Category Archives: Technology

Principles of Remote Sensing and Mapping Using Drones

Posted on September 25, 2020 by lidar

Since the FAA Part 107 rules were released, the future of UAS commercial data collection is looking up. Although the size of the UAS market under Part 107 is a mere fraction of what it will become once beyond visual … Continue reading →

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Cruise Announces the Continuous Learning Machine

Posted on September 18, 2020 by lidar

Driverless startup Cruise today detailed a homegrown tool — the Continuous Learning Machine — that tackles on-the-road prediction tasks. Cruise claims the Continuous Learning Machine, which automatically labels and mines training data, allows some of the AI models guiding Cruise’s … Continue reading →

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3D Laser Scanning – The 5 Most Asked Questions

Posted on September 17, 2020 by lidar

This guest post comes from Ryan Hacker, the founder of TruePoint Laser Scanning as he explains some of the basics of 3D laser scanning. Data collection was once a slow, labor-intensive operation with multiple technicians collecting field data using manual … Continue reading →

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Piping Layout Consultants Deliver 3D Paper Mill Project

Posted on September 12, 2020 by lidar

Piping Layout Consultants -PLC details the benefits and best practices of using 3D laser scanning to retrofit a paper mill piping upgrade. The following is from an article in Building Design and Construction. For a recent U.S. paper mill project, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 9, 2020 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. Maybe the idea of Smart Cities sums it up … Continue reading →

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Airborne Commercial Lidar – The Early Development Days

Posted on September 3, 2020 by lidar

I was doing some research on the early days of airborne commercial lidar and luckily remembered Todd Neff had done all that work for me. Todd’s book is “The Laser That’s Changing the World,” and it is a must read … Continue reading →

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GPS by Paul E. Ceruzzi Explains the Entire Story

Posted on August 30, 2020 by lidar

The roots of GPS extend further back in time than the 1960’s and 70’s. Having accurate clocks and using objects in the sky to navigate are hundreds of years old. If you are in the geomatics business and like to … Continue reading →

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Precision Engineers Helped to Create the Modern World

Posted on August 23, 2020 by lidar

If you are in the measurement business, as most of us are, then you are going to want to carve out some time to read The Perfectionists – How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World, by Simon Winchester. It will … Continue reading →

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33 Basic Tools for Getting Started in Revit

Posted on August 22, 2020 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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Michigan Will Create Real World Test Track

Posted on August 19, 2020 by lidar

Michigan announced Thursday that it’s teaming with tech and auto companies to attempt to retrofit a roughly 40-mile stretch of two roads outside Detroit exclusively for self-driving vehicles. Michigan’s partners include Ford and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, a company that Alphabet … Continue reading →

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