preceding week. Again, I could imagine that Matterport has its marketing communications team focused on creating a blog post for the big news. 5. Matterport Abstract Published: In early May 2024 (Thank you @Fathom3D), Matterport published: Matterport Abstract: Automatic Defurnishing of Indoor 360 Panoramas on its GitHub. While the audience for the Matterport Abstract are other developers in the computer vision space, I could imagine that Matterport would have held off this publication until after its big announcement the week of June 3rd, EXCEPT the Matterport Abstract has been accepted for two Workshops that needed to begin promoting their 18 June 2024 and 17-21 June 2024 events respectively: ✓ Workshop on Generative Models for Computer Vision at CVPR 2024 (18 June 2024) ✓ Workshop on Computer Vision in the Built Environment at CVPR 2024 [17-21 June 2024) 6. Previously Announced News (Coming Soon) is Announced Again (When Available): Matterport has frequently announced coming soon features (beta release) and then announced it again when the features are commercially available. It's been a year since Matterport first announced Project Genesis on 14 June 2023. Matterport announces major news on Mondays (such as CoStar's plans to acquire Matterport).

=== If I am right about Project Genesis launching Monday, June 3, 2024), then what I wrote on 14 June 2023 in the We Get Around Network Forum (and reprinted below for your convenience), is timely and relevant):

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Five Reasons to Be Among the First to Buy a Matterport Pro3 Camera Commentary and Analysis by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network Forum WGAN-TV Podcast WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) If you are a Matterport Service Provider thinking about buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera, but are holding off either because you have concerns about the accuracy of the Matterport Pro3 Camera versus the Leica BLK360 scanner – or other concern, here are five reasons to go ahead with your purchase of the Matterport Pro3 Camera. 1. Accuracy of the Matterport Pro3 Camera versus the Leica BLK360 The Matterport Pro3 Camera is significantly more accurate than a Matterport Pro2 Camera and “good enough” when compared to a Leica BLK360 Scanner. ► The accuracy of the Leica BLK360 (1st generation) is 6mm at 10 meters using the settings: High/Very Slow, according to Matterport Support. ► The accuracy of the Matterport Pro3 Camera is +/- 20mm (0.2%) @ 10 meters, according to Matterport Support. [Range is +/- 20 meters (Matterport model) ► The accuracy of the Matterport Pro2 Camera is +/- 54 mm (1%) at 5 meters If these numbers make your eyes glaze over, that’s okay. I could imagine that 80 percent (or more) of the Matterport + Leica BLK360 jobs can now be handled by a Matterport Pro3 Camera. I say this because I could imagine that Matterport Capture Services On-Demand likely weighed in heavy on the the requirements of the Matterport Pro3 Camera: ► The accuracy of the Matterport Pro3 Camera needed to be “good enough” to scan 80 percent (or more) of existing jobs where the BLK360 was required (versus a Matterport Pro2 Camera). [I could imagine that Matterport Capture Services On Demand had difficulty sourcing enough MSPs with a BLK360 resulting in either: Matterport clients paying a travel fee or not going forward with potential projects because of the cost of travel. ► The accuracy of the Matterport Pro3 Camera needed to be “good enough” to scan 80 percent (or more) of potential new jobs where the BLK360 would be required (versus a Matterport Pro2 Camera). ► The Matterport Pro2 Camera needed to be affordable by 80 percent (or more) of Matterport Service Providers: a trade off of accuracy versus price versus value. For a deep-dive discussion of Measurement Accuracy in Matterport Spaces, please see Matterport Support. 2. First Mover Advantages of Buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera While you may be hesitant to lay out $6,000 for a new Matterport Pro3 Camera or $8,000 for a Matterport Pro3 Camera Acceleration Kit (plus, adding a new Matterport Cloud account, if you are on Matterport Classic Pricing), how many new jobs - that could only be possible because of the Matterport Pro3 Camera should weigh-in in your thinking. For example, during WGAN-TV Live at 5, on Thursday, September 29, 2022, my guest, greater Atlanta-area Southern 3D Tours Founder and Matterport 3D Imaging Specialist Larry Gamel shared with us that an architect engaged Southern 3D Tours to do an outdoor elevation shoot (that required either a Matterport Pro3 Camera or Leica BLK360 Scanner). 3. Competitive Advantage (versus other Matterport Service Providers) If you are in a market that has multiple Matterport Service Providers, you may already be experiencing a downward spiral in price: particularly for virtual tours of residential real estate. Buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera will help make your competitors irrelevant - regardless of price - when you are able to do outdoor scanning (where spatial data matters versus Matterport 360 Views); high ceilings (such as a theater, gym or atrium) and large spaces (where accuracy of measurements matter). Plus, I could imagine that those that are first with the Matterport Pro3 Camera may “box out” those that buy the Matterport Pro3 Camera later (rather than sooner). Think first-mover advantages. 4. Matterport Capture Services On Demand, IFTI/Provision Solutions (and More) I could imagine that Matterport Capture Services On Demand, IFTI/PROvision Solutions and other agencies that engage Matterport Service Providers will actively be seeking Matterport Service Providers with Matterport Pro3 Cameras. We Get Around Network curates THE List: a list of Matterport Service Providers with at least one Matterport Pro3 Camera and/or Leica BLK360 Scanner to help grow multi-market Matterport scanning business for MSPs where a Matterport Pro3 Camera or Leica BLK360 Scanner is required. 5. New Verticals Likely Made Possible by the Matterport Pro3 Camera The Matterport Pro3 Camera likely enables new verticals for your Matterport Service Provider business, including: 1. As-Built Surveys 2. Construction Documentation 3. Outdoor Elevations 4. Facilities Management 5. Space Planning I discuss these five verticals at length in my We Get Around Network Forum post on Thursday, September 1, 2022: ► Matterport Pro3 Camera Solves 10 Problems & Helps MSPs with 5 New Use Cases Bonus Reason to Buy the Matterport Pro3 Camera If you frequently experience misalignment errors when using a Matterport Pro2 Camera, misalignment errors virtually disappear with the Matterport Pro3 Camera resulting in faster scanning and less frustration, according to Larry Gamel during our WGAN-TV Live at 5 show: ► Matterport Pro3 Camera: First Impressions What’s (still) holding you back from buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera? Please share your thoughts in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com).

A deep-dive demo of Urbanimmersive's UiMeet3D Tours + ChatGPT for Lead Generation Solution on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Tuesday, 25 April 2023: WGAN-TV | Urbanimmersive's UiMeet3D Tours + ChatGPT = Lead Generation Solution My guests are: 1. Urbanimmersive Inc. President and CEO Ghislain Lemire, and 2. Urbanimmersive Inc. Executive Vice-President François-Hugues Liberge | @fhliberge Backstory Urbanimmersive announced the integration of Urbanimmersive's UiMeet3D 3D Tours + ChatGPT for lead generation on Thursday (30 March 2023): WGAN Forum (30 March 2023) Urbanimmersive Integrates ChatGPT with UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot to Transform 3D Tours into Powerful Lead Generation Solutions I asked ChatGPT Plus to: ChatGPT Plus summarized this Urbanimmersive media release: 1. Urbanimmersive, a leading provider of 3D tour solutions, has integrated ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art AI technology, with its UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot to transform 3D tours into powerful lead generation solutions. 2. UiMeet3D is Urbanimmersive's proprietary technology that enables viewers to engage in immersive, real-time interactions with other 3D avatars within 3D virtual tours. 3. UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot is an optional virtual host that emulates another person avatar with the specific job of generating leads by greeting each visitor entering a 3D tour, performing simple tasks, and chat prompts. 4. ChatGPT will now enable UiMeet3D Greeting Bot to answer questions related to the environments limited to curated information selected by the clients. 5. Urbanimmersive's 3D tours come equipped with a wealth of information, including property descriptions, neighborhood details, and 2D floor plans, which the UiMeet3D Greeting Bot can utilize to provide viewers with answers to a wide range of questions. 6. Urbanimmersive has been working on creating a custom dataset that combines relevant information about their 3D tours with user behavior data to fine-tune ChatGPT integration, enabling the AI to better understand user preferences and interests within the context of the 3D tour. 7. By leveraging ChatGPT in conjunction with this Urbanimmersive's proprietary sophisticated user behavior analysis, the UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot aims to provide a highly personalized and intuitive interactive experience for viewers exploring its 3D environments. 8. The AI-powered UiMeet3D Greeting Bot will be offered with a different set of tools, limits, and functions and is expected to boost the All-In-One Marketing Monthly Membership offered by the Company's franchises. 9. The integration of ChatGPT with UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot opens up a myriad of possibilities for other applications, such as guided tours for local businesses, historical sites, and architectural landmarks. 10. The AI-powered UiMeet3D Greeting Bot will first be rolled out to a limited group of selected clients, allowing the Company to monitor its behavior and measure conversion metrics.

Matterport to Add Super-Powerful Search/Navigation Features Powered by AI/ML/AR Commentary by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Podcast Matterport will upgrade Matterport Showcase player to include native wayfinding and search powered by machine learning, according to a rumor at Geo Week in Denver Tuesday (14 February 2023). By the end of 2Q23, I anticipate that Matterport will launch a drop down search bar in Matterport Showcase player that lists items and locations identified in the space by machine learning and then - via an augmented reality wayfinding experience - enable the viewer to "walk" from their existing destination to the dropdown menu selection location. Initially, the items and spaces identified will focus on real estate spaces and by the end of 2023 include spaces that are unique to the AEC (Architects, Engineers and Construction) related spaces. The introduction of these super-powerful search and navigation features will add huge value to Matterport and help Matterport differentiate its platform from 200 other 3D/360 virtual tour platforms/software. For clarification, as of today (15 February 2023), Matterport has not announced the additions of native wayfinding and pull down menu search via a pre-define list of objects or spaces identified by AI powered by a machine learning training set.

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Matterport to Participate in Four (4) Upcoming Investor Conferences SUNNYVALE, California, Thursday, February 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the spatial data company leading the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that it is scheduled to present at the following investor conferences: 1. Berenberg Thematic Software Conference 2022 Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (Virtual Conference) 2. Wedbush Real Estate Technology Conference Wednesday, March 2, 2022 3. Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Monday, March 7, 2022 Location: San Francisco Presentation Time: 2:25 p.m. PT 4. Raymond James 2022 Institutional Investors Conference Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Location: Orlando Presentation Time: 11:35 a.m. ET The presentations will be webcast live and archived on Matterport's investor relations website at investors.matterport.com.

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Saint-Hubert (Quebec), Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive”, the “Company” or “UI”) (TSX VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF), a leading provider of 3D tour solutions, today announced having integrated ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with their winning product UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot available in all its 3D tours subscription.

 

UiMeet3D is Urbanimmersive's proprietary technology that enables viewers to engage in immersive, real-time interactions with other 3D avatars (other visitors) within 3D virtual tours.

 

Each 3D avatar, represented by the viewer's webcam video streaming, creates a captivating experience that transcends traditional 3D tour limitations, fostering dynamic communication and visual interactions among viewers.

 

UiMeet3D Avatar Greeting Bot on its part is an optional virtual host emulating another person avatar with the specific job of generating leads by greeting each visitor entering a 3D tour, performing simple tasks and chat prompts. Since its introduction in 2021, UiMeet3D and its Greeting Bot has proven to be an effective lead generation tool.

 

The integration of ChatGPT will now enable UiMeet3D Greeting Bot answering questions related to the environments limited to curated information selected by the clients.

 

Urbanimmersive's 3D tours come equipped with a wealth of information, including property descriptions, neighborhood details, and 2D floor plans. With the client's content permission, the UiMeet3D Greeting Bot can utilize this information to provide viewers with answers to a wide range of questions, such as the number of rooms, square footage, nearby schools and public transportation options, and agent services and experience.

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Retail VR Uses Matterport Digital Twins to Improve Retail Operations and Merchandising Luxury fashion brand saves 1,200 tons of carbon emissions with a single virtual showroom by eliminating unnecessary travel SUNNYVALE, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Retail VR (www.retail-vr.com), a virtual reality and augmented reality platform, has enabled dramatic cost and time-savings for a variety of retail clients, from food to fashion brands, through the adoption of Matterport digital twins. Using Matterport Pro2 3D cameras and software development tools available to Matterport platform partners, Retail VR is enabling retailers around the world to collaborate with store employees and connect with visitors and customers using a shared digital version of each physical location. “As the world continues to shift online, retailers must adapt with innovative, virtual shopping experiences,” said Adrien Zanelli, Co-Founder and Head of International Business Development for Retail VR. “Combining Matterport’s digital twins with our virtual and augmented reality platform will continue to unlock new efficiencies and cost savings for our clients, while also helping them meet their customers’ expectations for an immersive, online shopping experience.”

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Matterport Acquires VHT Studios to Accelerate Adoption of Digital Twins for Real Estate The combined company expands Matterport Capture Services by bringing together the industry-best of Matterport digital twins and floor plans with professional photography, drone capture, and marketing services Sunnyvale, California, Thursday, July 7, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading enterprise and real estate digital twin company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced the acquisition of VHT, Inc., known as VHT Studios, a U.S.-based real estate marketing company that offers brokerages and agents digital solutions to promote and sell properties. This transaction brings together VHT Studios’ visual media services with the immersive Matterport 3D Digital Twin platform to elevate the buying experience for home buyers while simplifying the process of creating comprehensive marketing packages for brokers and agents. With this acquisition, Matterport aims to increase adoption of digital twin technology and expand further into the real estate industry while adding marketing services for other key markets such as commercial real estate, travel and hospitality, and the retail sector. Matterport’s acquisition of VHT Studios provides real estate brokerages and their professionals access to an expanded selection of marketing services and expertise they need to effectively market and promote properties. These include high-end photography, drone imagery, floor plans, virtual tours, and other marketing services. When combined with Matterport digital twins and collaboration tools, the newly expanded solution not only helps brokerages and agents save time with an easy-to-order and comprehensive source for their digital marketing needs but also reduces their costs with comprehensive marketing packages along with flexible, optional add-ons. This all-in-one marketing solution provides one of the richest and most compelling digital experiences for property seekers and has been proven to drive increased sales for brokerages and agents. “We’re thrilled to welcome the VHT Studios team to Matterport along with the talent and industry expertise they bring,” said RJ Pittman, Chief Executive Officer at Matterport. “When we looked at VHT Studios and the work they do, it was a natural fit to unite our efforts to reimagine the fragmented process that was in place for brokers and agents to list properties, and prospective buyers to view them. We are not only excited for how we can transform the customer experience in the real estate industry, but also how we can apply VHT Studios’ expertise to our growing enterprise business as demand for digital twin technology continues to surge.”

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Matterport Achieves AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency and Energy Competency Certifications underscore Matterport’s dedication to delivering innovative solutions that harness the power of AWS technologies SUNNYVALE, California, Monday, December 2, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), a pioneer in digital twin technology and spatial data capture, announced today it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Manufacturing and Industrial Competency and AWS Energy Competency status within the Health, Safety, Environment category. These two honors recognize Matterport's proven expertise in helping customers leverage AWS cloud technology and providing them with a breadth of software and service offerings that support their unique needs. “These recognitions from AWS are a testament to the revolutionary impact of our solutions in modernizing industrial operations and promoting sustainability in the built world,” said RJ Pittman, Chairman and CEO of Matterport. “By working closely with AWS technologies, we not only enhance operational capabilities but also support sustainable and safety-focused practices across industries.” Manufacturing and Industrial Competency The Manufacturing and Industrial Competency designation recognizes Matterport for its expertise in providing customers professional services and/or software solutions for an end-to-end Industrial Manufacturing Software toolchain. As manufacturing customers move to the cloud, they are looking for cloud experts with manufacturing experience to help them transform and use data in new ways, knowing they need to move faster than ever. AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency Partners provide customers with solutions across their digital transformation journey while being assured that they have support from a validated AWS Partner to meet their needs. These solutions follow AWS best practices for building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient cloud infrastructure for industry applications. Achieving the AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency differentiates Matterport as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member with demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in running cloud solutions on AWS for the manufacturing and industrial sector. This program showcases manufacturing consulting and software partners who have domain knowledge and are providing cloud services. To receive the AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency designation, AWS Partners must undergo a rigorous technical validation and provide vetted customer references. Matterport’s comprehensive suite aligns seamlessly with multiple categories within the AWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency Program. The solutions provided cover extensive ground, including:

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Out-of-Town Buyers Have Nearly 30% More to Spend on Homes Than Locals in Migration Hotspots Like Nashville, Atlanta and Miami Redfin finds relocators have bigger budgets than locals in 42 of the 49 cities included in its analysis SEATTLE--Tuesday, February 15, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The average out-of-towner moving to Nashville in 2021 had $736,900 to spend on a home, 28.5% higher than the $573,400 average budget for local buyers. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage, which cited Nashville as having the biggest budget gap among the cities included in its analysis. Next comes Philadelphia, with an average out-of-town budget of $559,200—28.4% higher than the average local budget. It’s followed by New York City, where the average out-of-towner had a 26.5% higher budget than the average local, and Atlanta, where migrants had a 26.1% bigger budget. Miami rounds out the top five, with an average out-of-town budget 25.1% higher than that of locals. Out-of-towners have higher budgets than locals in 42 of the 49 cities included in Redfin’s report. Many American homebuyers were able to widen their searches in 2021 as many employers made remote-work options permanent. Remote workers are now able to move somewhere more affordable than their hometown, so it stands to reason that out-of-towners frequently have bigger budgets than locals: They may come from a place with higher salaries, and/or they may have sold a home in a more expensive city. That’s good news for people moving from a place with sky-high home prices like coastal California to an area that’s still comparatively affordable, like Nashville or Atlanta. For instance, the typical home in Los Angeles—the most common origin of people moving to Nashville—sold for $950,000 in December, versus $411,000 in Nashville. The typical home in New York City —the most common origin of people moving to Atlanta and Miami—sold for $785,000, versus $385,000 in Atlanta and $459,000 in Miami. The influx of out-of-towners with big budgets is contributing to the rise in home prices in popular migration destinations, pricing out many locals. Nashville home prices remain lower than many expensive coastal cities, but were up 22.6% in December from the year before. So while Nashville may be a good deal for someone coming from Los Angeles, many locals are stuck renting. “We’re seeing a lot of out-of-state transplants, mostly from states like California that have an income tax,” said Hope Geyer, a Redfin agent in Nashville, where there’s no state income tax. “People moving from the West Coast will pay way over asking price without batting an eye. In their eyes, they’re getting a deal. It’s really hard for locals to compete right now, and it can be devastating for first-time buyers who aren’t able to offset high prices by selling a home before they buy a new one.”

 

 

Episode Title: "SIMLAB SIM-ON + Matterport + NETxAutomation: Revolutionizing Building Management"

Description: Welcome to Day 3 of SIMLAB Week (Wednesday, 22 January 2025)!

Today’s episode ventures into the future of building management with SIMLAB SIM-ON and its integration with Matterport and NETxAutomation. Imagine walking through a Matterport digital replica of your building—controlling lights, tracking assets, and even predicting maintenance—all within a 3D model.

 Discover: ✓ How SIMLAB SIM-ON and NETxAutomation work together to streamline building operations. ✓ The potential of 3D models to revolutionize asset management and predictive maintenance. ✓ Real-world applications for enterprise-level facilities management.

If you're a facility manager, building operator, or tech enthusiast in the AEC industry, this episode is packed with insights to take your operations to the next level.

Learn more:

• www.SIMLABinc.com
• www.SIM-STAGES.com
• www.SIM-ON.com

Step into the future of building management with this exciting discussion!

USA Matterport Class Action - Update as of Jan. 20, 2022

Plaintiff's Second Amended Compendium of Facts and Citations to Evidence

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After reviewing tens of thousands of internal Matterport documents, and taking several depositions of Matterport employees, we recently filed a motion to certify a nationwide class of MSPs. You can download the legal memorandum in support of the motion, and the compendium highlighting the evidence and testimony, by clicking on these links: ✓ Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification ✓ Plaintiff's Second Amended Compendium of Facts and Citations to Evidence I believe you will be shocked to learn what was actually going on within Matterport while they were enrolling you into the MSP program. If you have any insight into the factual issues raised in these documents, or if you have any questions about the lawsuit, please contact me in confidence. Continued in We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:

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Matterport Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results 1. Annualized Recurring Revenue hits record $96 million, up 21% year-over-year 2. Net loss improved 33% year-over-year; Non-GAAP net loss improved 80% year-over-year 3. Cash used in operating activities improved 81% year-over-year 4. Net Dollar Expansion rate of 107% 5. Total subscribers reach 1.0 million, up 30% year-over-year 6. Square feet under management reached 40.7 billion, up 35% from prior year SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) (“Matterport” or the “Company”), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. “I'm pleased to announce our first quarter 2024 results, which reflect our continued success in driving efficient growth for the company,” said RJ Pittman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matterport. “Subscription revenue grew 21%, hitting a record $24 million for the period, and now represents more than 60% of our total revenue - emphasizing our focus to elevate the SaaS mix within our business,” Pittman added. “More recently, we announced that we entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by CoStar Group. We are thrilled to join forces with CoStar, a long-standing customer and partner with a shared vision for transforming global real estate through technology and digitization. This transaction is another significant milestone that acknowledges the groundbreaking work Matterport has accomplished in 3D digital twin technology and AI-driven property intelligence. With CoStar Group's expansive reach and scale in property research and analytics and our joint commitment to innovation, we believe that this powerful combination will transform how properties are marketed, sold, and managed worldwide. Importantly, it offers Matterport's stockholders the opportunity to participate in the value creation and future growth prospects of our combined efforts.” “Our first quarter results represent an excellent start to 2024. Subscription revenue growth, gross margin expansion, and continued operating expense discipline drove our non-GAAP loss per share to $0.01, which is an 86% year-on-year improvement. These results again demonstrate our commitment to profitability and the progress we’ve made toward achieving positive cash flow as we continue to drive adoption of Matterport digital twins,” said JD Fay, Chief Financial Officer of Matterport. First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights 1. Total subscribers reached 1.0 million, up 30% year-over-year 2. Square feet under management hit 40.7 billion, up 35% year-over-year 3. Spaces under management reached 12.3 million, up 24% year-over-year 4. Subscription revenue of $24.0 million, up 21% year-over-year 5. Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) was $96.0 million 6. Total revenue of $39.9 million 7. Net loss of $0.12 per share, a 33% improvement year-over-year 8. Non-GAAP net loss of $0.01 per share, an 86% improvement year-over-year 9. Cash used in operating activities was $3.8 million, an 81% improvement year-over-year 10. Net dollar expansion rate was 107% 11. Cash and investments of $419 million with no debt

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1 in 4 First-Time Homebuyers Are Using Stimulus Money For Down Payment: Redfin Survey Saving pandemic-related stimulus money is the second-most common way to accumulate money for a down payment SEATTLE--Friday, February 4, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Nearly one-quarter (24%) of first-time homebuyers are using stimulus money for their down payment, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Stimulus money is the second-most common way of accumulating money for a down payment, after saving directly from paychecks. The report is based on a Redfin-commissioned survey of 1,500 U.S. residents planning to buy or sell a home in the next 12 months. The survey was fielded by research technology company Lucid from Dec. 10 to 13, 2021. The report focuses on the 215 of those 1,500 respondents who answered, “How did you accumulate the money you need for a down payment?” This was a question Redfin only posed to participants who said they were buying their first home in the next year. “There was a fair amount of economic uncertainty at the beginning of the pandemic and many people initially lost their jobs due to widespread lockdowns. But plenty of Americans, particularly those who are in a position to buy a home, are now in a better financial position than before,” said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “Stimulus payments provided a lot of Americans not only with necessary relief, but extra money in their pockets. Some people were also able to save more money than usual because they spent less on things like traveling, eating out and paying back student loans, which were paused during the pandemic.” The average American family with children received $6,660 in stimulus money in 2021 in the form of stimulus checks and the expanded child tax credit, both part of COVID-19 relief policies. While this survey identified a cohort of first-time homebuyers who say stimulus money contributed to their down payment, most stimulus recipients used the bulk of the money for everyday essentials. Stimulus money can make a big dent in a down payment. The typical U.S. home sells for $382,900 and the median down payment is roughly 10% of the purchase price, which equals about $38,000 for the median-priced home. Some buyers put down as little as 3%, which would equal an $11,500 down payment. Twenty-three percent of survey respondents said the ability to save extra money during the pandemic has helped with their down payment, the third-most common method of accumulating money for a down payment. Other ways respondents reported collecting money for down payments include selling investments in cryptocurrency (12%) and cash gifts from family (12%).

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Active listings Fell 28% Year-Over-Year: 39% of Pending Sales Under Contract Within Two Weeks Home Prices Start New Year at New High January is shaping up to be the most competitive month in housing history SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The median home sale price surged 16% year over year to an all-time high of $365,000 during the week ending January 9, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Prices keep climbing because the supply drought keeps deepening while demand increases. The number of homes for sale fell to a new low as listings hit the market at a slower rate than they did early last year. Yet homebuyer activity—as measured by the Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index—jumped 9%. Mortgage rates rose to 3.45% during the seven days ending January 13, making homebuying more expensive as overall inflation hit a 40-year high. “The stage is now set for the most competitive January housing market in recorded history,” said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “Buyers are pouring into the market to claim a home before mortgage rates rise further as new listings slow to a trickle. The conditions are becoming increasingly challenging for first-time homebuyers, who will have to compete against more experienced buyers who are willing to do whatever it takes to win. But I expect that by the time mortgage rates increase to 3.6%, competition will settle down quickly to levels similar to late-2018.” “Homebuyers are touring nearly every home that comes on the market, waiving every contingency, offering $100,000 over asking price, and still losing out to 9+ other offers,” said Portland Redfin real estate agent Jennifer Ciacci. “As competitive as the market is right now, I advise buyers not to write an offer on a home they don’t really like. The home needs to work for what they want and need, and if it checks off those boxes, that's when you go all-in and take your best shot. But protect your heart; this isn't an easy market." Key housing market takeaways for 400+ U.S. metro areas: Unless otherwise noted, this data covers the four-week period ending January 9. Redfin’s housing market data goes back through 2012. 1. The median home-sale price increased 14% year over year to $358,801. For the seven-day period ending January 9, the median price hit $365,000, up 16% from a year earlier and an all-time high. 2. The median asking price of newly listed homes increased 12% year over year to $344,190. 3. Pending home sales were up 2.5% year over year. 4. New listings of homes for sale were down 11% from a year earlier. 5. Active listings (the number of homes listed for sale at any point during the period) fell 28% year over year, dropping to an all-time low of 461,000. 6. The share of homes that went under contract that had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market was 39%, above the 34% rate of a year earlier. 7. 29% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within one week of hitting the market, up from 25% during the same period a year earlier. 8. Homes that sold were on the market for a median of 27 days, down from 35 days a year earlier. 41% of homes sold above list price, up from 33% a year earlier. 9. On average, 2.4% of homes for sale each week had a price drop, up 0.4 percentage points from the same time in 2021. 10. The average sale-to-list price ratio, which measures how close homes are selling to their asking prices, was 100.3%. In other words, the average home sold for 0.3% above its asking price. Other leading indicators of homebuying activity: 1. Mortgage purchase applications increased 2% week over week (seasonally adjusted) during the week ending December 31. For the week ending January 13, 30-year mortgage rates rose to 3.45%, the highest level since March 2020. 2. The Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index rose 9% during the week ending January 9 and was up 22% from a year earlier. To view the full report, including charts and methodology, please visit: Redfin Data Center For more information or to contact a local Redfin real estate agent, visit www.redfin.com. To learn about housing market trends and download data, visit the Redfin Data Center. Source: Redfin via Business Wire

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-- Why offer real estate agents an Add On bundle of a virtual staging by AI? -- How do you roll-out virtual staging powered by AI to your real estate agent clients? -- Can you really get virtual staging done within 30 seconds versus 1-2 days of bespoke virtual staging? -- What are some pricing strategies to charge for virtually staged images by AI? On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, August 15, 2024, my guest is: ✓ Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks (b]@ScanYourSpace[/b]) Topic WGAN-TV | A Real Estate Photographer's Perspective on Why and How to Offer Virtual Staging Powered by AI I will ask Tom to show us how he creates virtual staging powered by AI of residential real estate and to tell us how and why real estate photographers should offer virtual staging powered by AI: ✓ Why offer real estate agents an Add On bundle of a virtual staging by AI? ✓ How do you roll-out virtual staging powered by AI to your real estate agent clients? ✓ Can you really get virtual staging done within 30 seconds versus 1-2 days of bespoke virtual staging? ✓ What are some pricing strategies to charge for virtually staged images by AI? ✓ In addition to bespoke virtual staging ✓ For empty listings ✓ For badly furnished listings ✓ To declutter rooms ✓ Why should a photographer offer virtual staging? ✓ Why a photographer that is presently outsourcing virtual staging should try Virtual Staging AI? ✓ What are the benefits of virtual staging from a real estate agent's perspective? ✓ What are suggested pricing strategies for real estate photographers to charge real estate agents? ✓ Why should virtual staging be included in a real estate photographer's bundles? ✓ Should virtual staging - and virtual decluttering - be offered as an Add On (or no charge)? ✓ How does virtual staging differentiate a real estate photographer? ✓ What does "Decluttering Included" mean? ✓ What does "Unlimited Revisions" mean? ✓ How to get the best virtual staging results with Virtual Staging AI? Special Offer for We Get Around Network Standard Members ✓ Receive the free use of Virtual Staging AI (VSI) Standard Plan for 12 months ✓ WGAN Standard Member? Receive VSI Benefit (To receive the password, please Private Message @DanSmigrod) ✓ Virtual Staging AI Standard Plan includes: ✓ 20 photos per month ✓ Unlimited renders ✓ All room types and styles ✓ Decluttering included ✓ No watermark ✓ Less than 30 second turnaround ✓ Image storage forever

1. Are you a real estate photographer thinking about buying a Matterport Axis? 2. Are you a real estate agent thinking about buying a Matterport Axis? 3. Are you a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera user thinking about buying a Matterport Axis? 4. Wondering how the Matterport Axis compares to a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera, Ricoh Theta Z1, X and SC2? 5. As a Matterport Service Provider, how can you position the Matterport Axis to your clients who ask your advice about the product? Then watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 - 5 pm ET - on Thursday, April 14 2022: ✓ Matterport Axis Motorized Mount Smartphone Rotator: 1st Impressions My guests will be two WGAN Forum Members that often post reviews in the WGAN Forum: Jeff Nitschke (@lilnitsch) Owner CaptureNW North Idaho and Eastern Washington State www.CAPTUREnw.com [Jeff was previously my guest on WGAN-TV: A MSP Customer Journey: Jeff Nitschke with CaptureNW] and ... Dave Avilla (@Dataventurer) Real Estate Photographer and Coldwell Banker Realty Agent Gilroy, California www.CBnorCAL.com | CalDRE # 01075392 [Dave was previously my guest on WGAN-TV: 31 Statistics to Help Sell Virtual Tours to RE Agents] Dave plans to shoot the same property with the Matterport Axis and Ricoh Theta SC2. Jeff plans to shoot the following home with the Matterport Axis that he previously shot with: 1. Matterport Pro2 3D Camera 2. Ricoh Theta Z1 2. Ricoh Theta X 3. Ricoh Theta SC2

Matterport Introduces CAD File Add-On, a One-Click CAD Creation Tool To Simplify Design Workflows Coming soon, the new add-on feature will produce editable CAD drawings direct from Matterport digital twins, reducing design and documentation time SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), announced in advance of Autodesk University, a new CAD file add-on that will enable the simple creation of CAD files directly from Matterport digital twins to speed up design workflows using Matterport. Nearly 70% of rework in the construction industry is caused by design changes, errors, or omissions, making documentation a critical part of any new project to verify construction is being performed to standards and according to design.1 Most design processes begin with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings, however accurate drawings are often time-consuming and difficult to produce, requiring professionals specially trained in surveying and modeling to execute. Historically, Matterport has only delivered CAD files as part of its BIM file add-on, however for projects that don’t require the level of detail of BIM, this added unnecessary time and cost to a project. With the new CAD file add-on, Matterport customers can reduce design and documentation time through a one-click solution producing editable CAD drawings from Matterport point clouds. The CAD file add-on package will include: 1. .DWG CAD format of floor plans and reflected ceiling plans (AutoCAD 2020 version) 2. .DXF exported from .DWG 3. PDF of all floor plans and reflected ceiling plans 4. .RCS Point Cloud File 5. .CTB file of plot styles for CAD

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Credits for Do the Matterport Dance! Song: Performed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered: J-Savy (Spotify | Fiverr | Instagram) | Producers: Nikita Petrov p/k/a Wendigo and We Get Around Network Founder Dan Smigrod | Instrumental Music License: Wendigo | Lyrics: ChatGPT-4o | Co-Lyrics Writers: J-Savy and Dan Smigrod | AI Prompt Engineers: We Get Around Network Founder Dan Smigrod and ID360 Media General Manager Keith Foster | Executive Producer: Dan Smigrod | Inspiration: Do the Matterport Dance! Video via Mitch Byrom YouTube Channel; Restoration Operating Software and Big Red 1 Restoration | Special Thanks: Matterport for making the Matterport Pro2 Camera and Matterport Pro3 Camera | Performance: © 2024 We Get Around Network (a division of TERRIFIC! Inc.)

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Do The Matterport Dance!

Yeah!

Whatcha know about The Matterport Dance!?

Whatcha know about The Matterport Dance!?

 

Walk up in the scene, Pro Camera in my hand,

Gonna scan the space, Yeah, I got it all planned,

Set the camera down, hit start on the Matterport app,

 

Now it's time to move, gotta check the map.

Gotta stay smooth, yeah, gotta keep it cool,

Dodgin’ them reflections, that's the number one rule.

Window on the left, picture frame on the right,

I’m in the shot, but poof! Yeah! I vanish outta sight!

 

Now slide to the left, then slide to the right,

Keep it real slick, keep it outta light,

The Matterport Dance! It’s all in the flow,

Disappear like a ghost, now let's go!

 

Do The Matterport Dance! Yeah, move out the frame,

Dodge that glass, yeah, it's all part of the game. Yeah.

Twist. Spin. Slide. Keep your foot in the groove,

Watch me get skinny, as I make my next move!

 

Do The Matterport Dance! Yeah, work it out fast,

Vanish in reflections, now I’m gone in a flash!

Step to the left, then step to the right, 

Now we’re moving so clean,

It’s The Matterport Dance! 

 

(Do you know what I mean?)

(Do you know what I mean?)

 

It’s The Matterport Dance! 

 

(Do you know what I mean?)

(Do you know what I mean?)

(Do you know what I mean?)

 

They call it "Skinny" when I try to hide,

But I get caughta in my own awkward stride.

Window on my tail, mirror in the front,

I dip. Duck, but I still hit a stunt.

 

Hit the floor. Shuffle back. Blend into the wall.

Matterport's snappin’, but I ain’t in the hall.

It’s all about timing, gotta move with grace,

Gotta stay smooth or I’ll be in the space!

 

Now slide to the left, then slide to the right, yeah.

Keep it real slick, yeah, keep it outta the light,

The Matterport Dance! Yeah, it’s all in the flow,

Disappear like a ghost, now let's go! 

 

The Matterport Dance! Yeah, move out the frame,

Dodge that glass, yeah. It's all part of the game. Yeah!

Twist. Spin. Slide. Keep your foot in the groove,

Watch me get skinny, as I make my next move!

 

Do The Matterport Dance! Yeah, work it out fast,

Vanish in reflections, now I’m gone in a flash!

Step to the left, then step to the right, 

Now we’re moving so clean,

It’s The Matterport Dance! 

 

(Do you know what I mean?)

(Do you know what I mean?)

 

It’s The Matterport Dance!

 

(Do you know what I mean?)

(Do you know what I mean?) 

(Do you know what I mean?)

 

When I need the tips, tell me where do I go?

WGANForum.com, they run the show.

Scan like a Pro, yeah, I’m all in the zone,

Get the latest tricks, so I’m never scannin’ alone.

We Get Around, Yeah! They got insight,

From cameras to software, Yeah, they keepin’ it tight.

It’s the place to be if you’re all in the game,

WGANForum.com, remember the name!

 

Mirror mirror on the wall,

You can't catch me. Yo! I’m way too small.

We do The Matterport Dance!

And we slide out of view.

We mastered the steps, hommie. That's how we do!

 

Now do The Matterport Dance! Yeah! Y'all know the drill.

Hide from the lens with those ninja-like skills.

Slide! Twist. Vanish like a Pro,

In the scan, but invisible, watch me go! Watch me go!

 

Do The Matterport Dance!! Yeah, work it out fast,

Vanish in reflections, now I’m gone in a flash!

Step to the left, and step to the right, 

Now we’re moving so clean,

It’s The Matterport Dance! It's a whole new scene!

 

Now slide to the left, then slide to the right,

Keep it real slick, we keep it outta light,

The Matterport Dance! If you’re ready, let’s go.

It’s The Matterport Dance! Y'all. Act like you know.

You know. You know. Know. Know.

1. Are you thinking about buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera, but not sure how you can justify the cost? 2. Did you buy a Matterport Pro3 Camera and wondering about use cases other than residential real estate? My guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 8 December 2022 will be greater San Francisco bay area-based Hopscotch Interactive CEO and Chief Media Officer Emily Olman who will help answer these questions (above): ► WGAN-TV 10 Use-Cases for the Matterport Pro3 Camera to Help Matterport Service Providers Make More Money Emily and I will assume that you are a Matterport Service Provider with a Matterport Pro2 Camera (and maybe you previously considered buying a Leica BLK360 (1st generation) to pair with the Matterport Capture app. (The BLK360 2nd generation is not compatible with Matterport (as of Monday, 7 November 2022 and that may not change). To help understand the use-cases (other than residential real estate) to make more money, I will ask Emily questions by Pro3 feature (that are not possible with the Matterport Pro2 Camera). For example, use-cases that are now possible because you can: 1. scan outdoors 2. scan large open spaces 3. scan faster 4. scan with greater distance between scan points 5. scan with a higher Level Of Detail (LOD) of the spatial data 6. none (or fewer) misalignment errors 7. order Matterport Add Ons: MatterPak | E57 File | BIM File 8. use third-party solutions (with a better result) 9. use Matterport Partners solutions (with a better result) 10. replaceable battery What questions should I ask Emily Olman on WGAN-TV Live at 5? WGAN Forum Related Discussions ► WGAN-TV Transcript: Matterport Pro3 Camera First Impressions | Southern 3D Tours ► WGAN-TV Transcript: Matterport Pro3 Camera First Impressions | RKO Photography ► WGAN-TV Transcript: Matterport MatterPak and E57 File: Pro3 vs. Pro2/BLK360 ► WGAN Cheat Sheet: Cost Worksheet for Matterport Pro3 Camera ► THE List: MSPs with a Matterport Pro3 Camera or a Leica BLK360 Scanner ► WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Pro3 ► WGAN-TV Podcast Play List: Pro3

Asteroom Announces Launch of New Desktop Appraisal Solution for Appraisal Management Companies 3D tour technology reveals a new efficient and accurate way to gather data by launching a national network to collect data to complete desktop appraisals SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asteroom Inc. today launched its new nationwide desktop appraisal data collection service to fully enable the new property valuation method called desktop appraisal endorsed and approved by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that started on March 19, 2022. The first complete solution to be introduced in support of desktop appraisals, which do not require an appraiser's physical inspection, Asteroom's national desktop appraisal data collection service features the company's proprietary 3D tour and floor plan technology to document interior and exterior visual and dimensional data for residential properties. Appraisal management companies (AMC's) and appraisers can receive ANSI-compliant 2D floor plans with GLA calculations and a complete 3D tour of the interior and exterior, including street view shots, within 24 hours. The unique national desktop appraisal data collection solution mobilizes Asteroom's network of Realtors®, who have real estate knowledge and property access, to collect the data using Asteroom's smartphone-enabled 3D tour kits. Appraisers prefer Asteroom's data because it includes a 3D tour that allows the appraiser to view the property remotely in its entirety for accurate and reliable appraisal results. Appraisal management companies leverage Asteroom's photography technology and in-person coverage to manage the data collection process in just 24 to 48 hours. In an effort to streamline the loan process with reduced appraisal times, the mortgage industry is encouraging desktop appraisals, which are likely to see increased adoption, particularly with validated, accurate values made possible through Asteroom's all-inclusive solution. "We are expediting the appraisal process," comments Asteroom CEO Eric Tsai, "with many of our initial desktop assignments being completed in three days start-to-finish. The property can be visited the same day the order is placed so that data is provided to the appraiser the next day. By serving as the "onsite eyes" of the appraiser, we are able to give them confidence in their valuation while also increasing their efficiency and volume by eliminating travel and inspection time." To learn more about Asteroom and its national desktop appraisal data collection service offering, go to: www.Asteroom.com | Menu: Solutions

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Matterport Delivers Immersive 3D Experiences of Design Miami/ and the Miami Design District Celebrating the second year the iconic sister fair to Art Basel has partnered with Matterport to provide digital access for design fans worldwide SUNNYVALE, California, Wednesday, November 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) announced collaborations with two leading art and design organizations, Design Miami/ and the Miami Design District. Using the new Pro3 3D camera, Matterport captured and produced immersive digital twins that allow visitors to partake in this year’s Design Miami/ fair and the Miami Design District’s Annual Neighborhood Commission. These digital experiences broaden accessibility for design lovers worldwide, and provide an opportunity for onsite visitors to dive deeper into the exhibitions and installations. Online visitors to the Design Miami/ digital twin can explore 50 exhibitions and galleries across 73,000 square feet, featuring fair partners such as Kohler, Audi, Fendi, and others. Virtual attendees can interact with the best in historic and contemporary design and make purchases on designmiami.com through direct links tagged within the digital twin. This marks the second year Matterport has provided the digital experience of the fair, reflecting Design Miami’s ongoing commitment to innovation in design. “As the preeminent global forum for design, it’s essential that we offer cutting edge digital experiences for our audience,” said April Magen, Director of Global Partnerships, Design Miami/. “Matterport provides us with a dynamic digital platform to strengthen engagement with our audience and increase the visibility and value we bring to our galleries and partners with an immersive digital experience of their exhibitions.”

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Knock 2022 Housing Forecast Reveals the Best Markets for Each Stage of Life Austin is the best market for millennials, Miami rises to the top for Gen X and Pittsburgh ranks No. 1 for baby boomers NEW YORK, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With affordability and limited supply expected to keep the housing market competitive and remote work and the desire for more space influencing decisions on where to live, Knock, the fast-growing homeownership platform that makes all homebuyers Power Buyers, today released its ranking of the best housing markets by generation in 2022. Austin, Texas, ranks No. 1 for millennials, while Miami is the best market for Gen X and Pittsburgh tops the list for baby boomers. Two markets – Austin and Knoxville, Tenn. – are the only metros to make two lists. "Although we do expect the housing market to moderate in 2022, homebuyers will continue to face many of the same challenges they did last year. Rising interest rates will offset any relief buyers get from slowing home price growth. The good news is the rise in remote work has given many people the freedom to rethink where they want to live, opening up options for those willing to explore new cities that offer relative affordability, growing economies and access to the amenities important to them," said Knock Co-Founder and CEO Sean Black. To compile the list of top markets, Knock ranked the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, the availability of housing stock and key attributes important at each stage of life. The analysis takes into account Knock's 2022 housing forecast which expects the national median sale price to grow 8% to $399,484 year-over-year, homes to sell in an average of 20 days down from 22 in 2021 and months of supply to fall 11% to 2.1, well below the average of four to five months in a balanced market. With six of the top 10 millennial markets located in the South and two each in North Carolina and Texas, the top 10 millennial markets in rank order are: Austin, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Charleston, S.C.; San Antonio; Atlanta; Providence, R.I.; St. Louis; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C. and Spokane, Wash. More geographically diverse than the best markets for its younger and older counterparts, the top 10 markets for Gen X in rank order are: Miami; Austin, Texas; Knoxville, Tenn.; Portland, Ore.; Boise, Idaho; Omaha, Neb.; Raleigh, N.C.; Phoenix; Salt Lake City and Boston.

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In this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show today (27 April 2023 | recording above), Alex shows how the REMARK.re traffic aware instant booking platform may help you: ▶ book more real estate photo shoots per day, week and month ▶ get paid for your travel time (more $$$ that mileage during rush hour) ▶ provide real estate agents incentives for booking appointments that optimize your time/location ▶ be more efficient (so that you can focus on shooting rather than coordinating) ▶ get paid faster ▶ deliver all your digital assets more efficiently ▶ be green Alex does show and tell for the front-end (what the real estate agent sees) and the back-end (what you see). Plus, Alex talks about what's coming soon, including a scheduling chatbot powered by ChatGPT based on all the content that you have entered into the REMARK.re platform. It's free to get started with REMARK.re ... How do you easily, quickly and efficiently enable your clients book your services instantly? Find out on Thursday, 27 April 2023 on WGAN-TV Live at 5: ▶ WGAN-TV | Introduction to REMARK.re Traffic-Aware Instant Booking Service for Real Estate Photographers My guest will be Remark Founder and CEO Alex Gustafson (@_AG). Topics Include ▶ Boosting Revenue with Remark ▶ Traffic-Aware Scheduling Efficiency ▶ Streamlined Calendar Integration ▶ Capture More Clients: Same-Day Bookings ▶ Adaptable Service Times & Pricing ▶ Maximize Earnings: Travel Fee Strategy ▶ Founder's Story: Overcoming Struggles About www.REMARK.re ▶ Existing scheduling tools aren't for people who drive. Remark.re changes this by padding your appointments with real future drive time estimates. ▶ Our patent pending traffic aware booking tool is made for real estate photographers by real estate photographers. Customers only see availability if you have time to make the drive to and from their location.

 

WATERLOO, ONTARIO & WOKINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – MASS Information Systems, a leading provider of facilities management technology for over 30 years, and Planitar Inc., makers of iGUIDE announced a distributor partnership today. MASS Information Systems is broadening its portfolio by selling the iGUIDE PLANIX camera system in the U.K., providing an additional solution to improve operational and documentation processes for facilities management companies. “After experiencing this technology first-hand, it was easy to see the value it could bring to our current clients and beyond,” says Alastair Jeffery, Client Success Director of MASS Information Systems. “Our clients seek solutions to streamline their operations in today’s marketplace – iGUIDE does just that. Our clients can eliminate hours of manual work and enhance their collaboration across the business while significantly reducing operational costs when they incorporate iGUIDE.” A proven leader in the proptech industry, Planitar Inc. provides a quick and easy way to document a facility using the iGUIDE PLANIX camera system. Once documented, Planitar Inc. uses this data to create an iGUIDE, including a measurement-accurate floor plan and immersive virtual walkthrough with extensive property data. iGUIDE technology is the most practical way to quickly, easily and securely generate accurate property information. “We are thrilled to partner with MASS Information Systems,” says Michael Vervena, VP, Sales & Business Development of Planitar Inc. “The partnership allows us to access new markets and broaden our presence in the facility management sector. With MASS Information Systems’ extensive client base and deep reach throughout the U.K., we’re excited about growing this partnership in 2024 and the years ahead.” Given the strength of both companies’ technology and resources, MASS’ existing and prospective clients in the U.K. stand to gain a significant competitive edge by implementing iGUIDE. Clients interested in learning more about the iGUIDE PLANIX camera system can find product specifications and pricing on the MASS Information Systems website: mass-plc.com/iguide About Planitar (iGUIDE) Founded in 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Planitar Inc. is the maker of iGUIDE, a proprietary camera and software platform for capturing and delivering immersive 3D virtual tours and extensive property data. iGUIDE is the most efficient system to map interior spaces and features accurate floor plans, measurements and reliable property square footage. By integrating floor plans and visual data, iGUIDE provides an intuitive and practical way to navigate and explore built environments digitally. For more, visit: www.GOiGUIDE.com About MASS Information Systems MASS Information Systems, founded by David Bolt, was established in 1992 to provide Business Management Solutions and went on to become the world’s leading provider of Computer Integrated Facilities Management (CIFM) Solutions, based on market-leading software products and award-winning services. Originally MASS Information Systems began with one product but now offers a complementary portfolio of software products and IT services which focus on improvements in business efficiency, intelligence and customer experience. For more info, visit: mass-plc.com/iguide Source: iGUIDE

12% of First-Time Homebuyers Say Selling Crypto Helped Save for Down Payment, Up From 5% in 2019 Digital currencies are becoming an increasingly common payment method as millennials rush the housing market SEATTLE--(January 7, 2022 via BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ: RDFN) — One in nine first-time homebuyers (11.6%) surveyed in the fourth quarter said selling cryptocurrency had helped them save for a down payment, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This is up from 8.8% in the third quarter of 2020 and 4.6% in the third quarter of 2019. “With extra time and a lack of exciting ways to spend money, many people began trading cryptocurrencies during the pandemic,” said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “Some of those investments went up in smoke, but others went ‘to the moon,' or at least rose enough to help fund a down payment on a home.” The report is based on a Redfin-commissioned survey of 1,500 U.S. residents planning to buy or sell a home in the next 12 months, which was fielded to a representative sample of the American population and conducted by research technology company Lucid from December 10 to December 13, 2021. The report focuses on the 215 of those 1,500 respondents who answered the question “How did you accumulate the money you need for a down payment?” which Redfin only posed to participants who indicated they were planning to buy their first home in the next year. The most common response was “saved directly from paychecks” (52%), while less common answers included “cash gift from family” (12%) and “pulled money out of a retirement fund early” (10%). Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, hit a record high of nearly $69,000 in November. Ether, the second most valuable cryptocurrency, also reached an all-time high, though both coins have since lost some of those gains. With surging home prices leading to larger down payments, some buyers are finding non-traditional ways to cover the cost and compete with other bidders. “Crypto is one way for people without generational wealth to win a lottery ticket to the middle class,” Fairweather said. Digital currencies are also likely on the rise as a payment method among homebuyers because millennials and Generation Z are taking up an increasing share of the U.S. housing market. Millennials, who own more cryptocurrency than other generations, now account for more than half of new mortgages. To view the full report, including charts and methodology, please visit Redfin Data Center. About Redfin Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate company. We help people find a place to live with brokerage, instant home-buying (iBuying), rentals, lending, title insurance, and renovations services. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country's #1 real-estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Our rentals business empowers millions nationwide to find apartments and houses for rent. Since launching in 2006, we've saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 6,000 people. For more information or to contact a local Redfin real estate agent, visit www.redfin.com. To learn about housing market trends and download data, visit the Redfin Data Center. Source: Redfin Via Business Wire

Matterport Digitally Replicates Amazon Executive Briefing Center In Demonstration of IoT Digital Twin Integration for Facilities Management

Matterport’s integration with AWS IoT TwinMaker provides an efficient and cost-effective solution to remotely optimize building operations, production output, equipment performance, and environmental health and safety at commercial or industrial facilities

SUNNYVALE, California, Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) in a recent demonstration of its integration with AWS IoT TwinMaker, digitally replicated Amazon’s Executive Business Center to showcase the facilities management capabilities of the joint integration for an office environment.

The integration, which became generally available in April, enables enterprise customers to seamlessly connect Internet of Things (IoT) data with Matterport’s visually immersive and dimensionally accurate digital twins, providing a cost-effective solution to remotely optimize building operations, production output, equipment performance, and environmental health and safety at commercial or industrial facilities.

In the demonstration, AWS shows how the Executive Briefing Center used a combination of Matterport and AWS IoT TwinMaker to produce a living, digital representation of the physical space that dynamically mirrors its state of being. Monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, sound, and occupancy across meeting rooms and spaces, this information is displayed as data overlays on a user-friendly dashboard associated with the digital twin.

Matterport’s Digital Twin Platform helps organizations optimize facilities across equipment maintenance programs, onboarding and training, as well as space planning and production optimization to operate more efficiently.

To learn more about Matterport solutions for facilities management and integrating live IoT data into Matterport digital twins, visit: www.Matterport.com

About Matterport

Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking spatial data platform turns buildings into data to make nearly every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.Matterport.com

©2023 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Matterport is a registered trademark and the Matterport logo is a trademark of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Eberl Deploys Matterport for Mobile with the New Axis Motorized Mount to Document Insurance Claims Top 4 US-based adjusting firm grows customer base by 200 percent with Matterport digital twins --- WGAN Forum Discussions tagged: Matterport Axis | Insurance Claims | Eberl --- Sunnyvale, California, Thursday, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Eberl, a top 4 U.S.-based insurance adjusting company, has improved its total claims cycle time by 15 percent and increased new customer acquisition by 200 percent since adopting Matterport digital twins. Combining the Matterport Capture App with Matterport Axis allows the Eberl adjusters to create an accurate visual audit of the loss with the convenience of their smartphone while reducing their time spent in the field. “With Matterport directly at their fingertips, our adjusters can easily access rich, visual data and precise measurements that reduce the need for return trips, reinspection requests, phone calls and follow-up emails,” said Chris Cowan, Vice President, Operational Strategy at Eberl. “Digital twins have helped our adjusters work smarter, and their agility enhances the experience of our clients and subsequent policyholders. When we outline the value of digital twins to new and existing insurance carriers, they are eager to engage and adopt, which has had a tremendous impact on the growth of our business.” While in the field, Eberl adjusters use the Matterport Capture App with Matterport Axis, the new, hands-free motorized mount accessory that increases the speed and precision of creating a digital twin to document an insurance loss. Adjusters can add notes, review measurements, and collaborate remotely with insurance carriers, policy holders, contractors, and other stakeholders using the digital twin. As part of a Matterport Axis beta program, Eberl adjusters added the motorized mount to streamline complex claims where multiple captures were required. As a result, adjusters completed their assessments faster and with greater accuracy and consistency. Watch the video [above] to learn how Eberl is leading the industry with Matterport digital twins on: Matterport.com

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Matterport Launches Social Impact Program to Help Nonprofits and Public Education Institutions to Create Equitable Access to 3D spaces

Matterport’s Exploration to Equity social impact program aims to increase community inclusion and resilience SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced the Exploration to Equity program, a new corporate social impact initiative that supports nonprofit organizations to use the Matterport Digital Twin Platform to increase access for underrepresented groups. As part of the program, Matterport will donate its technology and services to select, qualifying organizations such as its first partner organization, Space Foundation Discovery Museum, allowing them to capture and provide people with access to their Matterport 3D spaces. The program will prioritize projects that support marginalized, disenfranchised, and vulnerable populations and focus on capturing historically and socially significant spaces.

“At Matterport, we are committed to reimagining ways to collaborate, explore, and share spaces,” said Qadira Harris, Senior Director of Global Responsibility at Matterport. “For organizations like nonprofits and schools, we recognize the power technology and data can have to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. By leveraging our people, products, and services, we aim to strengthen and empower communities to become stronger, unified, inclusive, and more resilient.”

Matterport’s mission is to make every building and space more valuable and accessible through the creation of digital twins, or replicas, of those spaces. Among the 4 billion spaces in the world, the Matterport Exploration to Equity program aims to capture some of these spaces for the greater good of society. The Matterport Exploration to Equity program supports creative and innovative organizations that demonstrate equitable solutions to building community resilience through access to spaces. As part of the program, Matterport will evaluate submissions from qualifying US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, K through 12 public schools, and public universities to bring historically or socially significant spaces to life through the Matterport Digital Twin Platform, allowing anyone, anywhere to visit.

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Today's WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET Thursday, 23 June 2022) is for Matterport Service Providers that shoot either: 1. New Multi-Family Communities of homes and apartments 2. commercial office space: particularly MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) spaces for Facility Managers You will find out how to: 1. Get more scanning business from existing clients 2. Offer Add On services 3. Get more new clients Thanks for watching!

 

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Discussion Topics 1. One App = Complete Property Management --IoT and smart device control --Complete asset management --Maintenance schedule notifications 2. Reasonable Cost -- Free light version -- Full license (starting at $10 USD per month) 3. Integrations -- KNX -- Samsung SmartThings -- FIBARO 4. Matterport 3D Digital Twin Used as the “All Data” Container -- Online 3D model visualization becomes the information container for all data related to any physical space -- IoT Devices Control ===> Many vendors synchronized in one place ===> Intuitive and user-friendly 3D interface ===> Secure and easy access to device data ===> Customization of displayed information ===> Visual presentation of device activity and settings -- Asset Management (All Data in One Place) ===> Real mapping of devices in space ===> Collect all data about devices, equipment, finishing material, gadgets in one place ===> Add photos, video and documents for any asset ===> Select category filters for ease of use -- Why SIM-ON by SIMLAB is so SPECIAL? ===> No tools needed ===> Best interface ===> Integrations ===> Low cost Plus, you can take SIMLAB SIM-ON for a free spin, if you already have a Matterport digital twin.

 

Redfin Reports 3 in 5 Home Offers Faced Bidding Wars in December, Even Amid Holiday Slowdown Many homebuyers are writing upwards of five offers before finding success as remote work, an ongoing housing shortage and low mortgage rates fuel bidding wars SEATTLE--January 18, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) —Nationwide, 59.6% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced bidding wars in December 2021, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the lowest share in 12 months and down from a revised rate of 61.3% in November, but up from 54% in December 2020. Competition has dipped in recent months partly because the housing market typically slows in the winter, with many buyers and sellers taking a break during the holidays. But while the bidding-war rate has fallen from its pandemic peak of 74.6% in April 2021, the housing market remains quite competitive as house hunters grapple with a record shortage of homes for sale. “Buyers should anticipate that they may not win a house until their sixth or seventh bid. If you’re the type of person who falls in love with a house, this is not your market,” said Candace Evans, a Redfin team manager in New York. “If you show a house to 10 buyers, you’ll probably get eight offers. An agent on my team just put a home in the Bronx on the market and started receiving offers even though there hadn't been a single open house or tour yet. The house ultimately received over 10 offers and went for well above the asking price.” The housing market has been remarkably hot during the pandemic as low mortgage rates and remote work have encouraged Americans to move and buy homes. More than half of Redfin offers have faced bidding wars since May 2020. But with rising mortgage rates now making the homebuying process more expensive, some buyers may no longer be able to stretch their budgets in order to write offers competitive enough to win. Pricey Homes Are Most Likely to Face Bidding Wars Nearly two-thirds (64.6%) of offers for homes priced between $800,000 and $1 million faced bidding wars in December, the highest share of any price bucket. Next came homes in the $1 million to $1.5 million range (62%), followed by homes priced over $1.5 million (61.7%). Vacation homes, which are often pricey, have become increasingly popular during the pandemic—one possible explanation for elevated competition in the high-end market. The lower price buckets were competitive as well, with more than 55% of offers for homes priced between $200,000 and $800,000 facing bidding wars. Townhouses were the most competitive property type, with 62% of offers facing competition, followed by single-family homes, at 61.3%. Next came multi-family (54.7%) and condos (53.3%). Many house hunters are likely eyeing townhouses after being priced out of the market for single-family homes. Salt Lake City and Tucson Have the Highest Bidding-War Rates Salt Lake City had the highest bidding-war rate of the 37 U.S. metropolitan areas in this analysis, with 74% of offers written by Redfin agents facing competition in December. Next came Tucson, AZ at 73.1% and San Diego, CA at 71.1%. Virginia Beach, VA and Seattle, WA rounded out the top five, with bidding-war rates of 70.6% and 70%, respectively. Metros must have had at least 20 offers recorded by Redfin agents in both December 2021 and November 2021 to be included in this analysis. “I’ve been working with two clients since October and finally got them under contract after they lost out on seven other homes,” said Jennifer Ciacci, a Redfin agent in Portland, OR, where the bidding-war rate was 65.1% last month. “I haven’t seen inventory this low since I started in real estate. Buying a home today is emotionally exhausting, but house hunters aren’t giving up. I’m seeing buyers jump in and write a few offers, lose bidding wars and then retreat for a bit. But they usually end up coming back once they’ve had a chance to lick their wounds.” Ciacci continued: “I tell my buyers not to compromise everything by giving up all the contingencies and safe-guards that are in place to protect them. They need to be aggressive in order to win, but shouldn’t put their family’s financial health in jeopardy by doing things like blindly waiving inspections altogether.” To view the full report, including charts and methodology, please visit: Redfin Data Center About Redfin Redfin (www.redfin.com) is a technology-powered real estate company. We help people find a place to live with brokerage, instant home-buying (iBuying), rentals, lending, title insurance, and renovations services. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country’s #1 real-estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Our rentals business empowers millions nationwide to find apartments and houses for rent. Since launching in 2006, we’ve saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 6,000 people. For more information or to contact a local Redfin real estate agent, visit www.redfin.com. To learn about housing market trends and download data, visit the Redfin Data Center. Source: Redfin via Business Wire

Matterport’s 3D Property Marketing Solution Elevates Hospitality and Guest Experiences For The Ivy Collection Renowned for its unique dining experiences, The Ivy Collection selected Matterport’s industry-leading 3D digital twin technology to transform the way clients preview private dining spaces SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), announced that The Ivy Collection, one of the UK’s leading restaurant brands, selected Matterport’s 3D Property Marketing solution to help customers experience its private dining spaces virtually, to streamline event planning, and maximize customer satisfaction. The Ivy Collection offers exclusive private dining experiences across London, the UK and Ireland, featuring a range of elegant rooms capable of accommodating intimate gatherings or grand events for over 100 guests. To meet the growing demand for personalized experiences, these private spaces can be customized with bespoke decorations and tailored menus. As part of the brand revamping its website, The Ivy Collection digitized 50 of its private dining rooms with Matterport’s digital twin technology. This has allowed clients to virtually walk through the space and experience the room as it is, helping set client expectations for those unable to see the venue physically, and increasing trust among clients. This not only enhanced the client experience, but also saved the Ivy Events and Venues Team time, reducing the team’s need for physical show-rounds, cutting travel, and minimizing disruptions. Matterport’s Property Marketing solution, powered by the company’s digital twin technology, has helped customers in real estate, travel and hospitality to attract more buyers, close faster, and increase bookings. With all-in-one rich media assets produced from a single Matterport digital twin – from 3D experiences to 2D photography, and floor plans – Matterport is a one-stop shop for property marketing needs. Read the full case study with the Ivy Collection to hear more about how Matterport’s digital twins helped elevate its guest experiences. To learn about how Matterport’s Digital Twin Platform and Property Marketing solutions can help your properties stand out, visit: https://matterport.com/solutions/property-marketing About Matterport Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking digital twin platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.matterport.com ©2024 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Matterport is a registered trademark and the Matterport logo is a trademark of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. --- Source: Matterport via Globe Newswire

Matterport Missing Two Mobile Mapping Scanning Solutions in the AEC Space Commentary and Analysis by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Podcast While the Matterport Pro3 Camera scans faster than a Matterport Pro2 Camera and Leica BLK360 scanner, Matterport still needs to add two mobile mapping solutions in the AEC Space. For example, at Geo Week 2023 in Denver earlier this month, at least two mobile mapping scanning solutions were displayed in the the Geo Week expo space that Matterport is missing: 1. Cupix Mobile Mapping Solution - Cupix uses an Insta360 ONE X2 360 camera - to create a video where the camera captures every two seconds paired with videogrammetry to create a 3D model. 2. NavVis VLX 2nd Generation Mobile Solution - The NavVis VLX 2nd generation captures both LiDAR scan data and 360 photography to create a 3D model. The single largest expense in scanning is labor. I could imagine that these two mobile mapping solutions (above) can capture a space 20 times faster (than moving a tripod from point-to-point (even with a dolly). Scanning 20 times faster enables: 1. Daily, weekly or monthly construction documentation 2. Super-large spaces such as a shopping center (including the parking lot) 3. More AEC scanning opportunities Because Matterport is building out its platform for many verticals, in multiple countries and in multiple languages, my impression is that it innovates slower than other scanning solutions. In the AEC space, Matterport is competing with companies that are solely focused on the AEC space and, thus, can innovate faster when focused on only one vertical. If you are a Matterport Service Provider thinking that you like getting paid at the pace that you presently scan, I could imagine that competing solutions -- that take one-twentieth of the time to scan -- will make you irrelevant. To "catch up" in the AEC space, Matterport needs to either: 1. Develop a low and high-end mobile mapping scanning solution 2. Acquire companies that already offer mobile mapping scanning solutions 3. Be acquired by a company that can "roll-up" competitive companies 4. License mobile mapping scanning solutions 5. Partner with mobile mapping scanning solutions to integrate Matterport as a "publish to" solution What are your thoughts about Matterport and mobile mapping solutions?

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Discussion of Matterport Blog (4 November 2024) – AI in Real Estate. How to Use Tech to Elevate Your Marketing – post by Google NotebookLM AI Voices

If you have hundreds or thousands of Matterport spaces, it's likely that you need an advanced Content Management System (CMS): ▶ WGAN-TV Matterport + SIMLAB inHouse: CMS Includes Interactive Google Map, Analytics, AI ChatBot with 3D Avatar (and Much More!) Thanks to my guests: 1. SIMLAB Founder and CEO Marek Koźlak, PhD Eng. (@SIMLAB) 2. SIMLAB Product Owner Marta Stanek

 

SIMLAB inHouse Features Demo Includes ▶ Interactive Google Map with Matterport Digital Twins - and with other API integrations ▶ Advanced Matterport Model Search – by tag, property type, location and map ▶ Connection Between Matterport Models - innovative screenshot tagging system (jump between models) ▶ 3D Interactive Avatar - Add an AI bot supported by IBM Watson Assistant to enhance user interactions with Avatar ▶ Advanced Analytics - 30+ analytic charts, heatmap with Matterport space; user analytics ▶ Complex CMS System - easily manage hundreds of Matterport digital twins ▶ Single Property Websites - with detailed property descriptions ▶ Flexible iFrame - use portal elements; be more efficient ▶ Assign an Agent/Facility Manager for Each Property - synchronize calendars and facility events

Best, Dan SIMLAB Links ▶ SIMLAB website ▶ SIMLAB inHouse micro-site ▶ SIMLAB STAGES micro-site ▶ SIMLAB SIM-ON micro-site ▶ SIMLAB YouTube Channel ▶ SIMLAB Founder and CEO Marek Kozlak ▶ WGAN Forum: @SIMLAB@Jedrzej

-- What's it like to drive a car with a high-end 360º camera on the roof of your car? -- How is 360º footage so helpful immediately after a natural disaster? On WGAN-TV on Location at Geo Week 2024 in Denver, I took a spin with the Mosaic X Mobile Mapping 360º Camera and Mosaic Mobile Mapping Solutions Architect Dylan Faraone to find out. See video above. === ChatGPT-4 Summary of this video: In this segment from WGAN-TV on Location at Geo Week in Denver, Dan Smigrod, Founder of the We Get Around Network Forum, introduces viewers to an innovative piece of technology in the field of digital data collection. Joined by Dylan Faraone from Mosaic 51, they delve into the capabilities and functionalities of the Mosaic X camera, a device designed to capture Google Street View-like imagery for private use. This industrial-grade camera boasts six lenses, enabling it to record and stitch together high-resolution, equirectangular panoramas. Dylan explains how the Mosaic X operates in various settings, allowing for sparse or dense data capture, making it ideal for a wide range of applications from utility assessments to roadway condition evaluations. The camera’s design prioritizes ease of use, with plug-and-play functionality accessible through a WebUI on almost any device. This flexibility is highlighted through a discussion on its practical applications, such as detailed assessments following Hurricane Ian, where the camera played a crucial role in damage assessment, building resilience understanding, and informing future building codes. The conversation also touches upon the potential integration of the Mosaic X into the workflows of 3D/360 digital twin creators within the We Get Around Network Forum community. The technology presents an opportunity for these creators to expand their services into large-scale data collection projects, such as those required by construction and civil engineering firms. This segment underscores the Mosaic X camera's significance as a tool for capturing detailed, high-quality data for a multitude of uses, from disaster response to infrastructure development, showcasing its value in both immediate and long-term applications.

Matterport Appoints Tom Klein as Chief Marketing Officer Seasoned marketing leader from Mailchimp to lead global brand and growth strategy as the company continues its aggressive market expansion SUNNYVALE, Calif., Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced the appointment of Tom Klein as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this role, Klein will be responsible for aligning Matterport’s global marketing initiatives to elevate the global brand, drive growth across key vertical markets, and help its customers and partners win. Klein brings more than 20 years of experience spearheading marketing efforts for some of the world’s leading brands and has a passion for operating at the intersection of marketing and technology. "As we continue our rapid pace of innovation and expansion of our global platform, it’s essential that our customers remain the focal point,” said RJ Pittman, Chief Executive Officer of Matterport. “Tom’s tremendous experience scaling brands and driving global adoption to reach the billion-dollar run rate will be instrumental to the massive opportunity in front of us. His experience leading large, global teams and delivering innovative, brand-building campaigns with the customer at the center of it all, will readily accelerate our mission to make every space more valuable and accessible,” he added. Klein joins Matterport from Mailchimp, a leading marketing and commerce platform, where he led marketing and strategic partnerships in his role as Global Chief Marketing Officer. Under his leadership, Klein helped grow revenues nearly four-fold to over $800M in 2020. The impact of his strategic marketing initiatives contributed to the successful acquisition of Mailchimp by Intuit for $12 billion in 2021, the largest in Intuit’s history. At the time of the acquisition, the company had 13 million total users, 2.4 million monthly active users, and 800,000 paying customers. Prior to Mailchimp, Klein founded Digital Scientists, a digital marketing and software development company, and worked closely with global brands including Chanel and Kraft. “Over the past ten years, Matterport has defined and led the category for digitizing the built world,” said Klein. “As the company turns toward its next decade of growth, I see enormous untapped potential to scale the platform across key vertical markets around the globe. I am excited to amplify the Matterport global brand and unlock the power of the digital twin for this unparalleled $230 trillion asset class.”

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3i Wins CES 2022 Innovation Award with Pivo Pod X (for Pivo Real Estate) Seoul--(Newswire) January 6, 2022 -- 3i (3i, CEOs Ken Kim, Jiwuck Jung), a metaverse technology company including artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) says it won the Innovation Award at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the largest information technology (IT) and home appliance exhibition. According to 3i, the product that won the Innovation Award is its Pivo Pod X (for Pivo Real Estate virtual tours); which is being unveiled at a CES event ahead of its launch in the first half of this year. 3i is focusing on promoting its product power by participating in the event as a direct exhibitor in the metaverse field and demonstrating it to buyers, media and consumers around the world. Pivo Pod X, a new model with auto-tracking function based on artificial intelligence, can move in both horizontal and vertical axes, so it supports up to 60° vertical movement and 360° horizontal movement when shooting video with a smartphone. In addition, it is an optimal creator solution that can create various contents using dedicated applications (such as Pivo Real Estate virtual tours). It helps to create a higher level of content by filming a more dynamic range of activities. In addition, the user's experience has been improved with the battery life maintained for 24 hours. 3i composes a variety of Pivo product lineups, including Pivo Pod X, depending on the user's purpose. With the auto-tracking function, AI tracks the movements of people, animals, and objects to provide a service optimized for shooting exercise-related videos or presentation videos. In addition, the desired space can be created as a Pivo Real Estate 3D virtual tours through Pivo Tour iOS and Android App, making the space more lively. 3i, which is developing technology and expanding its business through success in attracting an investment of [$23.2 million] in 2021, has been used by 100 creators selected by the LinkedIn 2022 Creator Accelerator Program, the world's largest business-specialized social media, following receiving this Innovation Award. The market awareness is increasing, with Pivo being selected as the product they want to make. 3i CEO Ken Kim said, “I am delighted that Pivo’s technology has been recognized by winning the CES Innovation Award. 3i Overview Founded in 2016, 3I is a platform business that connects Pivo’s Smart Pod hardware and applications as its main business. Beamo is also a 3i brand. In particular, it has related technologies such as AI so that anyone can easily and better use the real world experience in the digital world by using the leading technology to capture, share, and collaborate with real content and information in the digital space. Website: 3i | Pivo Real Estate Source: 3i via NewsWire | @PivoRealEstate

Matterport Blog (25 October 2024) The Future is Here: Using Generative AI for Interior Design by Google NotebookLM AI

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Limina Studios, a Dubai-based company, specializes in creating immersive 3D experiences, specifically digital twins of historic sites. Using Matterport's technology, Limina Studios digitally preserved the ancient city of AlUla in Saudi Arabia, allowing viewers to experience the site virtually. Their work earned them the 2023 Digital Twin Awards for the historical category, demonstrating the power of digital twins in protecting and showcasing vital sites. The company sees digital twins as a valuable tool for preserving history, driving interest in historical locations, and streamlining operational processes.

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Would you like to see a back-end demo of Metareal Stage V2.0, including: – how to create a before and after slider within the tour? – how to add drone 360 panoramas? – how to create a virtual tour of a space that has not yet been built? Stay tuned ... On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 2 May 2024, my guest Metareal Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Gareth Morgan. (@gareth) WGAN-TV Part 2 | Deep-Dive Demo of Metareal Stage V2.0 for Creating 3D Digital Twins Gareth will show and tell us about the back-end of Metareal Stage V2.0. What questions should I ask Gareth during the show? Best, Dan P.S. .... In Part 1 of WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 25 April 2024 ... [i]Are you seeking a 3D Digital Twin platform that: 1. saves you thousands of dollars annually? 2. requires up to three times less time on site? 3. always includes floor plans? 4. includes aerial (drone) 360 panorama support? 5. can be shot with any 360 camera (or DSLR with a fish-eye lens) 6. has Revit, CAD and BIM integrations for AEC 7. enables easy before and after comparisons (Variants)? 8. includes deep building insights documentation? 9. makes sure your content is yours? 10. includes an option for DIY 3D Digital Twin 360 panorama linking to save you $$$? Stay tuned ... On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 25 April 2024, my guest Metareal Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Gareth Morgan. WGAN-TV Topic: Features and Benefits of Metareal Stage V2.0 for Creating 3D Digital Twins Gareth will show and tell the features and benefits of Metareal Stage 3D Digital Twin platform. Gareth will also include a demo of the front-end: what the user sees.

-- Do you want to add a compass or interactive mini-map to your Matterport digital twin? -- Are you seeking a workflow for measuring a Matterport space to invoice clients based on SQ FT? -- How do you help a real estate agent get more leads from Matterport virtual tours? Stay tuned! On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 6 June 2024, my guest is Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group Founder and CEO Tom Sparks. Our Topic WGAN-TV | How to Use Matterport Property Report and Plug-ins: Compass, Mini-Map, Quick Link and Business Card Tom will show the front-end (and how to use in Matterport Workshop): 1. Matterport Property Report 1A. An overview of Property Report (front-end and back-end demos) 1B. Multiple Floors (room dimensions, exterior dimensions and area SQ FT) 2C. (How to delete/add walls/fill-in missing walls) 2. Matterport Compass Plugin-in (See video 2, Matterport digital twin example 1) 2A. How to enable 2B. How to Set North on the Compass 2C. How to select the Compass style (analog, arrow, minimal) 2D. How to select the location for the Compass 3. Matterport Mini-Map Plug-in (See video 1 and Matterport digital twin example 1) 3A. How to enable 3B. How to set North 3C. How to enable a background for the mini-map 3D. How to display the mini-map in a circle or square 3E. How to set the location of the mini-map 3F. How to set the mini-map zoom 4. Matterport Quick Link Plug-in (See video 4, Matterport digital twin example 2) 4A. How to enable 4B. Text to Display 4C. Photo (or Graphic) 4D. URL (when you click on the photo (or graphic) [Could point to a "Contact Us" form, for example] 5. Matterport Business Card Plug-in (See video 3, Matterport digital twin example 2 5A. How to enable 5B. agent name 5C. agent email address 5D. agent phone number 5E. agent business name 5F. agent photo 5G. company logo 5H. company website 5I. social media links These features were announced in February and are available in Matterport Workshop (not available to Matterport Classic Plan users). In Matterport Workshop, while editing a space, see the plugins tab on the right hand side menu when editing a space according to the Matterport Blog post on (15 February 2024).

Matterport Appoints Rob Hines as Managing Director to Drive Growth in the Americas Veteran sales executive from Oracle and salesforce.com to lead company’s sales to accelerate new business growth in the region SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Rob Hines has joined the company as Managing Director, Americas. Hines will oversee sales efforts across the region, including new business and revenue growth, people management and the execution of Matterport’s strategic vision. “As we continue to innovate and expand Matterport’s products and services, it’s important that we have the right leaders in all of our high-growth markets to support our vision and capture the enormous addressable market,” said Jay Remley, Chief Revenue Officer of Matterport. “Rob’s extensive background in leading sales teams, bringing technology products and services to market, and driving customer acquisition will be instrumental in helping us achieve our ambitious growth targets.” Hines joins Matterport from Block.one, a leader in blockchain solutions, where he held the position of Chief Revenue Officer, leading the company’s Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) solution launch and exceeding revenue targets. Prior to Block.one, Hines led large sales teams while holding leadership positions at Oracle and salesforce.com. He has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry with a focus on marketing and selling SaaS-based applications and data solutions. “Matterport is the clear market leader in the digitization and datafication of the built world with innovative technology powering its products and services, and an endless amount of use cases for its technology,” said Hines. “I’m thrilled to join the Matterport team and look forward to driving growth across all markets and showing customers how our spatial data can create new value for every physical space in the built world.”

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Matterport Introduces Axis, a New Hands-Free Motor Mount for Precision 3D Capture for Smartphones SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced Matterport Axis™, a revolutionary motorized mount that works with a smartphone to capture 3D digital twins of any physical space with increased speed, precision, and consistency. This convenient, hands-free solution produces reliable high-fidelity results with just a click of a button. From homes to offices, hotels, rentals, retail locations, even a factory floor, Matterport Axis is the most affordable way to supercharge 3D capture using just the phone in your pocket. With Axis, the company aims to accelerate the digital transformation of the built world by making it effortless for anyone with a smartphone to digitize any kind of space with a new level of precision and ease of use. Starting today, Matterport Axis is available with special pre-launch pricing of just $59, by securing a place on the Axis waitlist at: www.Matterport.com. The official launch date is April 1 when general availability pricing will start at $79. All waitlist sign-ups received by March 31 will qualify for pre-launch pricing, subject to terms and conditions. Matterport has also enlisted its premier e-commerce partners, Adorama and B&H, to bring Matterport Axis to market. The special pre-launch pricing will also be available at both of these websites starting today. Customers across a variety of industries use Matterport to virtually measure, document, manage, and promote their properties online. Now, with Matterport Axis, organizations across the globe can scale up their efforts to affordably capture high-fidelity digital twins at multiple locations simultaneously. Distributed teams get reliable, consistent results from their smartphones, and Axis helps to ensure that every scan from every location achieves the same level of precision. Matterport Axis simplifies deployments across all industries including: 1. Retail and Hospitality. On-site employees can use Matterport Axis and the smartphone in their pocket to reliably capture a digital twin from every location across a chain of properties. This enables merchandising teams and facility managers to virtually inspect, plan, and manage multiple locations online, eliminating routine travel and on-site visits while rapidly increasing productivity. 2. Real Estate. Professionals, property managers, and vacation rental owners can now create digital twins with greater speed and ease with Axis’ affordable, hands-free 3D capture - to publish stunning virtual tours online in less than an hour. 3. Construction and Insurance. Builders and insurance adjusters can readily deploy multiple Axis units to the field to accurately scan and share detailed digital twins from any compatible smartphone, for every stage of the job. Enabling remote inspection, tracking, and management with contractors and building specialists anywhere in the world. “At Matterport, our mission is to make every space more valuable and accessible, and with Matterport Axis, we’re excited to help our customers bring their properties online so that they can manage them anytime, anywhere,” said Japjit Tulsi, Chief Technology Officer of Matterport. “We have democratized 3D capture by making the Matterport Capture app available to billions of Android and iOS users. Combined with Matterport Axis, we’ve made it even simpler for individuals, small businesses, and large multi-property enterprises to quickly and reliably scale the digitization of their properties at an affordable price.” To learn more about Matterport Axis and sign up for the waitlist, visit: www.matterport.com/axis. ---

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Urbanimmersive Announces Its 2022 Second Quarter Financial Results SAINT-HUBERT, Quebec, Thursday May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive,” the “Company” or “UI”) (TSV-V UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF) today announced select financial results and presents business highlights for its second quarter ended March 31, 2022. The financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) can be viewed on SEDAR. HIGHLIGHTS 1. For its second quarter of 2022 (Q2-22), the Company generated total revenues of $2,182k compared to $982k for Q2-21, an increase of $1,200k or 122%; 2. For Q2-22, the Company sold 3,806 immersive 3D tours compared to 1,122 tours in Q2-21, an increase of 2,684 tours or 239%; 3. In an unfavorable real estate market, in particular with historical-low inventories and number of transactions down 20% over last year combined with high sales turnover, the Company managed to maintain its transactional photography service revenues at last year's level while continuing to migrate its customers to a monthly subscription model; 4. Following the end of the low season as of March 31, 2022, the Company had liquidities totaling $1.2m, a similar level to December 31, 2021 ($1.3m); 5. During Q2-22, the Company has integrated the newly acquired real estate photography agencies into its business solution platform for photographers while developing and launching an innovative online ordering system along with a route optimization tool, an in-house photo editing service based in France and a centralized and automated payroll system for all its pay-per-job employees/freelancers.

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New HomeJab study shows impact of COVID-19 on real estate agent marketing spending trends Study reveals stark geographic differences for real estate photography orders Cherry Hill, NJ – Thursday, March 17, 2022 – A new study of real estate photography data from HomeJab finds a significant geographic difference in the amount of marketing dollars agents spent before the pandemic for listings and the amount they spent coming out of the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. HomeJab, which provides real estate agents on-demand professional real estate photography, 3D virtual tours, aerial, and other visual production services in every major US market and all 50 states, studied more than 43,000 real estate photography assignments from 2017 to 2021 in five regions: Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and West. The new HomeJab research found: 1. Real estate agents in the West, Northeast, and Midwest are spending more for real estate listing photography services coming out of the pandemic than before the start of the pandemic: 1A: West: Up nearly 9 percent (8.7%) 1B: Northeast: +7.5% 1C: Midwest: +5.6% 2. Real estate agents in the Southwest and Southeast either spent more or modestly less for real estate listing photography services since the pandemic began: 2A. Southwest: -0.6% 2B. Southeast: +2.8% 3. Nationwide, the average real estate listing photography services order was up 5.9% from post-pandemic orders, and now average $229 per order. 4. Real estate agents in the West spend the most for real estate listing photography services, averaging $279 per order.

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Real Estate Investors Are Buying a Record Share of U.S. Homes Investors bought 18.4% of the U.S. homes that were purchased in the fourth quarter, worth a total of nearly $50 billion SEATTLE--Wednesday, February 16, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Real estate investors bought a record 18.4% of the homes that were sold in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s up from 12.6% a year earlier and a revised rate of 17.4% in the third quarter. Although investor market share hit a record in the fourth quarter, the number of homes bought by investors declined 9.1% from the third-quarter peak–but it’s up significantly from pre-pandemic levels. Investors bought 80,293 homes in the fourth quarter, up 43.9% from a year earlier. The housing-supply crunch constrained home sales for all homebuyers, including investors. The drop from the third quarter is also due partly to seasonality. The number of homes bought by investors jumped throughout 2021 as home prices rose rapidly–they were up 15% year over year in December–alongside a shortage of homes for sale. Investors are taking advantage of intense demand for rentals and increasing prices, with the average monthly rental payment for a new lease up 14% in December. Just over three-quarters (75.3%) of investor home purchases were paid for with all cash in the fourth quarter. “While record-high home prices are problematic for individual homebuyers, they’re one reason why investor demand is stronger than ever,” said Redfin economist Sheharyar Bokhari. “Investors are chasing rising prices because rental payments are also skyrocketing, incentivizing investors who plan to rent out the homes they buy. The supply shortage is also an advantage for landlords, as many people who can’t find a home to buy are forced to rent instead. Plus, investors who ‘flip’ homes see potential to turn a big profit as home prices soar.” “Investors buying up a record share of for-sale homes is one factor making this market difficult for regular homebuyers,” Bokhari continued. “It’s tough to compete with all-cash offers, and rising mortgage rates have a smaller impact on investors because they often don’t use mortgages at all. If home-price growth slows in the coming year, investor demand may cool down because rental price growth will slow, too.” In dollar terms, investors bought $49.9 billion worth of homes in the fourth quarter, up from $35 billion a year earlier. The typical home investors purchased sold for $432,971, up nearly 10% from a year earlier.

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Cushman & Wakefield and Matterport Enter Into Global Agreement Accelerating Virtual Commercial Property Marketing Agreement Adds 3D Capture to Firm’s CRE Virtual Offering Across Its Footprint June 18, 2020 BALTIMORE & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matterport, the market leader for spatial data capture, today announced a global agreement with Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), one of the world’s largest real estate services firms. With Matterport Capture Services, Cushman & Wakefield will be able to offer clients a turnkey solution to scan commercial properties in 3D across its footprint. “This agreement perfectly showcases our technology strategy, which is simple but powerful—namely to work with strategic partners to deliver innovative tools that generate deep insights and create value for our clients,” said John Forrester, President of Cushman & Wakefield. Through Matterport’s industry-leading 3D data platform and Matterport Capture Technicians skilled in operating Matterport Pro2 cameras, Cushman & Wakefield’s real estate professionals are able to showcase properties to prospective tenants and buyers in a virtual environment with dimensionally-accurate digital twins. “Our clients are increasingly relying on us to provide data and insights to help drive decision making and solve complex business challenges,” said Adam Stanley, Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer at Cushman & Wakefield. “This collaboration is a textbook example of how we’re moving the real estate process forward for property owners and users enabling our professionals to deliver exceptional service to our clients through a virtual solution that is imperative in the current environment.” Matterport Capture Services is a fully managed solution for enterprises that require one-click access to scheduling an experienced and reliable Matterport professional to scan their properties. By adding a unique link to an immersive 3D digital twin to their website, in their listings, emails or social media channels, Cushman & Wakefield professionals exponentially open up the number of prospects who walk through any property. Clients from virtually anywhere in the world can tour it at any time as if they were actually there; understand the scope of the property in dollhouse view and enter it from any angle; and digitally measure rooms, floors, ceiling heights and furniture to assess if the space fits their needs. “Cushman & Wakefield understands the power of our unique spatial data platform and the business opportunities unlocked with Matterport digital twins,” said RJ Pittman, CEO of Matterport. “With push-button access to thousands of Matterport Capture Technicians in 375 cities across North America and EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield can use Matterport to enhance their services by increasing efficiency and utilization across a global portfolio of properties.” Experience a Matterport digital twin from Cushman & Wakefield here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=6cMmJFW11Sc About Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2019, the firm had revenue of $8.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com About Matterport Matterport is the leading spatial data company digitizing and indexing the built world. Its unique 3D capture technology creates the spatial data layer on which the industry can interoperate, and the company’s all-in-one 3D data platform makes it fast and easy to turn any physical space into an accurate and immersive digital twin. The Matterport platform helps customers realize the full potential of a space at every stage of its lifecycle including planning, construction, appraisal, marketing and operations. Learn more at matterport.com and browse our gallery of digital twins. Source: Matterport and Cushman & Wakefield via BusinessWire

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET | GMT -5) on Thursday, 7 April 2022, my guest will be Planitiar (iGUIDE) Marketing Manager Chris White (@Chris_iGUIDE) to show and tell about: ✓ WGAN-TV | iGUIDE Refresh: New 3D Tour Display and iGUIDE ANSI Compliant 2D Floor Plans iGUIDE, an industry leader in 3D tours and floor plans, introduces an enhanced interface designed to create a faster, better, and more attractive user experience. The iGUIDE enhanced 3D tour (example above) promises to create a fresh yet familiar way for viewers and virtual visitors to interact with a space. "Changes are thoughtfully designed for maximum impact while retaining the functionality current iGUIDE users value," writes Chris. Changes to the iGUIDE Viewer include: 1. Streamlined floor plan for better navigation and a more immersive experience 2. Grouped toolbox to put commonly used commands together for ease of use 3. More refined menu bar with a new background and space for branding and an address Offering the capability to minimize the menu bar and floorplan, users will enjoy a more immersive virtual environment while retaining robust control of Viewer functions. In addition to showing and telling about the iGUIDE Viewer refresh, Chris will discuss what's new with iGUIDE.

Matterport Launches Property Intelligence: Transforming Real Estate and Property Management with AI and Automation Leveraging years of innovation in spatial data and AI, Matterport's new suite of AI-powered features revolutionizes property analytics, enhancing Marketing, Design, Construction, and Facilities Management solutions. SUNNYVALE, California, Thursday, February 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), is today launching Property Intelligence, a collection of AI-powered features that provides customers with access to automated measurements, layouts, editing, and reporting capabilities generated from a Matterport digital twin of their property. The result of years of advancements in spatial data, computer vision, and deep learning, Property Intelligence unlocks information and data about a property that has never been so easily available thanks to the power of automation and AI at Matterport. These new features bolster the company’s Property Marketing, Design and Construction, and Facilities Management solutions for automating key elements of home listings, construction projects, and factory floor operations. “Since day one, our mission has been to fundamentally transform how people understand and access the built world. Our 3D digital twin technology set the industry standard for the virtual tour, and now we’re delivering unprecedented information and customization capabilities to our customers for any type of property anywhere in the world,” said RJ Pittman, Chairman and CEO, Matterport. “Across the globe, Matterport serves nearly one billion virtual tours each year to let people walk through their potential dream home, manage a chain of retail stores, or operate their manufacturing facilities remotely. Our advancements in AI, automation, and property insights save our customers valuable time and help them make smarter decisions for their businesses and better serve their clients.” As part of Matterport's Winter 2024 Release: Automating the Future, the company is introducing a series of new Showcase plugins that streamline property navigation and expert connections for users. Compass and Minimap plugins help visitors intuitively navigate large spaces with new visual cues, while the new Business Card and Quick Link plugins provide key contact details and additional property information inside the digital twin experience. Real estate agents can brand virtual tours, while property and facility managers can insert key information in the form of a card anywhere in the virtual space, including operations manuals, restaurant menus, reservation pages, and more. To better serve real estate agents and property marketers, Matterport has upgraded its RICS-standard schematic floor plans with options such as color floor plans, branding, multiple languages, and the ability to add or remove furniture. These new floor plans help agents attract qualified buyers while saving time by reducing site visits. Announced in beta last December, the Matterport CAD file add-on is now available, which converts Matterport digital twin point clouds into editable CAD drawings for any space in several formats, including DWG and DXF files. This add-on introduces a powerful CAD file export feature, offering construction and design teams a seamless solution to the traditionally labor-intensive tasks of documenting existing conditions and manually tracing files. The CAD file add-on streamlines the process of as-built documentation and speeds up project timelines. Matterport is also sharing a preview of Project Genesis, the company’s upcoming generative AI release that leverages the organization’s experience in machine learning and AI to automatically reimagine and redesign a space within the digital twin. Initially, customers will be able to de-furnish an entire space, remove items from the property, or clean out the clutter. Next, customers will be able to reimagine an entire property with AI-generated interior design styles and furnishings. Project Genesis, leading the transformation of the digital twin and built world itself, is slated to enter its first beta with select customers later this year. To learn more about the new capabilities and features, explore the 2024 Winter Release and read our blog.

magine architects, engineers and construction contractors meeting, presenting and collaborating inside of a BIM model: a space that does not (yet) exist. Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 18 August 2022 for: => WGAN-TV | AEC Team Meetings Inside Your BIM Models, powered by SuperViz My guests will be: 1. SuperViz Co-Founder and CEO Russ Rive and 2. SuperViz Head of Sales Marcelo Franco Russ and Macelo will demo how an AEC team can meet inside of a: 1. BIM model 2. CAD file (such as Revit, SketchUp and SketchFab) Topics Include 1. Save Time and Increase Engagement - SuperViz supports BIM remote collaboration with integrated immersive video conferencing in browsers with no downloads and just a couple clicks 2. Share pre-build designs - Share your SuperViz link with collaborators and ‘teleport’ them to meet inside your project. 3. Access 3D tools during meetings - Includes Wireframes, Floor Plan, Reset View and Measurement Ruler. 4. Make meetings efficient - Shared view options and avatars ensure everyone’s on the same page during virtual discussions. 5. Empower your team’s decision-making process 6. Anticipate decisions and avoid rework 7. Meet, record and share Note: Russ and Marcelo were my guests on WGAN-TV Live at 5 that aired on Thursday, 30 June 2022 for the show (below): => WGAN-TV | Meet, Present and Collaborate Inside Your Matterport Tours powered by SuperViz Want to get started with SuperViz today? 1. Start a 14-Day Free Trial 2. Schedule a SuperViz Demo 3. SuperViz Pricing (scroll down) Questions that I should ask Russ and Marcelo? Best, Dan SuperViz Links 1. SuperViz website 2. SuperViz on LinkedIn 3. SuperViz Co-Founder and CEO Russ Rive on LinkedIn 4. SuperViz YouTube Channel 5. SuperViz Direction of Marketing Áine Kmen (@AineSuperViz) 6. SuperViz Head of Sales & Customer Success Marcelo Franco 

Matterport's Latest ESG Report Sets New Targets for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Moving to Renewable Packaging Annual report highlights the company's continued success in helping customers reduce emissions with digital twins SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) has released its third Environmental, Social, and Governance Report which, for the first time, sets ambitious targets for the company’s top ESG priorities, including reducing emissions and fostering gender equality in the workplace. In addition to these new commitments, the new report also showcases the company’s success helping its more than one million subscribers reduce their own carbon emissions by using Matterport’s digital twins to reduce travel to the more than 12 million spaces across 178 countries that have been digitized on the Matterport digital twin platform. With respect to Matterport’s own goals, the new ESG report establishes the company’s commitment to: 1. Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050; 2. Transitioning to recyclable / renewable packaging for all Pro3 cameras by 2025 3. Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 20 percent by 2030; 4. Achieving gender parity among all full-time employees by 2030. “These targets reflect our ongoing commitment to reduce our environmental impact, drive systemic change and make the world a better place for future generations,” said Matterport Chairman and CEO RJ Pittman. “With our innovative digital twin platform and products, we empower people across the world to work in smarter ways that put less strain on the planet,” Pittman added. “We are committed to leading by example. This report illustrates how our strategy translates ESG commitments into action and ensures we hold ourselves accountable for achieving even greater impact." Based on 2023 data, the new report highlights how Matterport’s digital twins continue to cut customers’ carbon footprints by minimizing or eliminating travel to real estate open houses, construction sites, retail locations, and manufacturing facilities. Since tracking began in 2022, each Matterport digital twin creator avoids an estimated average of 0.55 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) per year. On a life-cycle basis, each digital twin can prevent roughly 0.15 tCO2e emissions, equivalent to driving a personal car for about 451 miles. Matterport recently partnered with an outside carbon accounting firm to develop and launch avoided emissions reporting, which provides select enterprise-level customers with detailed insights into carbon emissions savings enabled by the use of Matterport’s platform. These reports are uniquely tailored to each customer and their facilities, quantifying emissions avoided by opting for virtual experiences and digital assessments over onsite tasks like property tours, inspections, progress monitoring, and change management. They consider factors such as the number of digital spaces created, geographic location, and the reduction in total on-site visits. These groundbreaking carbon emissions avoidance reports, powered by our digital twin platform, will be more widely available to customers in 2025 as we scale up the service. To learn more about our carbon reporting tool, and all of our environmental, social, and governance priorities, see Matterport’s full ESG report at: www.Matterport.com/esg About Matterport Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking digital twin platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.Matterport.com Source: Matterport via Globe Newswire

Virtual Tour Pro Course Creator and Virtual Tour Mentor Ben Claremont will be my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 12 January 2023 for: ✓ WGAN-TV | Best 360 Virtual Tour Cameras for Real Estate Photographers in 2023 Topics for the Show 1. Best 360 cameras for: 360 Photos and 360 Videos 2. Best 360 cameras for: Virtual Tours (entry level) 3. Best 360 cameras for: Virtual Tours (highest quality: next level up) 4. Best 360 cameras for: Google Street View 5. Best 360 cameras for Matterport 6. 360 cameras versus Matterport Pro2/Pro3 Cameras for Matterport (for Virtual Tours) Two Special Offers 1. Save 15 percent on Virtual Tour Pro course or Virtual Tour Pro Premium course when you use this WGAN affiliate link and the coupon code: WGANVTP 2: Receive Free! 12 Months WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) when you do the above AND email your receipt to: DanSmigrod@WeGetAroundNetwork.com (no credit card required for WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) free offer. [Virtual Tour Course Premium includes Photo and Video Business Bootcamp course]. (If you are just getting started with virtual tours, I recommend Virtual Tour Pro course and Virtual Tour Pro Premium course to help you succeed faster. (I wish Ben's courses were available when I get started with virtual tours.)

Gilbane Cuts Construction Project Time by 25 Percent with Matterport Digital Twins Leading global construction firm reduces costs, accelerates ADA improvements with virtual collaboration SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Gilbane Building Company (“Gilbane”), a global leader in real estate, construction, and facility management services, has realized 25 to 30 percent in cost and time savings by adopting Matterport digital twins to enable remote collaboration during its design, build program delivery. A family-owned organization with 150 years of experience, Gilbane has more than 50 offices in the United States and abroad in Japan, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates and has standardized the use of Matterport across their U.S. portfolio. The company is currently engaged in an eight-year Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvement initiative with a national banking leader and will create Matterport digital twins of 1,100 branch locations. “With all design and construction projects, time is of the essence, and Matterport digital twins have helped our teams collaborate more efficiently and made us indispensable partners to our clients,” said Joel Vande Boom, Director of Strategic Projects, Midwest, at Gilbane. “Using Matterport, we have access to highly accurate visuals and measurements that make virtual decision-making possible. For our customer, we were able to host design meetings and make quick decisions on 21 branch locations during one virtual meeting, drastically cutting in-person visits and saving 168 hours. Ultimately, digital twins help us provide superior service that wins us repeat clientele. We were also able to save more than 1,000 hours of site visits by different parties across 300 sites. This allows us to host remote and collaborative meetings anywhere with a couple clicks. Gilbane’s national multi-site team continues to use this approach and the Matterport toolset to bring indispensable solutions to customers related to capital expense programs and branding initiatives.” As an avid user of Matterport’s spatial data solutions since 2016, Gilbane uses a combination of the Matterport Pro2 3D camera and Matterport Capture app for smartphones to capture its spaces. Capturing spaces with a smartphone gives teams the convenience of using just the device in their pocket whenever a digital twin is needed. Gilbane utilizes digital twins for customers in corporate offices, healthcare, and retail, among others. By providing teams with access to digital twins, Gilbane can remotely conduct a site assessment, extract data, and help estimators better understand a project. As a result, Gilbane eliminates unnecessary site visits, identifies design issues earlier, and reduces field-to-finish time. In addition, Gilbane customers can easily access project information and better understand the conditions of a job site at each stage until completion. Watch this video about Gilbane’s use of Matterport. To further accelerate design and construction projects, Gilbane uses advanced Matterport features to extend the power of the digital twin:

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-- Before you buy a Matterport Pro2 or Pro3 Camera, do you want to see the post-production workflow for a Matterport tour? -- Are you ready to use Matterport Workshop for the first time and would like to see a deep-dive demo? Stay tuned … On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 2 November 2023, our training show: WGAN-TV | Intro to Matterport Workshop Post-production for First-time Matterport Pro2 and Pro3 Users Our Subject Matter Expert is Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks @ScanYourSpace By the end of this Matterport Workshop Training show, you will know how to publish a branded pubic Matterport virtual tour that has a Highlight Reel and sharing link. Specifically: 1. How to set the starting point of the Matterport tour 2. How to add Matterport labels 3. How to add Matterport MatterTags 4. How to create a Matterport Highlight Reel 5. How to add Matterport Notes 6. How to take snapshots in the tour so that you can download photos 7. How to download an auto-generated Matterport video 8. How to trim "spray" (top, side and top) 9. How to publish a Matterport tour (public, unlisted, password protected) 10. How to publish a Matterport tour (branded, unbranded, MLS friendly) 11. How to share a Matterport tour via social media (such as Facebook and LinkedIn) 12. How to change the details on a Matterport tour 13. How to create Matterport folders and move Matterport tours into folders 14. how to enable Matterport social sharing and VR sharing 15. How to order Matterport schematic floor plans 16. How to order a Matterport MatterPak Bundle 17. How to enable Matterport tours for Content Distribution for Real Estate 18. How to publish Matterport tours to: Redfin.com, Realtor.com and Homes.com 19. How to publish a Matterport tour to Google Street View 20. How to invite a Collaborator to a Matterport tour or folder (and a best practice tip Matterport will likely not tell you) 21. How to enable Matterport automatic face blurring and manual blur brush 22. How to enable Matterport Guided Tour Story Mode 23. How to enable Measurement mode (and to set measurements to feet/inches or metric) 24. How to enable VRBO and HomeAway 360 Virtual Tours 25. How to review space statistics 26. (and more!) Tom will first show the finished tour and then how he created it. Now, when you receive a Matterport notification that your first Matterport scan has been processed, you'll know what to do!

Redfin Reports the Share of Homebuyers Looking to Relocate Is Near Pandemic Peak Nearly one-third of Redfin.com users looked to move away from their hometown in the fourth quarter, close to the record high set in the first quarter SEATTLE, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - BUSINESS WIRE (NASDAQ: RDFN) – Nationwide, 31.2% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That number is down from the record high of 31.5% set in the first quarter of last year, but is still up significantly from pre-pandemic levels, with 26.3% of Redfin.com users looking to relocate in the fourth quarter of 2019. Homebuyer interest in relocating to a new part of the country rose with the onset of the pandemic and has remained elevated for nearly two years. That’s partly due to low mortgage rates and partly the surge in remote work that’s allowing Americans to choose where they live based on things like affordability and weather rather than proximity to an office. The latest migration analysis is based on a sample of about 2 million Redfin.com users who searched for homes across 111 metro areas in the fourth quarter, excluding searches unlikely to precede an actual relocation or home purchase. To be included in this dataset, a Redfin.com user must have viewed at least 10 homes in a particular metro area, and homes in that area must have made up at least 80% of the user’s searches. Redfin’s migration data goes back to 2017.

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How Matterport Can Succeed Faster with a $25 Million Fund for SDK Partners Commentary and Analysis by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network and WGAN-TV WGAN.info/DanSmigrod Some of the hidden gems about Matterport are Matterport SDK Partners that offer public solutions to anyone using Matterport. Matterport often becomes a solution – rather than a tool – when paired with a 3rd party platform. Unfortunately, my impression is that many of the Matterport SDK Partners lack sufficient funding either for further development and/or marketing of their Matterport-related solution. Matterport could dramatically help itself – and the entire Matterport ecosystem – succeed faster if it created a Matterport VC fund of $25 million. That’s about five percent of its cash-flush balance sheet of nearly $500 million. Matterport should offer existing Matterport SDK Partners: 1. Convertible notes of $1 million to $5 million 2. Cash grants of $250,000 to $500,000 3. Pre-paid service orders of $100,000 to $250,000 Startups are super-efficient using cash and can move faster than a large, public company. Additionally, this $25 million initiative would show that Matterport appreciates its Matterport SDK Partners. Since many use-cases for Matterport are only possible when mashing up a Matterport Partner Platform, Matterport should also use these Matterport marketing resources to help amplify its Matterport SDK Partners: 1. Matterport Blog 2. Matterport Webinar 3. Matterport Sales Teams 4. Trade Shows (Pay travel for Matterport Partner to demo in the Matterport booth) 5. Media Releases My impression is that Matterport is not using its marketing resources to promote its Matterport SDK Partners. I wonder if Matterport either no longer sees the value that these partners offer or if Matterport intends to build-out its platform to include features pioneered by its partners. Many Matterport SDK Partners are turning to the We Get Around Network - not affiliated with Matterport - for help via: 1. WGAN-TV Live at 5 2. WGAN-TV Podcast (search for WGAN-TV in your favorite podcast app) 3. WGAN Forum Podcast 4. We Get Around Network MarketPlace 5. We Get Around Network Forum 6. We Get Around Network Founder Dan Smigrod (for strategic introductions) 7. WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) 8. WGAN List: Matterport Partners My impression is that - at one time – Matterport viewed Matterport SDK Partners as a direct revenue source – licensing the Matterport SDK and charging for API usage – and when it likely became apparent that it was costing Matterport more money to sign-up Matterport SDK Partners than the revenue generated, it downgraded signing up new Matterport SDK Partners. Matterport let go marketing executives devoted to the Matterport SDK Partners initiative. Plus, Matterport recently announced plans to shrink its workforce by 30 percent by the end of 2023. Constant turnover makes it harder for Matterport SDK Partners to get marketing support. It's been a while since Matterport has announced a new Matterport SDK Partner that offers a publicly available Matterport solution. There was a time that Matterport leadership talked-up the potential for SDK licensing revenue in conference calls for analysts and investors. Matterport’s early focus on SDK licensing revenue – was and is – short-sighted. The much bigger revenue opportunities for Matterport are: subscriptions, capture and add ons. Matterport SDK Partners help drive this revenue. A $25 million VC fund by Matterport – specifically for Matterport SDK Partners – would go a long way to lift all boats and fill a venture capital gap that could have unintended consequences for cash-flush Matterport. “Venture capital funding globally almost halved in the first six months of 2023, data from research firm PitchBook showed, highlighting a lack of enthusiasm on the part of investors as well as less demand amid sharply higher interest rates,” according to a July 6, 2023 news story by Reuters. “The 48% decline in investment … and the 19% drop-off in deal numbers comes despite huge interest in artificial intelligence startups sparked by the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT.” Without an infusion of Matterport cash in its SDK Partners, I could imagine that we will see three things: 1. SDK Partners that abandon Matterport 2. SDK Partners that begin offering their solution to Matterport competitors 3. Matterport competitors offering funding to Matterport SDK Partners You can share your thoughts on this topic in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) or email me: DanSmigrod@WeGetAroundNetwork.com

Matterport and Equinox Technologies To Distribute Digital Twin Solutions To Middle East & Africa Amidst Trillion Dollar Urbanization Efforts Regional leader in cloud and geospatial services will provide Matterport’s digital twin solutions for facility management, progress monitoring and property marketing in the rapidly expanding regions SUNNYVALE, California, Monday, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), today announced that it is partnering with Equinox Technologies, a distributor of global technologies and Managed Security Services to offer Matterport’s digital twin platform to Government, Enterprise and SMB customers out of its offices in the United Arab Emirates, India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Equinox has more than 20 years of experience delivering projects & services globally in the cybersecurity, cloud computing, software engineering, geospatial, IT operations, and information security domains. With an active partner network of more than 60 leading IT organizations providing compliance and advisory services for the largest technology and cloud providers in the world, Equinox has built a reputation as a trusted Value-Added Distributor and Managed Security Services Provider to the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. According to a report by CBRE, the value of real estate projects planned or underway in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2023 stands at $1.36 trillion1. With a qualified and highly driven in-house team of development and design engineers with specialties in LIDAR (laser imaging, detection, and ranging), CAD, BIM and cloud services, Equinox will support Matterport’s expansions in the rapidly growing regions, recommending Matterport’s digital twin platform for facility management, progress monitoring, and property marketing solutions in support of its client’s digital transformation efforts.

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EQ3 and Gryd launch virtual furnishing tech designed to simplify the leasing experience for apartment-hunters WINNIPEG, MB, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian based companies, EQ3 (designer, manufacturer, and retailer of premium furniture and home goods) and Gryd (property technology company serving industry-leading property managers, owners, and REITs) are pleased to announce their first exclusive partnership surrounding two new innovations in PropTech: Space Designer and 3D V-Commerce Tours [of Matterport digital twins]. The Space Designer tool, built for real estate owners and property managers, converts 2D floor plans and virtual tours into interactive 3D models. It is a practical planning tool that allows tenants to envision and execute the design of their next living space with high-end EQ3 pieces that are guaranteed to fit, both physically and stylistically. With Space Designer, users can drag and drop a variety of EQ3's upholstery, bedroom, dining, and rug pieces throughout a space and seamlessly bring it to life with direct-purchase links for EQ3 products embedded within the 3D experience. The second PropTech tool curated by Gryd and EQ3, 3D V-Commerce Tours [of Matterport digital twins] also takes the guesswork out of the leasing and furnishing experience with virtual commerce technology. In collaboration with the leading product visualization platform, Cylindo, 3D V-Commerce Tours puts the virtual staging power in the hands of property owners, allowing them to showcase their properties with stylistically consistent, hyper-realistic virtual EQ3 furniture that attracts their ideal tenants and accurately reflects the quality of their portfolio. This tool also takes the virtual buying experience a step further by allowing users to envision an EQ3-furnished space through an AR or VR headset. Following a successful launch with Toronto's Two Avenue Road, luxury residential residences owned by leading global real estate investor and early 3D V-Commerce Tours adopter Oxford Properties, the technology is now positioned to be launched across portfolios nationwide. "At EQ3 we understand that home has more than four walls. When the time comes to look for something new – being presented with just four walls can be overwhelming. That's why, partnering with Gryd, we have developed Space Designer & 3D V-Commerce Tours - to help movers find and envision their next space to create a home. We hope these tools make the process of relocation a little more fun and a little less stressful by providing a close to real life experience through 3D virtual tours with real-world furniture and customizable, pre-staged floor plans." said Dan Gange, EQ3's Director of E-commerce.

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Matterport Receives Comparably awards for Best Company Culture and Best Company for Women Multiple category wins demonstrate Matterport’s dedication to its people SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Matterport has won two Comparably Awards, including Best Company Culture and Best Company for Women. Matterport ranked in the top 50 for small/mid-sized companies in both categories. “As our team of Matterpeeps continues to grow, promoting our employees’ quality of life and ensuring that Matterport is a place where women can thrive have remained top priorities,” said Jean Barbagelata, Chief People Officer of Matterport. “These awards feel particularly meaningful because they are based on feedback from our own people. We’re proud to hear that our employees, of which 40 per cent are female, feel empowered and connected, even during a global pandemic.” Best Company Culture Award Comparably’s Best Company Culture category focuses on 16 core culture metrics, ranging from compensation and career growth to leadership and work environment. Feedback was anonymously collected by employees during a 12-month voting period between November 2020 and November 2021. Best Company for Women Award Comparably’s Best Company for Women category is based on sentiment ratings provided by female employees who anonymously rated their companies during a 12-month voting period between November 2020 and November 2021. Rankings were determined by a series of 50 questions in 20 core culture metrics, including compensation, career growth, leadership, and work environment. To achieve its goal of creating an inclusive workplace that brings out the best in each individual, Matterport holds monthly discussions on a variety of diversity and inclusion topics and provides an inclusion-focused Slack channel for employees to have more informal discussions. Additionally, all employees are trained on recognizing and responding to unconscious bias. Earlier this year, Matterport won three Comparably awards, including Best Compensation, Best Leadership Team and Best Company Outlook, all based on ratings from Matterport employees. For more information, visit Matterport’s Comparably page at comparably.com/companies/matterport. To learn about Corporate Responsibility at Matterport, visit https://matterport.com/diversity-and-inclusion. About Matterport Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking spatial data platform turns buildings into data to make nearly every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 170 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.matterport.com ©2021 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Matterport is a registered trademark and the Matterport logo is a trademark of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Source: Matterport Media Release via Global Newswire

Urbanimmersive Unveils Ultra-Fast 3D Digital Twins & 2D Floor Plan Scanning App The New App allows for the scanning of a 2,000 sq ft Property in under 5 Minutes using a 360 Camera, delivering a Comprehensive 3D Tour alongside with a detailed 2D Floor Plan Saint-Hubert (Quebec), September 20th, 2023 - Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive”, the “Company” or “UI”) (TSX VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF), a leading provider of 3D digital twin solutions in real estate marketing, is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of its iOS and Android UiCapture App. This new version offers ultra-fast property scanning capabilities for producing 3D digital twins with detailed 2D floor plans. This pivotal development promises to set a new benchmark in real estate photography marketing efficiency and effectiveness supporting 3D digital twins and floor plan adoption. Real estate photography is a high-volume business where every minute counts for both the photographers who want to complete as many photoshoots as possible before sunset and for the agents that need to minimize client disturbance time onsite. In this fast-paced environment, the newly enhanced UiCapture App emerges as a beacon of innovation, markedly reducing the time associated with capturing visual content required for the creation of 3D digital twins and floor plans, a scanning process that previously took 20 to 30 minutes for a 2,000 sq ft property with the previous version of its UiCapture app. By leveraging a state-of-the-art 360-degree camera video recording technique, the new UiCapture App delivers not only ultra-fast scanning and ease of use but also guarantees a meticulously detailed 2D floor plan as part of an immersive 3D digital twin tour. Given that the time photographers spend onsite constitutes the most significant cost component of 3D digital twins and floor plan creation, the ultra-fast scanning new version catapults Urbanimmersive to a leading position in market competitiveness, enabling the Company to offer competitive pricing for digital twins and 2D floor plan creations while sustaining its margins for both its Services and SaaS business segments. This enhancement not only benefits agents working directly with Urbanimmersive's photography service brands but also aids independent photographers in leveraging the innovation to broaden their 3D digital twin and floor plan services to their clients through our SaaS platform. Moreover, the introduction of the new ultra-fast UiCapture App establishes Urbanimmersive as a serious player in the rapidly expanding 2D floor plan creation sector within the real estate marketing as well as in the home inspection industry, where technological competition is primarily driven by the speed of home scanning and the precision of 2D floor plan measurements. While many competing apps offer quick scanning capabilities, they predominantly produce only 2D floor plans. Achieving consistent quality in immersive 3D tours generally necessitates a separate, additional process and cost. Contrarily, the UiCapture App presents a comprehensive solution, eradicating the necessity for a distinct process to generate 3D tours. Ghislain Lemire, CEO of Urbanimmersive commented: "Looking ahead, Urbanimmersive foresees that this launch will not only revolutionize the realm of real estate 3D digital twins marketing but also foster a broader acceptance and utilization of 3D digital twin technology as the premier solution for 3D tours and floor plans. Moreover, the 360-degree video recording approach utilized by the new version unlocks new visual content possibilities within the 3D tour viewer itself, setting the stage for Urbanimmersive to leverage this in an upcoming product, scheduled for a near-future release. As Urbanimmersive continues to pioneer developments in this sphere, clients can look forward to even more advanced features and functionalities that streamline processes and elevate property presentations to unprecedented heights."

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1. Do you have a need to meet, present and collaborate inside your Matterport digital twins with a sense of presence? 2. Would you like to meet with multiple participates within a Matterport digital twin? 3. Want to get started today? On Thursday, 30 June 2022, my guests on WGAN-TV Live at 5 [5 pm ET] are: 1. SuperViz Co-Founder and CEO Russ Rive and 2. SuperViz Head of Sales, marketing and Customer Success Marcelo Franco Russ and Marcelo will show and tell about SuperViz: video conferencing designed from the ground up for spatial data. ✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5 | Meet, Present and Collaborate Inside Your Matterport Tours powered by SuperViz In addition to the demo, I will ask Russ and Marcelo about: 1. Participants have independent camera views and freedom of movement in the Matterport digital twin, as if they were really walking around the project. 2. Hosts can transport participants between Matterport spaces without changing meetings. 3. Lasers, avatars, and mouse positions are visible to everyone for directing focus and discussion. 4. Unique hover and click view options like follow-me, gather-all, and go-to allow for precise guidance of participants through the Matterport space. 5. All integrations include a full-suite of video conferencing tools including record, screen share, and chat. 6. Meeting set-up is instant with clickable links for participants. 7. Accessible to everyone - All you need is a browser to meet face-to-face inside your Matterport digital twins. No downloads or software necessary. Guests don’t need an account or technical experience, they just click the shared link and join you inside the project. 8. All-in-one pricing with unlimited meetings with up to 16 participants and simple set-up. 9. SuperViz API and SDK Want to get started with SuperViz today? 1. Start a 14-Day Free Trial 2. Schedule a SuperViz Demo 3. SuperViz Pricing (scroll down)

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If you are a Matterport Service Provider, this is a "must watch" WGAN-TV show (above) to help you: 1. Increase revenue from existing clients 2. Get new clients verticals you are already shooting 3. Get new clients in verticals that you are NOT yet shooting 4. Differentiate your Matterport Service Provider business 5. Earn recurring revenue Visit www.SuperViz.com to get a 14-day free trial and/or sign-up for a 1:1 conversation with SuperViz

▶ Did you know that up to 16 people can meet inside a Matterport tour for free courtesy of SuperViz? ▶ Did you know you can customize collaboration and communication within Matterport tours and 3D models at scale using the SuperViz SDK? Stay-tuned! On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 13 July 2023, my guest is SuperViz Director of Business Development Marcelo Franco. WGAN-TV | MeetInMatter.com - Live Guided Tour Inside a Matterport Tour for Free powered by SuperViz Marcelo will show and tell us about: MeetInMatter.com - a free service of SuperViz that enables up to 16 people to meet inside Matterport tours simultaneously for free. MeetInMatter.com Features Include ▶ Free use of MeetInMatter.com ▶ up to 16 simultaneous visitors can meet inside a Matterport tour (including host) ▶ immersive virtual meetings to streamline collaboration and communications ▶ MeetInMatter.com was created with the SuperViz SDK ▶ Rapid Deployment and Scalability: MeetInMatter.com is an example of what can be done with the SuperViz SDK in just two days! ▶ More about the SuperViz SDK on the SuperViz website

Matterport, Inc. filed Form 10-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, April 27, 2023. 

This is an excerpt (pages 8-9) from the Matterport 10K:

Part 1 | Matterport Business, Industry and Market Opportunity | Pages 8-9

 

The entire Matterport 10K Form is available at:

https://WGAN.INFO/10K

 

For more about Matterport and related 3D/360 platforms, cameras and 3rd party services, please visit:

 

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Unreserved, a Tech-Powered Canadian Real Estate Brokerage, Selects 3D Video Fusion as its sole solution for 3D Digital Twins & Floor Plans

 

3D Video Fusion (‘3D VF’) is the latest innovation from Urbanimmersive, turning three-sixty videos into full-featured 3D Digital Twins and offering unprecedented branded content creation possibilities

 

SAINT-HUBERT, Quebec, Monday, October 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive,” “the Company,” or “UI”) (TSX VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF), a leading provider of 3D digital twin solutions for the real estate marketing industry, is pleased to announce that Unreserved, a tech-powered real estate brokerage Canadian agency, has selected Urbanimmersive's 3D VF as its sole provider of 3D Digital Twins and 2D floor plans. This decision is set to be followed by the acquisition of three-sixty cameras that will be distributed among the brokerage’s agent offices, enabling real estate agents to record three-sixty videos on the go.

 

Unreserved is the first real estate brokerage agency to select Urbanimmersive's 3D VF, marking an important milestone for Urbanimmersive's latest innovation. The swift decision to adopt it as the sole solution underscores 3D VF's market potential and adoption strength. Since its inception, Unreserved has heavily utilized 3D digital twins, having previously used a competing renowned brand. Unreserved's management explains that the integration of three-sixty videos is what they believe was missing in 3D digital twins for marketing to deliver a more engaging and branded 3D content experience, making the decision evident.

 

"It is natural for real estate agents to describe a home and showcase all its unique features and particularities. Therefore, 3D VF is a new content video solution that is naturally easy to produce and leverages agents' expertise and brand. It enables them to present properties in a manner that resonates with a digital-savvy clientele while providing a 3D digital twin and a 2D floor plan simultaneously. We also appreciate that 3D VF does not require the use of an app, expensive hardware, or sophisticated training, allowing us to quickly roll out the solution within our network of members. Agents can produce a perfect 3D VF on their first try!" explains Rachel Langlois, Vice-President Sales at Unreserved.

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Urbanimmersive media release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:

https://www.wegetaroundnetwork.com/topic/19154/page/1/unreserved-real-estate-brokerage-selects-urbanimmersive-3d-video-fusion/

The following Robotic Imaging blog post by Robotic Imaging Chief Marketing Officer Natalie Perri is reprinted with the permission of Robotic Imaging. www.RoboticImaging.com Robotic Imaging: The Complete Scan-to-BIM Process Scan-to-BIM is a process that makes use of cutting-edge technologies like 3D laser scanning, and high-definition photogrammetry for the purpose of creating a BIM model of a building or existing space. The result of a digital survey that has been processed by particular software is a point cloud or 3D mesh, which is a collection of points arranged in three dimensions. A BIM modeling program can be used to import the point cloud and create digital models of the existing structure. The process of Scan-to-BIM is divided into 6 main steps. Let's discuss all of these. Suggested reading: If you want to learn more about best scanning practices, check out this article. Step 1: Identifying The Information Required Whenever we plan to do something, our first step is always to identify the type of information which is required. The Scan-to-BIM process is no exception. You must specify your scope of work (SOW) and the manner in which you will use the 3D BIM model if you intend to use Scan-to-BIM. The level of detail (LOD) of 100 - 500 must be selected for your model in order to guarantee that it is accurate. At this particular stage, you must identify the following: 1. Scope of work (SOW) 2. Deliverable formats 3. Level of Detail (LOD) 4. The QC process 5. Purpose of using the model Step 2: Scan Planning The next step is scan planning, when parameters are set before obtaining a 3D scan. Due to the fact that it is challenging to identify building design documentation that has already been completed, optimizing the scanning parameters may be useful. It also entails determining all the attributes required for scanning. Following are some of the important parameters: 1. Space resolution 2. Accuracy 3. Coverage 4. Location 5. Angular resolution Step 3: Point Cloud Scanning A "point" designates where this surface is in connection to the 3D laser scanner. These points are all added together to create a single, incredibly precise image known as a point cloud. Multiple point cloud scans are used in order to create an accurate and precise digital image of a structure or a building using well-known laser scanning equipment. A few of these may include Leica, Faro, Riegl, and Trimble. A thorough outlook of the structure is provided by the point cloud scan, guaranteeing the accuracy of the representation. Step 4: Registration: Decrypting The Point Cloud Data In step 4, BIM software such as Autodesk ReCap receives point clouds from the building's scan and inputs them. Through team collaboration and the use of real-world data, a point cloud or mesh is created in support of BIM processes utilizing images that have been imported into ReCap along with laser scans. This point cloud or mesh is then made available to support a variety of use cases in the AEC sector. Step 5: 3D BIM Modeling At this stage, real-world point clouds are converted into digital representations of the project in 3D BIM modeling. Starting with the point cloud scan verification and file insertion in Revit, a series of processes must be used to model the point cloud scan. An as-built 3D BIM model is produced with the help of point cloud scan data that can ultimately be used for the building's renovation as well as reconstruction. Step 6: Quality Control At this last step, when projects are being checked, the use of Scan-to-BIM Revit plugins is made in order to verify the standard of these projects. A scan-to-BIM checklist is utilized for the purpose of evaluating the quality of a 3D BIM model. Revit section views can be utilized in order to look for design deviations. This makes it easier to find MEP clashes and coordinate between trades, which can be further utilized to gauge inconsistencies and differences. Now, you might be thinking this is a long and laborious process. What are the true benefits for opting for a Scan-to-BIM method instead of the traditional methods? If you didn't get our point, don't worry because we are about to discuss the top four benefits of 3D laser scanning services offered by Robotic Imaging for architects so that you can have a clear understanding. Here are the benefits that you as an architect can get with the 3D laser scan services. 1. High Scan Accuracy We all know that in every industry, there are chances that humans can impact the world accuracy of industrial processes. However, that is not a problem with 3D laser scan services offered by Robotic Imaging because it doesn't require any human interpretation or input. And because of that, there is almost no room for error, which makes an architect extremely confident about their designs. 2. Less Time Consumption The best part about using 3D laser scan services for architectural procedures is that you get real-time data from a million points that you can use to collectively create a point cloud. You do not need to measure such a space manually, and you can also convert it into an RCP file for your clients. The virtual point cloud information can be quickly pulled up, hence digitizing the whole process. 3. Cost Effectiveness Cost-effectiveness is one of the main benefits of using 3D laser scan services offered by Robotic Imaging because the data gathered through laser scanning tells you everything prior to making architectural decisions. And because you know everything beforehand, you don’t make design decision mistakes which saves a lot of your money. Otherwise, the rework costs are too high that you might not want to pay, so it's good to stay cautious. 4. Local Service Provider A few years ago, 3D laser scanning was not a common process. However, now there are so many local laser scan service providers, so you have to be very careful while selecting the company you want to work with. Robotic Imaging offers the most affordable rates, even for the most high-quality scans. So feel free to reach out to us so that we can discuss your project in detail and help you accordingly. Using our laser scan-to-BIM services, architects can make buildings efficient and give a better understanding of their vision to the clients. So, if you still haven't explored the wonders of 3D laser technology, contact our team, and end your curiosity. Source: This Robotic Imaging blog post by Robotic Imaging Chief Marketing Officer Natalie Perri is reprinted with the permission of Robotic Imaging. www.RoboticImaging.com

Well, this is scary. And, just in time for Halloween.

Take your Matterport scans and turn them into a ZOMBIE HORROR GAME! Careful! You are on your own!

You can now Fight ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in Any Matterport Digital Twin powered by www.RSETengine.com.

Use your own Matterport MatterPak for the Zombie fighting environment or use one of the examples provided.

And, it's free (to help you visualize the potential) for Matterport + RSET engine from Matterport Partner Enomalies, LLC (RSET).

Fight ZOMBIES today and learn more about Fighting ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in any Matterport digital twin powered by www.RSETengine.com on Tuesday, 18 October 2022:

► WGAN-TV | Flight ZOMBIES (www.MatterPakAttack.com) in Any Matterport digital twin mesh view powered by www.RSETengine.com

My guests are:

1. RSET Founder and CEO Bill Gregory 2. RSET Director of Operations Michael Schmidt 3. RSET Unity 3D Developer Michael Probst

In addition to a demo of fighting ZOMBIES within Matterport digital twins mesh view, I will ask Bill and Michael about using RSET for:

► CONSUMER – Do more with your Matterport digital twins. Plan layouts, change furniture, play games, and more. Your scan, your rules. ► DEFENSE – Use existing synthetic environments or create new ones to maximize sets and reps for a variety of infantry-related training scenarios. ► PUBIC SAFETY / FIRE / EMS – Train for high risk scenarios without the expense. Suppression, command sim, triage, and more in the critical buildings in your city. ► LAW – Digitally recreate incidents in the next generation of trial graphics. Virtually bring the jury to the scene and walk them around.

RSET Clients Include

► US Department of the Navy | Science & Technology ► US Department of the Navy | Marine Corps ► Lexington, KY Fire Department ► OLF | Oldfather Law Firm

About RSET

Lexington, KY-based RSET makes software that allows Matterporters to interact with Matterport 3D scans in meaningful yet fun ways.

The Rapid Synthetic Environment Tool (RSET) allows you to walk through your Matterport 3D scans and paint on the walls, add furniture and other objects, record video from virtual cameras, and so much more.

The RSET most recent venture is a partnership with Matterport where you can play a Zombie survival game in your MatterPaks (free at www.MatterPakAttack.com).

Our more serious work is with the Navy and first responders to provide virtual training exercises in digital twins such as active shooter, fire suppression and mass casualty event training.

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If you are a Matterport Service Provider, this is a "must watch" WGAN-TV show to learn how you can:

► Create more value for existing clients (particularly schools, museums, theaters, public spaces) ► Get more scanning business by understanding the value of Matterport MatterPak + RSET Engine

Plus, if you are thinking about buying a Matterport Pro3 Camera, this show will be helpful too (outdoors, heigh ceiling, large spaces).

This podcast episode features a Google NetbookLM AI discussion about Matterport + SIMLAB SIM-ON + NETxAutomation Software for helping manage buildings with live data from multiple IoT standards.

The companies detail how their combined solutions can improve asset management, track maintenance schedules, and provide real-time data through IoT devices. The conversation revolves around SIM-ON, a service from SIMLAB, which uses Matterport 3D digital twins to visualize building data.

The discussion focuses on a large hospitality company, seeks solutions for managing its company's vast portfolio of buildings and hopes to use Matterport + SIMLAB SIM-ON + NETxAutomation to replace traditional 2D dashboards. 

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For a deeper dive, watch:

WGAN-TV SIM-ON by SIMLAB +NETxAutomation-a Next Level of Interoperability with Building Management System (BMS)

https://vimeo.com/947190894

SUNNYVALE, California, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today is International Museum Day, an annual day sponsored by the International Council of Museums, which this year is exploring the potential of museums to bring about positive change. Matterport, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: MTTR) digital twin platform today is enabling museums to digitally transform their spaces, helping them increase access to the world of art, culture, and history. With a digital twin, museum operators can create powerful virtual learning experiences that increase access to those who cannot spend the time or money to travel, and in some cases introduce new revenue opportunities. Since March 2020, almost 7.3 million people have visited museums virtually using Matterport. In honor of International Museum Day, here are three iconic museums using Matterport to create virtual experiences to engage with and educate more people around the world. George Eastman Museum Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum located in Rochester, New York is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States. The museum is located on the National Historic Landmark estate of George Eastman, the founder of Kodak and pioneer of popular photography, and holds unparalleled collections—encompassing several million objects—in the fields of photography, cinema, and photographic and cinematographic technology, and photographically illustrated books. The museum is now accessible through its Matterport digital twin. Virtual visitors can explore current and past photography exhibitions enriched by detailed spatial tags and integrated audio, or explore Eastman’s historic mansion and the newly renovated visitor center. "The George Eastman Museum began experimenting with new forms of digital outreach and engagement in 2020, including creating virtual experiences using Matterport,” said Elizabeth Chiang, Staff Photographer at the George Eastman Museum. “The response was phenomenal; we saw a 48 percent increase in video views, over 10,000 visitors, and 88 percent satisfaction in virtual programming through these efforts. As a film and photography museum, image quality was an important factor in our decision to choose Matterport. The images Matterport provides are gorgeous and the resulting digital twin of the Museum is something artists and visitors can fully immerse themselves into.”

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Matterport media release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com)

https://www.wegetaroundnetwork.com/topic/16846/page/1/matterport-celebrates-international-museum-day-with-access-to-virtual-tours/#1

Matterport Media Release --- Matterport & Belden Enter Global Alliance to Digitize Built Environments For Networking and Connectivity Matterport will become a part of Belden’s edge-to-cloud solution stack, bringing the visualization, spatial data and developer tools of Matterport’s 3D Digital Twin Platform to Belden’s secure data acquisition, transmission, orchestration and management solutions SUNNYVALE, California, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading 3D digital twin platform for the built world, and Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of network infrastructure and digitization solutions, have announced a new partnership intended to deliver 3D digital twin-powered connectivity solutions for facilities management across industrial automation, smart buildings, broadband and more. According to research from McKinsey, 70 percent of C-suite technology executives at large enterprises are exploring and investing in digital twins.1 As industrial leaders embrace the benefits of digitizing physical systems and real-world assets, the combined expertise of Belden’s network solutions and Matterport’s 3D Digital Twin Platform for facilities management will enable businesses around the world to support their Connected Worker initiatives with tools to more effectively manage their physical environments across asset performance, production monitoring and sustainable manufacturing.2 Matterport digitizes roughly one billion square feet of physical space per month in photorealistic 3D. This has enabled organizations around the world to remotely operate physical facilities more cost efficiently, while reducing strain on the planet. As of the company’s latest ESG report, Matterport has helped its customers avoid an estimated 374,312 tons of CO2 from being emitted through reduced business travel.3 Through this agreement, Matterport will become a part of Belden’s edge-to-cloud solution stack, bringing the visualization, spatial data and developer tools of Matterport’s 3D digital twins to Belden’s secure data acquisition, transmission, orchestration and management services. With both companies a part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network, Matterport and Belden will also work closely with the leading cloud provider to deliver new solutions that support customers throughout their operational transformation efforts. “Belden’s Partner Alliance Ecosystem Program was created with the goal of identifying technologies and services that add unique value to Belden’s customers,” said Anne Vondrak, Senior Director, Ecosystem Partner Programs at Belden. ”With Matterport’s immersive digital twins, Belden customers will have even greater visibility into their networking environments to manage them more sustainably and securely– from wherever they are.” “While Matterport has spent the last decade digitizing the built world, Belden has spent over a century building the infrastructure that connects people and businesses around the world today,“ said Jay Remley, Chief Revenue Officer, Matterport. “As organizations shift toward cloud-based facilities management, Belden and Matterport’s combined technologies will streamline the connection between workers and their equipment, improving the health, safety and efficiency of manufacturing workforces.” Learn more about how Matterport and Belden can support your facilities management and network infrastructure needs: www.matterport.com/belden-contact About Matterport Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking spatial data platform turns buildings into data to make nearly every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at: www.matterport.com ©2023 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Matterport is a registered trademark and the Matterport logo is a trademark of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Footnotes: 1 Digital twins: From one twin to the enterprise metaverse | McKinsey 2 The connected worker | Deloitte 3 Environmental, Social & Governance | Matterport --- Source: Matterport via Globe Newswire

Orangetheory Fitness Adopts Matterport Digital Twins to Manage Studio Operations Global fitness franchise leverages Matterport digital twins to streamline brand consistency across more than 1,250 U.S. locations SUNNYVALE, Calif., Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced that Orangetheory®, the fast-growing fitness franchise, will utilize Matterport Capture Services to scan and create digital twins of all its U.S. studios, ensuring design and layout are consistent with global brand guidelines. With more than 1,250 studios across the U.S., Orangetheory’s operational teams will gain significant cost and time savings by enabling highly efficient collaboration, analysis, and decision making using digital twins of its studios remotely. “As we continue to grow the number of our studios across the U.S. and across the globe, it becomes increasingly difficult to access information about specific locations and make informed business decisions,” said Mike Mettler, Chief Development Officer of Orangetheory Fitness. “With Matterport digital twins, we become equipped with accurate, reliable data that allows us to improve our studios and better serve our members. Throughout the process, the efficiency and ease of Capture Services saves us thousands of dollars in travel and labor costs.” To ensure consistency across its U.S. studios, Orangetheory requires accurate, up to date visuals of new and existing locations. Using Matterport Capture Services to create digital twins – photorealistic, 3D replicas of each studio – the company can virtually assess whether a studio is consistent with brand guidelines and advise on required updates, reducing the travel and time required to verify conditions of all locations. In addition, Orangetheory franchisees equipped with a digital twin of their studio can provide a 3D walkthrough of their space for prospective members. “Orangetheory is a great example of a retailer with the newfound ability to improve their operations across many studio locations, by using digital twins to streamline a typically lengthy and costly process,” said Stephanie Lin, Senior Director, Global Retail Strategy for Matterport. “Matterport simplifies the process of obtaining site measurements, verifying store design and layouts, and the ongoing coordination and documentation required between teams. All of this enables retailers to make quicker, well informed decisions that will significantly improve productivity and reduce travel expenses from costly site visits.” Learn more about Matterport for Retail at: go.matterport.com/retail

Matterport media release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here

https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16362/orangetheory-fitness-adopts-matterport-to-manage-studio-operations/

 

Planitar Inc. and Gaitech Intelligence Forge Strategic Alliance to Redefine Property Documentation in China WATERLOO, ONTARIO & SHANGHAI, CHINA, July 11, 2024 – Gaitech Intelligence, a leader in measurement and experimental solutions to the academic and industrial sectors in China and Planitar Inc., makers of iGUIDE, proudly announce their partnership to redefine property documentation in China. Gaitech Intelligence, renowned for its commitment to advancing measurement and robotic solutions, is set to elevate its offerings with iGUIDE’s PLANIX camera system alongside capture services across the region. This collaboration empowers leading organizations in the Chinese real estate and interior design sectors to seamlessly create digital twins of their properties, facilitating efficient design, renovation, market and sale processes. Jenssen Chang, CEO of Gaitech Intelligence, shares his excitement: "Our longstanding admiration for Planitar’s innovation makes this partnership especially thrilling. By linking the iGUIDE PLANIX camera system with the vast potential of the Chinese real estate and interior design markets, we anticipate reshaping property documentation processes. Additionally, we’re enthusiastic about exploring the integration of iGUIDE’s PLANIX camera system with our mobile robot, RIA Pro, envisioning seamless and autonomous scanning of expansive interior spaces." Renowned for its precision and efficiency, iGUIDE stands as the gold standard for property documentation, providing comprehensive insights swiftly and securely. From detailed floor plans to immersive 3D virtual tours and CAD drawing packages, iGUIDE empowers users to make informed property decisions with confidence. Michael Vervena, VP of Sales & Business Development at Planitar Inc., echoes the sentiment: "Partnering with Gaitech opens doors to new realms of innovation and growth. Together, we are poised to redefine industry standards and expand our footprint across the real estate and architecture sectors in China." The collaborative spirit between Gaitech Intelligence and iGUIDE promises to deliver unparalleled value, reinforcing Gaitech's commitment to excellence and innovation. For more information on the iGUIDE camera system, including product specifications and pricing, please visit Gaitech’s website: www.goiguide.cn About Planitar Founded in 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Planitar Inc. is the maker of iGUIDE, a proprietary camera and software platform for capturing and delivering immersive 3D virtual tours and extensive property data. iGUIDE is the most efficient system to map interior spaces and features accurate floor plans, measurements and reliable property square footage. By integrating floor plans and visual data, iGUIDE provides an intuitive and practical way to navigate and explore built environments digitally. For more, visit: www.GOiGUIDE.com About Gaitech Intelligence Co-founded in 2004 by Jenssen Chang, Gaitech Intelligence specializes in providing measurement and experimental solutions to the academic and industrial sectors in China. Offerings include a variety of cameras, sensors, software, and integrated systems, developed in collaboration with international companies, which accelerates clients development and innovation with cutting-edge products and services. Source: iGUIDE

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-- What are the first impressions of Virtual Staging by AI by a REALTOR for Winning Real Estate Listings? -- How does Virtual Staging by AI compare to Virtual Staging by a human? -- Can Real Estate Agents use virtual staging by AI to win real estate listings? Stay tuned ... On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, August 22, 2024, my guest is: ✓ RE/MAX Results REALTOR and Doyle Real Estate Team Leader Brandon Doyle (@DoyleRealtor) ✓ Brandon was one of the first 10 Members of the We Get Around Network Forum in 2014: then know as the Matterport User Group ✓ Brandon was previously on WGAN-TV Live at 5: 74 Reasons Real Estate Agents Buy Virtual Tours Topic WGAN-TV | REALTOR Brandon Doyle: First Impressions of Virtual Staging AI for Winning Real Estate Listings I anticipate the following demo and questions. Demo ✓ Show and Tell ✓ Should real estate agents offer Virtual Staging? First Impressions and Comparison ✓ What are your first impressions of Virtual Staging AI? ✓ How does Virtual Staging AI compare to traditional staging by humans? ✓ How has Virtual Staging AI evolved recently, and what advancements do you foresee? Practical Applications and Effectiveness ✓ Can Virtual Staging AI help agents win listings? ✓ Would you use Virtual Staging AI for empty listings, poorly furnished rooms, or decluttering? ✓ How quickly can Virtual Staging AI deliver results compared to bespoke virtual staging? ✓ Are there specific property types or markets where Virtual Staging AI is particularly effective? ✓ How do you communicate the use of Virtual Staging AI to clients and buyers? Agent Adoption and Strategy ✓ Should agents use Virtual Staging AI themselves or rely on their photographers? ✓ How would you implement Virtual Staging AI across your team of agents? ✓ How does Virtual Staging AI fit into your overall marketing strategy? Costs and Value ✓ What are you willing to pay for Virtual Staging AI as an add-on service? ✓ Can Virtual Staging AI influence how buyers perceive a property's value? ✓ How would you measure the success of Virtual Staging AI in your listings? Impact and Future Outlook ✓ What are the benefits of Virtual Staging AI from an agent's perspective? ✓ How does Virtual Staging differentiate an agent in the market? ✓ Have you noticed any changes in buyer engagement or the sales cycle since using Virtual Staging AI? ✓ How do you see Virtual Staging AI impacting the future of real estate marketing? Features and Limitations ✓ What does "Decluttering Included" and "Unlimited Revisions" mean in the context of Virtual Staging AI? ✓ What are the potential drawbacks or limitations of Virtual Staging AI? ✓ Can Virtual Staging AI fully replace physical staging, or is it a complementary tool? --- Special Offer for We Get Around Network Standard Members ✓ Receive the free use of Virtual Staging AI (VSI) Standard Plan for 12 months ✓ WGAN Standard Member? Receive VSI Benefit (To receive the password, please Private Message @DanSmigrod) ✓ Virtual Staging AI Standard Plan includes: ✓ 20 photos per month ✓ Unlimited renders ✓ All room types and styles ✓ Decluttering included ✓ No watermark ✓ Less than 30 second turnaround ✓ Image storage forever

Did you know that the We Get Around Network has two different podcast channels? 1. WGAN-TV Podcast (Video)- nearly 250 live one-hour video interview podcasts 2. WGAN Forum Podcast (Audio only) - 340+ episodes of industry news via A.I. + audio from WGAN-TV Podcast (Podcasts also available via your favorite podcast app.) For the WGAN Forum Podcast, I use A.I. to research, write, voice, and produce the podcast -- all from niche news releases -- powered by Google NotebookLM AI. The entire workflow -- from start to finish -- including publishing to YouTube Podcasts and nearly 20 podcast apps -- takes less 30 minutes. At the Podfest Multimedia Expo in Orlando in 16-19 January 2025, I will speak on this topic: === Effortless Podcast Workflow Researching, Writing, Voicing and Producing Podcast Episodes from Niche News Releases Using AI (and Publish to YouTube and Nearly 20 Podcast Apps in Less Than 30 Minutes) === If you would like to view my presentation deck and workflow tools, go to: WGAN.info/Podfest2025

-- Are you a real estate photographer thinking about adding Matterport? -- Are you in a completely unrelated career and thinking about making the leap? -- How did an Independent Financial Advisor transition to offering Matterport and related services? Stay tuned! On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 7 November 2024, my guest is Meidansha Inc. President Daniel Brown: WGAN-TV-Daniel Brown with Meidansha: My Journey as a Matterport Service Provider Daniel will tell us about his Matterport Service Provider journey, plus I will ask Daniel what would he do differently with if adding Matterport today. Some of the questions that I will ask Daniel: 1. Tell us about Meidansha today: Services Offered | Categories of Clients | 2. When/Why did you buy: Matterport Pro2 Camera, Leica BLK360 G1, Insta360 (R One, x3, x4), Ricoh Theta Z1 3. Other related camera gear? Drone? 4. Deeper dive into Matterport and related services 5. About the journey as a MSP: how did you learn about Matterport? When? How did you get started? 6. If you were starting today with Matterport, what would you do differently? 7. Matterport related tips for developing business (new business and client retention) 8. Talk us through some of your tours: Example Tours by Meidansha Inc. President Daniel Brown Kobe Convention Center (400,000 SQ FT) | Tour by https://virtualtour.productions/kobe_convention_center/kkc2024/index.htm Kobe Convention Center is a complex of 4 Large Buildings (Here is one of the buildings.) https://3d.walkthroughs.online/show/?m=HDSJBxoVgvu Kobe International Exhibition Hall 2 | Includes Scans from a Leica BLK360 G1 https://3d.walkthroughs.online/show/?m=V1Tz56PTino Daniel John Brown ✓ Meidansha Inc. President ✓ LinkedIn: Daniel John Brown ✓ Daniel Brown on Flickr

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-- How does the new iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System compare to the PLANIX Pro and PLANIX Core? -- In addition to residential real estate, what are other use-cases? -- What to see a demo of the iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System? Stay tuned ... On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, my guests will be: 1. Planitar Inc. (iGUIDE) Product Marketing Manager Chris White and 2. Planitar Inc. (iGUIDE ) Manager, Product Management Marcus Doran WGAN-TV | New! iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System for Residential Real Estate Photographers, Design & Build and Insurance Adjusters (and More) Topics Include -- A quick overview of iGUIDE [Previous WGAN-TV Podcast shows featuring iGUIDE] -- Demo of the iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System paired with an iPhone or Android (phone or tablet) -- Demo of an iGUIDE shot iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System (and iGUIDE Report) -- Discussion about what went into the camera from a design and build perspective. -- How the design of the camera translates to benefiting the user experience. -- Deeper dive into the tech specs (than the marketing video above) -- How does the R1 compare to previous versions of the PLANIX camera system? -- How does the PLANIX R1 Camera compare to other capture solutions in the market? -- Initial user feedback? -- Deeper dive into uses cases (in addition to residential real estate), including: -- 1. Residential Real Estate -- 2. Architecture & Remodeling -- 3. Commercial Design/Build -- 4. Insurance Claims Documentation and Restoration -- 5. Facilities Management -- Discussion of 2D LiDAR Accuracy + Ricoh THETA X camera + iGUIDE Drafting Team -- Discussion of SLAM technology and Data files available: CAD, ESX, Xactimate -- Discussion of ANSI-Z765-2021 2D floor plans (What is this standard and why does it matter?) You can order the iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System directly from iGUIDE (www.GOiGUIDE.com). Order by Wednesday, 13 November 2024 and receive an extra external battery (6 hour charge). First 100 iGUIDE PLANIX R1 Camera System purchases receive $100 off.

Matterport Continues the Global Expansion of its Capture Services On-Demand Online Service to Five Additional Countries Company adds five countries and 21 new cities as businesses worldwide move to adopt Matterport digital twins SUNNYVALE, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced a sweeping global expansion of Matterport Capture Services™ On-Demand coverage. As companies pursue a fast, simple, and cost-effective solution to digitize their spaces, Matterport has expanded into five countries, adding 21 new cities with services now available in France, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, and Singapore. With today’s announcement, Matterport Capture Services is now available in seven countries and 152 cities. Capture Services On-Demand delivers a 3D digital twin of any space, produced by trained and certified Capture Technicians within supported cities. Using Matterport’s Capture app and Pro2 3D camera, spaces are transformed into an immersive, precise 3D digital twin and delivered to the customer to access, manage, and share the space more effectively. These digital twins are changing how buildings are designed, built, promoted, and managed online across a variety of industries, including allowing real estate teams to better optimize the workplace. Canoa, the first scaling platform for sustainable design and deployment of commercial real estate assets, uses Matterport in the retrofit process to survey and document the as-built conditions, traditionally a laborious and error-prone process. With Matterport, Canoa can capture a space and convert it into a digital twin that has accurate spatial data and 3D imagery in 4K resolution. The company then generates accurate floor plans to help them redesign spaces and allocate assets for clients with ease and accuracy.

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SAINT-HUBERT, Quebec, Thursday, September 1, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive,” the “Company” or “UI”) (TSV-V UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF) is proud to announce the launch of a franchise program for its 3D photography solutions. This franchise program fits with the Company's accelerated growth plan announced in June 2021 aimed at expanding the Company's activities more quickly and increasing the adoption of its technological solutions for all photographers. This program therefore complements the strategy of acquiring well-established real estate photography agencies in selected territories in North America with the goal of integrating Company’s SaaS products to 2D/3D photography services offered, and which has already resulted in the acquisition of not less than 8 real estate photography agencies over the last 15 months (corporate franchises) and which should continue in the future, in addition to the sale of franchises, given the successful integration of those businesses acquired so far. The franchise program is particularly aimed at full-time photographers working alone or with a small team and who wish to: 1. differentiate themselves by offering to their clients innovative value-added 3D technological solutions while having access to a state-of-the-art photography management platform ('ERP'), including online ordering and instant appointment booking, as well as additional internal services offered ‘à la carte’ for the creation of floor plans and photo editing 2. obtaining support for administration, customer service, marketing and sales, so that photographers can devote all their time to what they do best and where their interests are, which is photography. Urbanimmersive offers many tools that franchisees will benefit from including the photography including: 1. the ERP platform 2. a route optimization system 3. a fully-automated payroll system 4. single property websites 5. 3D tours 6. 2D and 3D floor plans 7. 3D photography equipment offered at low cost

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LCP Media Announces API Automated Integration with Zillow Rentals We are proud to announce that LCP Media, a leading national visual media technology company for multifamily property owners and managers, has established an API integration with Zillow Rentals, the #1 most visited rental network*, to feed our groundbreaking TourBuilder virtual tours to property listings. Benefits to our customers include: 1. TourBuilder virtual tours are automatically sent to Zillow Rentals for placement on the property’s listings. 2. There is no more manual work on the side of marketing professionals or leasing teams to send their TourBuilder virtual tours to Zillow Rentals 3. The prospective residents experience the community and apartment units with an immersive virtual walkthrough. TourBuilder is the multifamily’s new agile hub for the creation, organization, storage, management, and performance tracking of digital and visual media assets - from one unit to an entire community. It is a proprietary AI platform technology built exclusively by LCP Media. TourBuilder Pro are professionally-captured virtual tours of the community, amenities, and model units using our extensive photographer network. TourBuilder Go are unit-level virtual tours shot by the onsite teams or our photographer network. "TourBuilder is a world-class virtual tour platform for capturing property and unit-level 3D tours. It enables top ownership and management companies to create digital twins of their buildings,” said Tom Chomiak, Chief Technology Officer at LCP Media. “Today, we are excited to announce our latest API integration with Zillow Rentals. This integration allows us to push unit-level 3D tours to the Zillow Rental Network in real-time, helping significantly increase our reach and playing an effective role in converting prospects quickly and reducing time spent on the market for units.” LCP Media (www.LCPMedia.com) has created over 5,000 virtual tours of apartment communities, including those owned and managed by the biggest real estate companies in the United States, such as Greystar, LivCor, Cushman & Wakefield, and Lincoln Property Company, among others. *Comscore Media Metrix®, Custom-defined list: Zillow Rentals, Apartments.com Network, RentPath Network, Apartmentlist.com, and Zumper.com, Total Audience, Jan 2022-Mar 2022, U.S. Source: LCP Media Blog Post -- WGAN Forum Related Discussions ▶ Transcript: WGAN-TV | How to Make Money with TourBuilder by LCP Media ▶ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: LCP Media | TourBuilder by LCP Media | LCP Media Help Wanted

One-Third of Houses for Sale Are New Construction, an All-Time High The share of newly built single-family homes on the market is at a record high as builders try to keep up with surging homebuyer demand fueled by low mortgage rates, low inventory and remote work SEATTLE--Monday, January 31, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — More than one-third (34.1%) of U.S. single-family homes for sale in December were new construction, up from 25.4% a year earlier and the highest share on record, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Newly built homes have taken up an increasing portion of U.S. housing inventory over the last 10 years, with a major acceleration in mid-2020 after the pandemic began. Homebuilders have been busy trying to make up for the lack of existing homes on the market and keep up with high demand. There has been a surge in homebuyer demand since the start of the pandemic, stemming from low mortgage rates and the prevalence of remote work. At the same time, some homeowners have opted to refinance or remodel instead of selling, intensifying the shortage of existing homes for sale. Overall inventory dropped to a record low in December. Inventory of existing homes fell 14.2% year over year in December, and there was a record-low 1.8 months of supply. For new homes, there was 6 months of supply and inventory was up 34.8%. As the share of homes for sale that are newly built has edged up, the share of home sales that are new builds has remained relatively consistent, around 11%. This dichotomy is another indicator that homebuyer demand is far outpacing supply. “A lot of pre-owned homes are being listed, but they are just selling off so quickly—typically in a matter of days—while new homes take longer to sell,” said Redfin Economist Sheharyar Bokhari. “So as a homebuyer, you’re increasingly likely to see new builds when you look up homes for sale in your target area. Existing homes tend to be less expensive and fly off the shelves faster, so people who are just getting into the market should speak to their lender and agent about preparing to act quickly when an existing home that meets their criteria does hit the market this winter.”

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Cupix Announces Launch of CupixWorks X 3D Digital Twin Platform Advanced Capabilities Include Enhanced AI, 360-degree Video SLAM, and ClearVision Technology SAN JOSE, California--Tuesday, 12 April 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cupix™ (www.Cupix.com) today announced the release of CupixWorks X three-dimensional digital twin platform empowered with the Gamma Engine, a 3rd generation artificial intelligence (AI) engine providing a 360° video SLAM with ClearVision technology. The Gamma Engine enables everyone in AEC to communicate the situational and visual context of the site with high fidelity among stakeholders and ensures as-built vs. as-design comparisons are significantly more intuitive and insightful. It also provides an unrivaled SLAM performance, including 3D walk-path mapping that is elevation aware and minimizes motion drift. Cupix has made it simple for project owners, general contractors, BIM/VDC engineers, and facility managers to see spatial context remotely from the office accurately. "With the launch of CupixWorks X, we see a monumental step in the history of 360° image-based site documentation. CupixWorks X will drive built-world industry adoption of digital twin platform technology and 360° cameras as an everyday device to capture site context in 3D with high fidelity,” said Simon Bae, founder, and CEO. Bae continued, “For decades, I have been democratizing the method for mirroring physical assets into the 3D virtual context and understand the significant challenges that AEC professionals meet every day when documenting and tracking the progress of their job sites. Builders want an exceptional quality of visuals, accurate spatial representation, and easy-to-understand and actionable data analytics. CupixWorks X delivers. Its Gamma Engine makes true-to-life site documentation effortless."

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The following Robotic Imaging blog post by Robotic Imaging Chief Marketing Officer Natalie Perri is reprinted with the permission of Robotic Imaging. www.RoboticImaging.com How Can 3D Laser Scanning Help You? Looking to save time, energy, and money? Here’s the ultimate scanning guide of everything you need to know about 3D laser scanning in construction. Every Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) professional would significantly benefit from 3D laser scanning services. The use of laser scanning has slowly taken over the AEC industry. With the integration of BIM software and 3D scanning services, it seems like the perfect solution for many problems encountered in the profession. As every AEC professional knows, accurate as-built building information is critical to any project’s success. This information extracted from a 3D laser scanning service helps all parties involved significantly expedite the design processes, as it uses highly accurate, baseline information. It’s even able to reduce rework/change orders, as it’s able to detect clashes. It keeps projects on schedule and saves significant time and money. 3D Scanning in Construction Real estate 3D scanning services capture a three-dimensional image of an object in the form of a point cloud. Shape components are recorded, as millions of digital points are virtually plotted, generating a point cloud. After the scan on site is complete, the point cloud data extracted is translated into a 2D or 3D format, depending on the clients’ needs. BIM, an acronym for Building Information Modeling, is a modern approach to architectural design where a 3D model facilitates the construction process for design efficiency. Architectural BIM Modeling makes it possible to visualize a building and foresee its appearance before the construction, thus, allowing for improved decision-making on the project. Majority of firms in the AEC industry opt to use BIM programs, like AutoDesk Revit, for their projects. After the site is scanned, the data is registered and then detailed. The point cloud generated serves as an underlay for an as-built BIM. The latest advancement in 3D scanning technology is becoming more accessible everywhere. They’re already becoming critical tools for construction companies. Integrating a scan-to-BIM service provider, like Robotic Imaging, guarantees more efficiency and faster decision making. AEC professionals are better equipped to handle whatever conflict arises in these projects.

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Will Matterport be Acquired by Hexagon? Commentary and Analysis by Dan Smigrod Founder and Managing Editor We Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Live at 5 WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) Monday, 21 February 2022 My manicurist, Brenda, told me Friday (18 February 2022) that she is thinking about buying Matterport, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTTR) stock, after a friend told her about how Matterport had been trading as high as $37.60 per share after going public via a SPAC deal at $10 per share and Matterport was now trading at $6.83 per share; near its low of $6.20 per share. “I’ll invest $500. It will be fun,” Brenda told me with a smile. (Brenda initially said the company was Matterhorn and didn’t mention the specific dollar amounts or SPAC, but that was the gist of what her friend told her.) I could imagine that Ola Rollén, President and CEO of Stockholm, Sweden-based Hexagon AB is thinking nearly the same thing: buy Matterport now for a few billion dollars while Matterport is trading at its surprising “blue-light special” pricing. While Matterport begins every media release with “Matterport, Inc., the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world,…” that statement is likely a much-much-much better description of the much-much-much bigger Hexagon. “Our Vision: A future where data is fully and autonomously leveraged so that business, industry and humanity sustainably thrive,” writes Hexagon on its website. “Our Mission: Putting data to work to enable autonomous, connected ecosystems that boost efficiency, productively and quality for our customers.” Aside from the lofty words, what do the two companies have in common?

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What if you have been asked to do a Matterport scan of a: 1. construction site that has no lights and no power? 2. large space and your iPad will not last for a full charge? 3. warehouse and you want to speed up the shoot and reduce hand fatigue from holding an iPad? Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 12 May 2022: ✓ MSP Home3D.us | Top 10 Gear Accessories for Matterport Pros My guests are long-time Matterport Pros: 1. Home3D.us Virtual Services Consultant and Creator Kevin Dole (@Home3D) 2. Home3D.us Photographer Eric Dole Kevin and Eric will share their: Top 10 Gear Accessories for Matterport Pros This WGAN-TV Live at 5 show was inspired by two of Kevin's recent WGAN Forum posts: 1. Great Rechargeable 360° light for Matterport Pro2 or Theta Z/X scanning 2. Best iPad Pro battery I've found (for Large Matterport Pro2 Scans) Plus, Kevin and Eric have each previously been my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (and shared gear/accessories during those shows), so, we thought it was time to do a WGAN-TV show solely about: Top 10 Gear Accessories for Matterport Pros. Here are the two shows: 1. Eric Dole: Transcript: WGAN-TV 25+ Tips for Scanning Large Spaces with Matterport Pro2 2. Kevin Dole: Transcript: WGAN-TV - Advanced Outdoor Matterport Scanning Techniques Got favorite gear/accessories for Matterport Pros? Feel free to either share here or start a new WGAN Forum discussion. Or, if you have a gear/accessory related question that you would like discussion on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show, feel free to post to this WGAN Forum discussion. Best, Dan

New HomeJab Real Estate Photo Study Finds Sellers are Unprepared Survey also asks photography pros to rate real estate agents' "professionalism" --- Download HomeJab Study --- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study of real estate photographers released today by HomeJab found that homeowners selling their homes are often not prepared for a photoshoot ordered by their real estate agent. HomeJab, which provides real estate agents on-demand professional real estate photography and other visual production services nationwide, asked more than 300 professional photographers, "How often are homeowners not prepared for a shoot?" More than half of the professional real estate photographers said that most of the time – half to more than half – homeowners are unprepared. "Agents may be assuming their sellers know what they need to do to have their home ready for a photoshoot," said Joe Jesuele, founder and CEO of HomeJab. "But photography occurs very early in the listing process, and sellers may not realize what professional photographers need to make the right impressions," Jesuele added. According to Jon Biddle, a 10-year real estate photography veteran from Philadelphia, PA who shoots more than 100 properties a year, many homeowners forget to declutter their homes, putting away personal items on counters – cell phones, purses, drinking glasses, liquor and more. "That can detract attention away from what is important," Biddle said. "Sellers often have to spend 20 minutes or more putting away personal items," Biddle added, "and agents could do more to make sure they're ready." The HomeJab survey also turned the tables on real estate agents by asking photographers, "How professional is the typical real estate agent who hires you?" on a scale of 1-10, 10 being highly professional. Overall, photographers gave an average rating of 7.6, indicating agents who hire them are very professional. Flavio Villacorta, a professional real estate photographer who serves Washington, D.C., shared that he/she finds that real estate agents who invest in professional photography – as well as 3D tours and aerial footage – have high professional standards in everything they do. "Most agents who only use professionally shot photos for their listings are typically the best agents in the marketplace," Villacorta said. With the explosion in the popularity of using aerial photography to market homes for sale over the last several years, the HomeJab study asked professional real estate photographers if they have been harassed by someone when flying a drone to shoot aerial footage of a listing. The HomeJab survey found that one-in-three photographers experienced harassment when flying a drone. The research also revealed that just 15% of photographers surveyed said they had never flown a drone. Future Tech Trends Finally, the survey asked professional real estate photographers to pick two technologies related to their business that they are "most excited about." The findings:  The vast majority of photographers said "drones," topping the list with 68%.  360-degree cameras came in at the #2 spot with 54%.  Automated editing technology was #3 with 35%.  New mobile phones cameras (e.g., iPhone 13) were #4 with 18%.  NFTs (blockchain) was ranked #5 with 17%. "The surprise is the strong interest in NFTs," said HomeJab's Jesuele. "Five years ago, NFTs didn't even exist. Now one-in-six photographers pick it as a Top 5 technology. NFTs are starting to make their way into all areas of creative arts, including a growing interest among professional real estate photographers, and that's exciting." The HomeJab Professional Real Estate Photographer Survey collected responses from 310 professional real estate photographers nationwide. Fifty percent of the photographers surveyed shoot more than 100 property listings annually. Nearly one-in-three photographers surveyed shoot more than 200 property listings annually, with 40% of the participants being professional photographers for at least six years. The photographers polled represent all areas of the country: 22% from the Northeast, 25% from the Southeast, 17% from the Midwest, 19% from the Southwest, 7% from the Northwest, and 10% from other locations. About HomeJab HomeJab is America's most popular and reliable on-demand professional real estate photography and video service for real estate pros. Learn more at: www.HomeJab.com Source: HomeJab via PR Newswire