06/17/2026
🚀 New in FARO Sphere® XG: Drone Photogrammetry (Beta)
You can now process drone imagery directly within the Sphere XG cloud platform, turning aerial data into accurate 3D point clouds without external software, plugins, or GPUs!
🔍 What you can do:
• Generate point clouds from drone images
• Apply GPS/RTK/PPK-based scaling automatically
• Integrate drone, terrestrial, and mobile data in one environment
• Export to standard formats for downstream workflows
💡 This beta release is designed for early access, giving you a chance to explore new capabilities today while helping shape future improvements. Users are encouraged to try it out and share feedback, keeping in mind that some limitations apply as the feature continues to evolve!
Learn more here and start exploring today: https://help.holobuilder.com/en/articles/14838323-getting-started-with-drone-data-beta