Tag Archives: construction

Ground Penetrating Radar for the Surveyor

Posted on June 13, 2019 by lidar

One of the more impressive product announcements from this week at HxGN Live involves GRP – ground penetrating radar. Geoff Zeiss in his Between the Poles blog commented, “Two years ago the one-button BLK360 opened up engineering grade laser scanning … 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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Autodesk University 2018 is Next Week in Vegas

Posted on November 10, 2018 by lidar

Autodesk University 2018 takes over the spotlight in Las Vegas, NV this coming week from Trimble Dimensions with a complete slate of education and training. AU runs from November 13 to 15. “Learn – Connect – Explore” is the theme … Continue reading →

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Technology Manifesto for the 3D Built Environment – Complete

Posted on August 1, 2018 by lidar

The final part of the Technology Manifesto has been added to Parts 1 and 2 and the complete article has been published on the main Lidar News website. Here are a couple of the ideas from the final section. The … Continue reading →

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TRB AFB 80 Summer Meeting

Posted on June 16, 2018 by lidar

The Transportation Research Board’s AFB 80 Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Standing Committee is holding its summer meeting July 22 – 25, 2018 in Sacramento, CA. The event will be held at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel. Advance … Continue reading →

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Top Drone FAA Exemptions

Posted on April 19, 2016 by lidar

According to this Construction Dive report the Federal Aviation Administration has given construction and infrastructure businesses 1,800 exemptions, almost 60% of all industry requests for exemptions —which is also almost 40% of the total 4,600 exemptions the FAA has approved, according … Continue reading →

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