Niantic Spatial and Spexi Partner to Turn Drone Imagery Into 3D Intelligence for Physical AI

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Niantic Spatial and Spexi Geospatial are partnering to convert drone imagery into 3D Gaussian splats for city-scale physical AI modeling and training.

Summary

Niantic Spatial and Spexi Geospatial have announced a partnership to integrate Spexi’s aerial drone data network with Niantic Spatial’s 3D reconstruction technology. By utilizing Niantic Spatial’s Reconstruction API, customers can transform raw drone imagery into geo-referenced 3D Gaussian splats. This collaboration aims to scale 3D modeling from individual objects to city-wide dimensions, providing actionable data for physical AI, infrastructure inspection, and asset management.

(Source:Auganix.org)