All posts by Gavin Schrock

Ryan Brazeal

Ryan Brazeal – Geomatics Technology Manager – Caltech Surveys Ltd. Ryan is from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was first exposed to surveying through a family member’s share in a local land surveying firm. He received a BS degree in geomatics engineering from the University of Calgary and an MS in geomatics from the University...

Ryan Gariepy

Ryan Gariepy – CTO, Clearpath Robotics – Canada We learned about Ryan and his company, Clearpath Robotics, while researching developments in robotics for our June 2015 cover story. Robotics is no longer just about the mechanics of propulsion and control of payload devices; navigation, intelligent and autonomous navigation, and proximity sensing and feature recognition are where...

Ted Mort

Ted Mort – Vice President and Operations Manager, Eco3d – Arizona USA Ted provides direct oversight for laser scanning and modeling on all projects at Eco3D. He has a background in construction metrology and had the privilege of being one of the original practitioners of laser scanning at Intel Ocotillo. While leading the Eco 3d...

Vijay Alagarraj

Vijay Alagarraj – Product Development Manager, Quantum Spatial Inc. – Georgia, USA Vijay started working for Quantum Spatial as a geospatial developer in 2009. As the company grew, he became technical lead and architect for the development group. Later he became product development manager and technical team manager across three continents and five time zones....

Steven L. Waslander

Steven L. Waslander – Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Director, Waterloo Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (WAVELab) – Canada Robotics, UAS, autonomous vehicles—Steven L. Waslander has been working on these in academia, research, and practical levels long before most of us had discovered how cool they were. There is no “robo-cool” without the dedicated...

Sravan Puttagunta

Sravan Puttagunta – CEO, Civil Maps – California, USA Think big geospatial data—very big geospatial data. When people dream up digital worlds of interactive 3D, virtual reality, and augmented reality, they often overlook the next step: dealing with massive amounts of data.  Civil Maps, a relatively young company, has decided to slay some big data...