Category Archives: Technology

Lasers – 20 Things You Did Not Know

Posted on October 21, 2018 by lidar

Erika K. Carlson has recently had her article entitled, “20 Things You Didn’t Know About … Lasers” published in Discover Magazine. Here are a few of the more interesting items. As we have noted recently the Nobel prize in Physics … Continue reading →

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Digital Twin – The Key Concept from YII 2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 by lidar

As noted yesterday, Keith Bentley, CTO and Founder of Bentley Systems believes that the digital twin technology now being developed by his team is the most exciting in the history of the company. Yesterday’s open source code announcement notwithstanding, the … Continue reading →

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Going Digital is Theme of Bentley’s YII 2018 Conference

Posted on October 15, 2018 by lidar

As only Greg Bentley can do, he kicked off the YII 2018 conference in London this morning with an impressive vision of transformation that is being simply referred to as “Going Digital.” LONDON, U.K. – The Year in Infrastructure 2018 … Continue reading →

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Year in Infrastructure 2018 Starts with Media Day

Posted on October 15, 2018 by lidar

Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 conference kicks off in London on Monday with typically more than 100 members of the press in attendance. Jurors met today to go over their selections and lobby for their favorite projects. In the … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Haulage from Caterpillar at FMG Solomon Mine

Posted on October 14, 2018 by lidar

Rob Lawton, Senior Mine Surveyor for FMG Solomon reports from western Australia that that they have 62 autonomous haulage Cat trucks using LiDAR systems on the front (Velodyne HDL-64E mapping system). Be sure to watch the video to see this … Continue reading →

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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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Donna Strickland Awarded Nobel Prize for Laser Physics

Posted on October 7, 2018 by lidar

The national news last week had a story on the fact that a woman, Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for the first time in 55 years. Quite an honor. What was of even more interest to … 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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Waymo Patent Claims Rejected by USPTO

Posted on October 2, 2018 by lidar

Over the past 12 months the Waymo vs. Uber lawsuit has resulted in an agreement by Uber to re-design its lidar so as not to infringe on the key “936 Waymo patent,” as well as a payment of $245 million … Continue reading →

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Intraoral Laser Scanning in Tijuana, Mexico

Posted on September 23, 2018 by lidar

Dentists in Tijuana, Mexico are using the most advanced dental equipment, including intraoral laser scanning to provide less expensive dental care. Just minutes from the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico there is a dental practice, Mexico Dental Network in Tijuana, … Continue reading →

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