China BPIC Surveying Instruments AG and Empea announced the future cooperation for the development of a new hand-held 360 spherical camera targeting the consumer market. A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed by the two parties at the 19th INTEGEO and a formal agreement will be entered into subsequently when reaching a certain milestone. This revolutionary hand-held 360 spherical camera, if successfully developed, will become the 2nd product of BPIC which is targeting the European consumer market.

This collaboration combines Empea's technology and programming expertise with BPIC's hardware design and software development capabilities to create a powerful and innovative 360 image and video capturing consumer gadget, allowing users to capture both static and motion pictures around them to address the next-generation requirements towards image and video capturing. BPIC will utilize its nationwide components sourcing network in China and its own assembling base located in Beijing to manufacture this state-of-the-art product.