Paracosm – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu Building business on innovation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:14:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/favicon-blue_1.png Paracosm – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu 32 32 The Journey to 3D Map the World – Amir Rubin of Paracosm https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/the-journey-to-3d-map-the-world-amir-rubin-of-paracosm/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/the-journey-to-3d-map-the-world-amir-rubin-of-paracosm/ In 2012, inspired by a desire to recreate the amazing locations Amir Rubin and his wife Katie had visited, he was hit by the vision to 3D map the world. With funds from his personal savings earned from consulting gigs and proceeds from the exit from Prioria Robotics, his first company, UF startup Paracosm, a cloud-based software company that leverages 3D mapping technology to unleash the digital world into reality, launched in January 2013.

Listen to WHOA GNV Podcast, episode 106, to learn more about Rubin’s entrepreneur journey.

Learn more about The Journey to 3D Map the World – Amir Rubin of Paracosm. ]]> Paracosm Partners Up With Geo-Plus to Expand Land Survey Offering https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/paracosm-partners-up-with-geo-plus-to-expand-land-survey-offering/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/paracosm-partners-up-with-geo-plus-to-expand-land-survey-offering/ UF startup Paracosm, a cloud-based software company that leverages 3D mapping technology to unleash the digital world into reality, has announced a partnership with Geo-Plus to offer the VisionLiDAR point cloud processing software in a bundle with the PX-80 handheld scanner. Joining forces means both companies now offer an end-to-end 3D mapping workflow for a variety of applications.

“We are delighted to offer this software to our PX-80 customers,” says Amir Rubin, Paracosm president. “The versatile VisionLiDAR works as a standard point cloud processing tool – a critical need in many workflows – but also includes comprehensive functionality for specific applications like topography generation, city assets extraction, and tree extraction. It allows us to offer a truly complete 3D mapping solution to meet the needs of demanding users in surveying and other industries.”

Learn more about Paracosm Partners Up With Geo-Plus to Expand Land Survey Offering. ]]> 3D Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture – A Powerful Combination https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/3d-historic-preservation-and-landscape-architecture-a-powerful-combination/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/3d-historic-preservation-and-landscape-architecture-a-powerful-combination/ Thomas J. Elmore, a professional landscape designer, needed 3D data capture sensor and visualization software that would satisfy his professional needs. Part of his solution is UF startup Paracosm’s PX-80. Here is his story:

Thomas J. Elmore began his formal education by earning an Associates degree from Colombia-Greene Community College, while living in my hometown of Catskill, NY. As they say, it’s a small world. After going on to earn his BS and MS in Landscape Architecture and  3D Historic Preservation, Thomas J. Elmore began Elmore Design Collaborative, LLC, Historical Landscape Architecture, in 1999.

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For the next nineteen years, Tom honed his unique combination of professional interests as a sole practitioner based in Suffield, CT using traditional 2D surveying tools and techniques, including cameras and tape measures.

Learn more about 3D Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture – A Powerful Combination. ]]> The Making of PX-80: the World’s First Handheld LiDAR Scanner with Color Data https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/the-making-of-px-80-the-worlds-first-handheld-lidar-scanner-with-color-data/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/the-making-of-px-80-the-worlds-first-handheld-lidar-scanner-with-color-data/ UF startup Paracosm has been at the forefront of SLAM-based 3D-mapping since the company’s founding in 2013. In the ensuing years, they’ve racked up an impressive resume: helping Google develop the dense 3D-mapping engine on the Project Tango smartphone, receiving iRobot’s first corporate VC investment, and most recently being acquired by spatial computing powerhouse Occipital (makers of the Structure Sensor).

The company’s first product was a low-cost structured-light 3D-scanner designed for capturing complex indoor spaces. While this system was initially targeted to visual effects creators and augmented reality developers, it quickly (and unexpectedly!) became a hit with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors. As its popularity grew with geospatial (GIS), architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) professionals, Paracosm saw a need for a more robust handheld system that could capture much larger environments and operate both indoors and outdoors.

Learn more about The Making of PX-80: the World’s First Handheld LiDAR Scanner with Color Data. ]]> Paracosm’s PX-80 Handheld Lidar Is Fast and Flexible Enough to Be Your Standalone Scanner (Spar3D) https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/paracosms-px-80-handheld-lidar-is-fast-and-flexible-enough-to-be-your-standalone-scanner-spar3d/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/paracosms-px-80-handheld-lidar-is-fast-and-flexible-enough-to-be-your-standalone-scanner-spar3d/ UF startup Paracosm’s PX-80 handheld lidar scanner has come a long since the company introduced it to the market early last year. The company says the device has been in high demand not only in architecture engineering & construction, but also in a number of industries, with users capturing everything from dense Japanese forests to comprehensive site surveys of US Army bases.

Contributing to this popularity, no doubt, are the impressive specs that the PX-80 offers for a handheld device. It boasts 360° lidar capture at an accuracy of ±2-3 cm, with 300,000 points per second, and at ranges up to 100 m. On top, you’ll find an HD camera that captures up to 50fps with a 360° by 250° field of view. For easy control and visual feedback on progress, the device includes a scanning app on an iPad mini which mounts on the handle.

Learn more about Paracosm’s PX-80 Handheld Lidar Is Fast and Flexible Enough to Be Your Standalone Scanner.

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