Category Archives: Technology

Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards

Posted on August 8, 2018 by lidar

I was not able to attend the last two Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure Awards, but I will be making up for it this year as I am a juror on three categories including Reality Modeling. As I have said … Continue reading →

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USIBD Symposium 2018 Announced for September

Posted on July 27, 2018 by lidar

The 2018 USIBD Symposium will be held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas September 24 – 26. The USIBD and BIMForum bring together emerging leaders from across the AECO industry to network, collaborate, and share information.

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Technology Manifesto for the Built Environment – Part 2

Posted on July 23, 2018 by lidar

Good friend, John Russo, the founder of Architectural Resource Consultants and USIBD commented on Part 1 of the Technology Manifesto noting that the Built Environment is different from the music or automotive industry in that each project is essentially one … Continue reading →

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Neptec Design Group Acquired

Posted on July 19, 2018 by lidar

The big news coming from this year’s Farnborough Air Show in the photonics category was the acquisition of Neptec Design Group by MDA, a Canadian division of Maxar Technologies. Some might recall from a few years ago that we covered … Continue reading →

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The Built Environment Technology Manifesto – Part 1

Posted on July 18, 2018 by lidar

It’s quite a long title that has evolved over the years. I guess you could say I have been thinking about this general idea since the early 1980’s when CAD and GIS were just starting to go mainstream, thanks in … Continue reading →

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The History of Precision

Posted on July 3, 2018 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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Automating A Highway Sign Inventory with Mobile Lidar

Posted on June 29, 2018 by lidar

Before we get started today, I have a favor to ask. Could you please take 1 minute to take this one question survey ranking your preferred information sources. Click here and thank you. Stay tuned for the results. ##### In … Continue reading →

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2D Scanning vs. 3D Scanning

Posted on June 28, 2018 by lidar

When did people start scanning the floor plans of buildings? If you said the early 2,000’s then you are at about 10 years too late. Wait, how is that possible? The first Cyrax was released in the late 1,990’s. Well, … Continue reading →

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OGC Calls for Participation in its Indoor Mapping and Navigation Pilot

Posted on June 20, 2018 by lidar

The Indoor Mapping and Navigation Pilot will create and advance solutions to complex geospatial challenges related to indoor mapping and navigation for first responders. 18 June 2018: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has released a Call for Participation to solicit … Continue reading →

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The Laser Scanning Forum

Posted on June 19, 2018 by lidar

I am not sure how many readers are familiar with the Laser Scanning Forum – LSF. I suspect most of you, but if you’re not, then this is going to be a real find. It had been quite a while … Continue reading →

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