Category Archives: BIM

GeoIgnite 2019 Issues Call for Speakers

Posted on March 15, 2019 by lidar

With fewer than 100 days before the inaugural event, GeoIgnite 2019 is adding major sponsors, speakers and exhibitors to the conference schedule every week. Be sure to include this important event in your summer calendar on June 18 and 19 … Continue reading →

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AEC to BE – Do You Have the Skills to Make the Transition?

Posted on March 8, 2019 by lidar

I suppose the mega-trend that sums up all of what is taking place concerning the transition from AEC to BE is digital transformation, but it sure feels like a lot more. Most of us seasoned veterans grew up in the … Continue reading →

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33 Basic Tools for Getting Started in Revit

Posted on March 7, 2019 by lidar

Dan Edleson has worked as a Designer, Project Manager and BIM Coordinator for over a decade and is a co-founder of Stereo. Dan says his “33 Basic Tools for Getting Started  in Revit” will make you dangerous. When I graduated … Continue reading →

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NavVis M6 is Streamlining Scan-to-BIM Workflows

Posted on February 2, 2019 by lidar

The M6 mobile mapping platform from NavVis provides a highly efficient means of collecting the as-found conditions for the interior of a building. From a NavVis blog post by Stephen Cousins Scanning technology is becoming a critical function of integrated … Continue reading →

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World of Concrete Kicks Off Tuesday in Las Vegas

Posted on January 18, 2019 by lidar

If you love construction like I do, then the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV is the place to be next week. Standards for the use of 3D laser scanning to measure concrete tolerances are being addressed. The annual … Continue reading →

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The 3D Laser Scanning Industry – Where Are We?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by lidar

There is no question that 2018 has seen advancements in many of the 3D laser scanning application areas, including the red hot drone and autonomous vehicle sectors, but as an industry are we taking full advantage of the transformation from … Continue reading →

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November 2018 Lidar News Video of the Month

Posted on December 6, 2018 by lidar

It’s time to vote for the November 2018 Lidar News Video of the Month. Here is the list of outstanding videos for you to consider: Road Resurfacing from Chao Han at VRMesh Caterpillar Global Mining from Rob Lawton at Fortescue … Continue reading →

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Murphy Surveys Setting the Standard for BIM and FM

Posted on December 5, 2018 by lidar

Murphy Surveys commissions the latest digital tools to truthfully capture comprehensive 3D point cloud data, recording the built environment with extraordinary detail and accuracy, regardless of the nature or use of the building. From an article by the Editor of … Continue reading →

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Join USIBD in Advancing 3D Building Documentation

Posted on November 24, 2018 by lidar

Please join USIBD  – the U.S. Institute of Building Documentation today, so you can get involved with their important mission of standardizing and advancing the 3D building documentation industry. Join professionals from all areas of the Building Documentation industry, working … Continue reading →

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Autodesk Goes All In on Construction

Posted on November 21, 2018 by lidar

In one of the largest acquisitions in the history of Autodesk they have agreed to acquire PlanGrid, a leading provider of construction productivity software. This is the market that Autodesk is planning its future growth strategy around. It’s going to … Continue reading →

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