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Octave is the Hexagon spin-off behind Alto, the former Luciad geospatial SDKs, which load Gaussian splats as OGC 3D Tiles from version 2026.1.

Location

United States

Size

7,200

Platform

Developer SDKs. Alto Browser (JavaScript, in the browser), Alto Universal (C++, C# and Android), Alto Lightspeed (desktop and onboard apps) and Alto Server (data management), deployed on premises, in the cloud or hybrid

GPU

None published. The Alto Universal splat guide lists quality presets from Low for mobile devices to Ultra for laptops with gaming hardware. Alto loads splats as OGC 3D Tiles and its documentation does not cover generating them, so no training GPU is involved

Pricing

Commercial. No public pricing, sold through Octave sales

License

Proprietary

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Georeferenced Gaussian splats inside defense and infrastructure applications built on the Luciad SDKs

Updated

July 2026

Octave Intelligence plc is an enterprise software company that makes mission critical software for designing, building, operating and protecting assets. It formed when Hexagon AB spun off its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and Safety, Infrastructure and Geospatial divisions, which together with ETQ and Bricsys became Octave. Hexagon initiated the separation in 2025 and completed it on May 22, 2026, and Octave's Class B shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in New York under the ticker OCTV on May 28, 2026, with depository receipts on Nasdaq Stockholm. The company reports about 7,200 employees in 45 countries and issues its press releases from Huntsville, Alabama.

Octave's radiance field work sits in Octave Alto, the geospatial platform formerly sold as Luciad. The developer products now carry Alto names, so Alto Browser is the former LuciadRIA, Alto Lightspeed the former LuciadLightspeed, Alto Server the former LuciadFusion and Alto Universal the former LuciadCPillar. Alto Twin, formerly HxGN Smart Sites, is the digital twin product in the same family. Octave aims Alto at defense, aviation, cities, transportation and infrastructure customers.

Octave announced Alto 2026.1 on October 27, 2026 with support for Gaussian splats, alongside live drone and camera video placed on 2D maps and 3D terrain and support for NATO's newest military map symbology and battle plan standards. The press release does not name which Alto products receive splat support and gives no availability date or access terms.

The Luciad developer documentation carries the technical detail. LuciadCPillar 2026.1, now Alto Universal, consumes Gaussian splats as OGC 3D Tiles with glTF payloads, decoded with its Ogc3DTilesModelDecoder class, and its guide offers rendering presets from Low for mobile devices to Ultra for laptops with gaming hardware. A LuciadRIA sample, now Alto Browser, loads splats into a TileSet3DLayer from an OGC 3D Tiles tileset containing SPZ or glTF with SPZ payloads. The documentation covers loading and rendering splats and does not describe generating them in Alto.

Alto Universal builds applications in C++, C# and Android, Alto Browser is a JavaScript SDK for browser applications, and Alto deployments run on premises, in the cloud or hybrid. Octave publishes no pricing for Alto and sells it through its sales team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Octave Alto support Gaussian splatting?

Octave Alto supports Gaussian splats from version 2026.1, which Octave announced on October 27, 2026. The Luciad developer documentation shows splats loading from OGC 3D Tiles in Alto Universal, formerly LuciadCPillar, and in Alto Browser, formerly LuciadRIA.

What Gaussian splat formats does Octave Alto load?

Octave Alto loads Gaussian splats through OGC 3D Tiles. The Alto Universal documentation specifies glTF payloads, and the Alto Browser sample loads tilesets containing SPZ or glTF with SPZ payloads.

Is Octave Alto the same as Luciad?

Octave Alto is the current name of the Luciad product line. Alto Browser was LuciadRIA, Alto Lightspeed was LuciadLightspeed, Alto Server was LuciadFusion and Alto Universal was LuciadCPillar.

Is Octave part of Hexagon?

Octave Intelligence plc is a standalone company spun off from Hexagon AB, which completed the spin-off on May 22, 2026. Octave trades on Nasdaq New York under the ticker OCTV.

How much does Octave Alto cost?

Octave does not publish pricing for Octave Alto. Alto is sold through Octave's sales team, and the 2026.1 press release gives no availability or pricing terms.