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SUNNYVALE, California, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- With 3D scan volume rising 140% year over year, Matterport expands its global

presence with oldest and most respected construction specialist in the country

Matterport, the market leader in 3D capture and spatial data, today announced a

major expansion in Japan with its partnership with Nohara Holdings, one of the

country's oldest and most respected construction resource specialists. Nohara's

leadership role in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation

(AECO) industries helps address the growing demand for digital twins captured

with the Matterport 3D platform.

"Having already seen rapid growth in APAC markets, Matterport was keen to build

on the green shoots emerging in Japan," said Bruce Wells, APAC Managing

Director for Matterport. "With completed Matterport models in Japan rising by

140% between August 2019 and August 2020, and sustained demand stretching into

the future, we know there is room for exponential expansion in one of the

world's largest economies."

Nohara Holdings, which can trace its roots back to 1598, is a leading

manufacturer, materials supplier and resource centre for AECO professionals in

Japan and across the region. The company is known for its insights and advice

as much as its highly-advanced products. Because of its reach and influence,

Nohara is the premiere partner to expand Matterport's presence in APAC.  

"Integrating Matterport into Nohara's ecosystem is seismic in our APAC journey.

The fact that Nohara was a Matterport client itself before it became a partner

validates the strength of our platform," continued Wells. "Matterport's core

values complement  those of Nohara's – data driven digital leaders pushing for

efficiency through digital creativity and the wider adoption of AI technology.

We're thrilled to create a new synergy with such an exciting and respected

Japanese brand."

Matterport's partnership with Nohara will help construction professionals

across Japan use technology to their advantage, whether that's in intricate BIM

modeling, facilities management or traditional real estate. Nohara's Virtual,

Design & Construction department, led by Jun Inoue, is already working closely

with BIMobject, Revit and other specialist software suppliers to improve the

modeling process and enhance digital marketing efforts.

"We're keen to provide our clients with the logic and strategy needed to

embrace more automation and AI in construction and there's no doubt the

digitalization of construction is gathering pace in Japan," comments Jun,

"Nohara completed more than 200 scans in the last three months and that number

is rising, especially as people are not travelling to visit sites and showrooms

and model houses. The next step for many will be to invest in the equipment and

SaaS plans to create Matterport 3D digital twins themselves."

Nohara is part of Matterport's expanding APAC value-added reseller program,

providing guidance to some of Japan's leading brands and creating a myriad of

solutions for AECO and real estate. Adopting Matterport gives businesses in

APAC regions enormous strategic and efficiency advantages.

"We predict three areas of rapid growth in Japan where better efficiencies are

found with Matterport 3D digital twins: asset and energy management, build

quality and inspection procedures, and real estate digital marketing," Jun

concludes. "We are already using Matterport ourselves, so Nohara is well placed

to introduce the software and its wider applications in the AECO industries to

our vast bank of major house builder and construction clients."

About Matterport

Matterport is the leading spatial data company digitizing and indexing the

built world. Its unique 3D capture technology creates the spatial data layer on

which the industry can interoperate, and the company's all-in-one 3D data

platform makes it fast and easy to turn any physical space into an accurate and

immersive digital twin. The Matterport platform helps customers realize the

full potential of a space at every stage of its lifecycle including planning,

construction, appraisal, restoration, marketing and operations. Learn more at

https://matterport.com  and browse our gallery of digital twins

(https://go.matterport.com/destinations.html?_ga=2.167379068.392329334.1598367843-1314154980.1569982992&_gac=1.3411460.1596668895.EAIaIQobChMIzdzB7KHf6gIV0yCtBh0EaAjDEAAYASABEgJXpPD_BwE ).

Get in touch: https://go.matterport.com/JP-Contact-us-page.html

CONTACT: Nikki Dance, Matterport@43pr.com

SOURCE: Matterport