A short conversation between
Wulf Schubert and Franz Leberl at their inauguration ceremony
at
the University of Technology in Graz on photogrammetric
measurement of geometric rock
mass parameters inside a tunnel might be seen as the kickoff
for our products and services.
1997 - 2001:
Joint research project
of Schubert and Leberl within the scope of the joint research
initiative
Simulation in Tunnelling (SiTu) at the Graz University
of Technology.
A. Gaich, a Telematics engineer, and A. Fasching, an engineering
geologist, collaborate
to investigate improvements of geotechnical data acquisition
at a tunnel site using an
image based approach.
2001 - 2002:
Sequencing research project
at 3G Gruppe Geotechnik Graz ZT GmbH investigating
several software aspects of geometric data derivation
from rock mass images. The
plan for a commercialisation matures - JointMetriX3D is
born.
2001:
A business plan is created
within the scope of the Austrian competition i2b – ideas
to business winning the third prize.
First site test of a system prototype at the railway tunnel
site Unterwald, Styria.
2002:
An updated version
of the business plan gains the first prize of the Austrian
business plan
competition Go – Gruenderoffensive.
Several applications at quarries.
Founding of 3G Software & Measurement GmbH.
2003:
Launching the new office.
2004:
Introduction of JointMetriX3D
2005:
Introduction of ShapeMetriX3D
I2b & GO! Business award
2006:
BlastMetriX3D market launch
Softwarepark Hagenberg Award
2007:
Systems shipped to 15 countries
Another two business awards (Innoward, Trio des Jahres)
