Aplitop (company)
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| Private | |
| Industry | Software development |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founders | Francisco Navarrete Carlos Villalva |
| Headquarters | Málaga, Spain |
| Products | Surveying software, CAD plugins |
| Website | aplitop |
Aplitop is a Spanish software company headquartered in Málaga. The company develops software for surveying, civil engineering, and construction applications. Aplitop specializes in creating geomatics software used to process topographic data within CAD environments.
History
Initially, the company was called TCP-IT and was founded in 1994. It developed utilities for MS-DOS platforms and early surveying instruments. In 2004, the successor company, Aplitop, was established by Francisco Navarrete and Carlos Villalva.[1]
By 2024, the company had established a sustained presence in the regional technology market, as noted in the local press, Diario Sur.[1]
As of 2025, Aplitop is a member of the Open Design Alliance and the BuildingSMART consortium.[2][3]
Software and research applications
Aplitop develops software that operates alongside total stations and GNSS receivers. Primary software suites developed by Aplitop include tcpMDT, used for digital terrain modeling and volume calculation, and tcpGPS, a mobile application for Android. The desktop solutions operate as plugins for CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, BricsCAD, and ZWCAD.
The solutions, algorithms, and methodology used in the software have been the subject of independent analysis in scientific research:
- Point cloud modeling: In a 2017 study, "Comparative Analysis of Triangulation Libraries for Modeling Large Point Clouds from Land and Their Infrastructures", published in the journal Infrastructures, the company’s triangulation libraries were evaluated for their efficiency in modelling large point clouds from land infrastructure.[4]
- Uncertainty estimation: Volume calculation modules have been used for metrological research in a 2024 study, "Uncertainties estimation in surveying measurands: application to volumes", published by IOP Publishing.[5]
- BIM integration: Aplitop participated in the "Development of Driving Simulation Scenarios Based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Road Safety Analysis" project in 2021, funded by Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (Grant No. ITC-20161077), which investigated the integration of BIM technologies into road safety analysis.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PINTO, CRISTINA (2024-02-05). "La construcción inteligente 'made in Málaga' cumple 20 años". Diario Sur (in español). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ↑ "Open Design Alliance". Open Design Alliance. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ↑ "Socios". buildingSMART Spain (in español). Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ↑ Lopez-Fernandez, Luis; Rodriguez-Gonzalvez, Pablo; Hernandez-Lopez, David; Ortega-Terol, Damian; Gonzalez-Aguilera, Diego (2017-01-03). "Comparative Analysis of Triangulation Libraries for Modeling Large Point Clouds from Land and Their Infrastructures". Infrastructures. 2 (1): 1. doi:10.3390/infrastructures2010001. ISSN 2412-3811.
- ↑ Covián, E; Puente, V; Casero, M; Cienfuegos Suárez, P (2024-04-01). "Uncertainties estimation in surveying measurands: application to volumes". Measurement Science and Technology. 35 (4): 045008. Bibcode:2024MeScT..35d5008C. doi:10.1088/1361-6501/ad1803. ISSN 0957-0233.
- ↑ Dols, Juan F.; Molina, Jaime; Camacho-Torregrosa, F. Javier; Llopis-Castelló, David; García, Alfredo (2021-02-14). "Development of Driving Simulation Scenarios Based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Road Safety Analysis". Sustainability. 13 (4): 2039. Bibcode:2021Sust...13.2039D. doi:10.3390/su13042039. ISSN 2071-1050.
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