In February 2018 it was announced that ClearEdge3D had been acquired by Topcon Corporation, the laser scanning and positioning hardware manufacturer based in Japan. In July 2017, ClearEdge3D had itself acquires the construction verification software firm Pericept, Anchored in considerable experience in computer vision algorithms for automating the creation of 3D models from laser scanned point clouds, ClearEdge3D is organized around Automated Feature Extraction, laser scanning and 3D modeling space. Established by experts in the field of computer vision, hyperspectral data analysis, and LiDAR data analysis, the first version of EdgeWise Building⢠focused on building and terrain modeling. The firm applied computer vision algorithms to automate the exploitation of point cloud data in 3D modeling and virtual design and construction (VDC) workflows. In 2011 EdgeWise Plant⢠was released for the process manufacturing and plant modeling industry, which was soon followed by EdgeWise ME
