Meet us at IoT World Congress
This week (Thursday 3rd December) we’re at IoT World Congress all day where our CEO and founder is presenting talkign twice on the main stage about Digital Twins. Digital Twins: Why Now? If you want to hear about our work with Leeds City Council and Mott MacDonald during the Covid-19 pandemic over the last few […]
The Challenges of Open Data
About ODI Leeds The Open Data Institute Leeds was seeded in 2013. They became a node for ODI HQ in November 2013 on the stage with Tim Berners-Lee and set up in the innovation space in April the following year. As of April 2020, ODI Leeds had been around for exactly 6 years and is […]
Unreal Engine WebRTC Streaming within a VueJS App
Joe and Alex: Recently we’ve been looking into using Unreal Engine (UE) to render and explore large scenes generated though our mapping solution. Whilst UE can handle these scenes with ease it’s also important for us to know that we can present them back to a user over a reliable web–based application. Although there are […]
Speed Build: White House Digital Twin
Whilst we’re all waiting for the final result of the US Election we decided to give our new Digital Twin SaaS platform a whirl. 18 minutes later a 3D model of the whitehouse was done. Take a look below…
2 Sides of AI
Earlier this month our CEO David McKee joined the CEOs of Scaled Insights and Innotech to talk about effect that Covid has had on driving digital transformation. In this 2 part series with The Business Desk they also looked at how Covid has exposed another side to AI and automation in a world without reliable […]
3D Modelling Internships available NOW
If you’re a pioneering Software Engineer who wants to work on the cutting edge of technology… Keep Reading! You. Are you energetic, passionate, or a wannabe trailblazer? Then this is the place for you! We are looking for two 3D Modelling Interns to play a vital role in the development of our simulation products. Us. We have […]
The Semantics of Data
In this, the next article of our Data Series, we move away from focussing on our normal perceptions of data and look at it from a different angle: semantics and meaningful information. Data can bring transformational value to a business if harnessed correctly and used in a meaningful way. In this article experts from Iotics […]
Introduction to Open Data
This Week’s Expert: James Maddison – the Open Data Institute (ODI) James has been a consultant at the Open Data Institute (ODI) for nearly four years. As the ODI has adapted and evolved in response to changing global and political environments, James has worked across many relevant topics areas, from open cities and public services, […]
CLOSED: Join our Team: Junior Software Engineer
If you’re a pioneering Software Engineer who wants to work on the cutting edge of technology… Keep Reading! You. Are you energetic, passionate, or a wannabe trailblazer? Then this is the place for you! We are looking for two Software Engineers to play a vital role in the development of our SaaS simulation products. Us. We have […]
1 Year in the Life of a Start-up
One year ago… Slingshot Simulations started life inside the School of Computing at the University of Leeds, the brainchild of our CEO/CTO David McKee. After months of preparation, the team of 3 moved into their brand new office on 4th September 2019 in the new Nexus building. Today… 12 months on, with the team increased […]