Category Archives: Education

Year In Infrastructure Awards 2018 in London

Posted on October 12, 2018 by lidar

Bentley Systems is hosting the Year in Infrastructure Awards 2018 conference in London next week. There are Academy sessions on Monday and keynotes on Tuesday.  Nirvana for the civil engineer. Bentley has been sponsoring the Year in Infrastructure conference for … Continue reading →

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OPUS-Projects Manager’s In-Person Training

Posted on October 9, 2018 by lidar

An in-person, two-day training session on OPUS-Projects is being offered by NGS trainers Charles Geoghegan and Benjamin Erickson on December 11 and 12, 2018 at the NGS Testing and Training Center in Woodford, VA. This is an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Geodesy Fundamentals Webinar From NGS

Posted on October 6, 2018 by lidar

Dave Zenk, NGS Northern Plains Regional Geodetic Advisor is presenting a webinar on Geodesy Fundamentals October 11, 2018 at 2 PM EDT. This webinar discusses the fundamentals of astronomy, geodesy, geodetic datums, map projections, and GPS. It is intended to … Continue reading →

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3D Coordinate Systems for Lidar Sensor Explained

Posted on October 5, 2018 by lidar

Time to brush up on some calculus. Thomas Paul explains the basics of 3D coordinate systems in a Hackernoon blog post so that everyone can understand how it works. “When a laser pulse is emitted, its time-of-shooting and direction are … Continue reading →

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ASPRS Student Scholarship Program Has $50,000

Posted on October 4, 2018 by lidar

Attention! You can apply to the ASPRS Student Scholarship Program for one or more of the awards. Read the instructions below to apply. Then begin preparing your application and contacting prospective recommenders. ASPRS is pleased to offer twelve scholarship awards … Continue reading →

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ASPRS Announces First Two Rising Stars

Posted on October 1, 2018 by lidar

Chris Stayte and Corey Ochsman are the first two benefactors of the ASPRS’ Rising Star Program. Both Chris and Corey are sponsored by Woolpert. Editor’s Note – Congratulations to Chris and Corey for achieving this well deserved status. A look … Continue reading →

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COBie Subcommittee Formed by USIBD

Posted on September 22, 2018 by lidar

The U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) is pleased to announce the formation of the Construction-Operations Building information exchange (COBie) Subcommittee, under the umbrella of the Education Committee. This is an important step in the right direction for the building … Continue reading →

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Cassandra Quintal – Young Geospatial Professional

Posted on September 16, 2018 by lidar

This is the first of an ongoing series of  interviews entitled “Spotlight on Young Geospatial Professionals.” If you would like to share your story or recommend someone please contact editor@lidarnews.com. Congratulations to Cassandra Quintal for being the first Spotlight interview. … Continue reading →

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USIBD 2018 Symposium is Just Two Short Weeks Away

Posted on September 15, 2018 by lidar

The USIBD 2018 Symposium takes place in Las Vegas, NV September 24 – 26 in conjunction with the BIMForum at the Cosmopolitan. Act now to reserve your place at this high value event. For all of the people who either … Continue reading →

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FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting

Posted on September 4, 2018 by lidar

The NSPS Young Surveyors Network (YSN) is sponsoring a  meeting of the FIG Young Surveyors North America October 17-18th, 2018 at the College Park Marriott in College Park, Maryland. If you are a young surveying professional this FIG Young Surveyors … Continue reading →

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