Nextspace is a Platform as a Service software solution for the integration of BIM, CAD, point clouds, photogrammetry, GIS and IoT data with associated asset, work and operational business information and documents to create living, breathing data-rich digital twins.
To use the Nextspace platform, you’ll need a PC, Mac or tablet running a Chromium or WebKit browser with WebGL support, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Overall performance is typically dictated by internet speed (15 Megabits per second or faster) and 3D graphics performance of the client device. A graphics card with a G3D mark of 1,000 or higher is recommended.
To use the Nextspace platform, you’ll need a PC, Mac or tablet running a Chromium or WebKit browser with WebGL support, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Overall performance is typically dictated by internet speed (15 Megabits per second or faster) and 3D graphics performance of the client device. A graphics card with a G3D mark of 1,000 or higher is recommended.
General
Import CAD, BIM, Point Clouds, Photogrammetry, 3D Reality Meshes, GIS and 2D data.
Direct connect to enterprise systems such as Esri, SAP, Maximo.
Direct connect to live data such as IOT and SCADA.
CesiumJS, Unreal Engine and Omniverse based 3D geospatial viewers.
User permissions and access control management
Manual and AI-powered data schema mapping
Spatial and data search
Associate documents to Entities (attachments or links)
Plugins: add new functionality to the Nextspace platform.
Webhook: allow your app/services to submit a web-based notification to the Nextspace platform.
Stream data from the likes of Google 3D (Photorealistic Tiles), OSM 3D Buildings and CyberCity 3D (buildings).
Stream WFS and WMS data feeds
Import your own basemaps (topo/aerial) and terrain or use ours.
API: access, configure and customize the Nextspace platform.
Platform Components
Operator (module)
Nextspace API
Access the Nextspace digital twin platform and/or customize and/or configure the Operator and Navigator modules to meet your organizations particular needs. Documentation and support additionally provided.
Data Sources
Import 2D and 3D files to create Entities or visual proxies (for Entities). Import basemap and terrain data. Create or use existing Nextspace supplied API connections to enterprise systems to pull/push data in real-time or periodically. Create API connections to live data sources (or data hubs), such as IoT and SCADA. Additional functionality includes the tools and features mentioned in Data Schema Mapping. Create, update and re-use import standards for BIM and CAD data
Data Schema Mapping
A set of tools - manual, automated and AI-powered - for the mapping of data schemas from multiple incoming data sources (ETL, API or real-time) to one or more agreed data standards. Define how data should be converted between the schemas of external data sources and new or existing target data schemas. Additional tools include coordinate system conversion, geocoding (finds lat/long for a given property address), and unit conversion.
Entity Types
A comprehensive suite of tools for creating and managing Entity Types (person, organization, object type or concept about which information is stored),
Entity Styles (2D, 3D & Parametric)
Styles can be applied across multiple Project Views and act in a hierarchical manner. Styling options include - across multiple geometry types - color, line width, pixel size, etc. Styling can also be controlled using attribute values directly, by mapping certain attribute values to specific style options in a list or by user set ting max/min values. Multiple altitude options can also be set in Entity Styles
Data Lab
A powerful tool for searching and bulk updating of Entities.
Data Relationships
Create, edit and delete data relationship types (and their schemas). Example relationship types include upstream of, downstream from, inside of). Can also add, edit and delete graphically how data relationships are visualized.
Tags
Tags are a convenient way to group Entities together for managing access and filtering content for user groups and managing visibility to users. Tags may be general or specific to an Entity Type.
Explorer
A graphical interface for finding, listing, filtering, editing, deleting and exporting Entities.
LOD Management
Customize the visual proxies for Entities. Ability to specify a different model representation for each level of detail.
Cesium Tilesets
Add, edit, export and delete Cesium Tilesets. This includes creating Cesium Tiles from scratch (bring your own); processing and creating from Entities (2D, 3D & GIS geometry) based on Entity Styles; and linking Cesium Tilesets from another Nextspace account.
User Management & Access Control
Add Users and create User groups and set their functionality and access control permissions.
Project Views
Publish your project/data to a Project View (PV), which is then accessed by an end user using the CesiumJS, Unreal Engine or Omniverse Nextspace viewers. Add, edit and delete PVs; brand PVs; PV user management access control and permission settings; InfoView panel appearance and feature editing (per PV); custom form creation and editing (per PV);
Custom Forms
Enhance Entity details with rich custom layouts/forms and embedded HTML\iFrame content. This also includes displaying dashboard type charts and graphs that represent attribute values, such as live IoT sensor readings.
Hotspotting
Creation of intelligent bidirectional linking between 3D model data and associated objects represented in 2D drawings (P&ID, GA, Isometric, etc).
Attachment Management
Files attached (or linked externally) to Entities. Manage these attachments (files), their type and their grouping.
Account Backup
Manually or set automatically the backup of the data in your Nextspace account.
File Management
Management of all files that have been imported or processed within your Nextspace account.
Plugins
Support for external software that can add new features or extend existing functionality to the Nextspace digital twin platform.
Webhooks
Augment or alter the behavior of the Nextspace platform with custom callbacks.
Navigator (module)
Dashboard
A dashboard dedicated to managing Project Views, viewing account data (Entities, storage) and managing users/user groups/permissions.
Project Views
Publish your project/data to a Project View, which is then accessed by an end user using the CesiumJS, Unreal Engine or Omniverse Nextspace viewers.
Basemaps & Terrain
Import your own basemaps (topo and aerial) and terrain or select ones already supplied (Cesium, Bing, MapBox, OSM, etc).
Scene Configuration
Change scene settings including ground occlusion, globe visibility, terrain wireframe, shadows, ambient occlusion, and Entity color.
Bookmarks
Save a configured scene (camera position, basemap, terrain, Entities Menu, markup, etc). Use bookmarks to tell stories with data.
Import (files)
Import 2D and 3D files to create entities or visual proxies.
InfoView Panel
A properties panel which displays information about Entities. Perform a variety of actions including: add, edit or delete attributes and values; delete Entities,; vew and add graphical relationships; attach images, files and links; fly to selected Entities; add comments; and more.
Entities Menu
Add, organize, edit or delete menu items. Menu items control the visibility of Entites, Cesium Tilesets and streamed data (Google 3D, OSM buildings, Cesium ION). The visibility settings are also saved to bookmarks.
User Tools
Select/Multi Select; Pan; Edit (position); Markup; Measure, Fly/Walk-Through; Comments; TImeline (date/time); Compass; and Presentation Mode.
Create
Create Entities directly on the map in your Project View by either selecting items from our 3D model library, drawing 3D shapes using our tools, or importing your own 3D models.
Search
Search Entities by attribute value using multiple criterion/filters and fly to resultant Entity/Entities.
Scene Tree (hierarchy)
View a hierarchical list of entities in the project view. From the list, filter using criterion and select entities. The resultant entities will also be selected in the scene.
Export (files)
Export a Bookmark to a screen capture image file, to another viewer (Unreal Engine and Omniverse) or selected 2D/3D geometry to a file.
Plugins
Support for external software that can add new features, or extend existing functionality, of the Nextspace platform.
Data sources
Nextspace Operator & Navigator
Import and the registration of 2D and 3D objects (Entities):
BRZ
IFC (2x3, 2x4 & 4_ADD1)
DWG
DXF
Revit (2023) (2024 coming soon)
GeoJSON (both format and file extension)
KML, KMZ
NWD (beta)
CSV (comma, pipe and semi-colon)
LAS, LAZ
E57 (coming soon)
Cesium Tileset
TIF, TIFF
ZIP (7-Zip)
Nextspace Navigator
Import visual proxies for objects (Entities):
GLB
gLTF
FBX
DAE (coming soon)
SKP (coming soon)
Nextspace XMpLant
Import industrial, marine, plant and process, and oil and gas data using Nextspace's XMpLant:
ISO 15926
AVEVA
Hexagon Intergraph
Autodesk
Bentley
Others
Third-Party Apps & Data
Use third-party apps, such as pCon Planner, QGIS, FME, ThreeJS and SAP Visual Enterprise, to import data. For more information click here.
SHP, SHX
STEP
IGES
STL
OBJ
Other CAD and GIS formats not listed on this page
Using Nextspace API, pull and/or push data to external enterprise systems and live sources, including:
ArcGIS (ESRI)
SAP
Maximo
SharePoint
Infor
IOT, SCADA, HMI, and other sensor data
Export data from the Nextspace platform in various formats, including:
KML & KMZ (with data)
DAE (without data)
OBJ (without data)
FBX (without data)
