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Hard Hat anniversary
A century later, the company that invented the hard hat is still saving lives through innovation, from the top down. It’s been a century since the hard hat’s invention, and the cumulative effect of the lifesaving creation is incalculable. The hard hat was born from an American soldier’s experience in World War I. While serving...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 12/6/2019
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Handheld vs terrestrial lidar for building documentation
Sponsored by Paracosm Above: nmcn’s final CAD model as generated from PX-80 data. The 3D model is situated in the topographical point cloud data. Are these new tools accurate enough? Handheld mobile lidar scanners have gained market share in recent years by offering faster capture in GPS-denied indoor environments, easier documentation workflows for large, complex spaces,...
Unity Reveals Reflect
Reflect by Unity is like … the gamification of BIM? Imagine you get an email message that reads, “We’re reviewing the Alderson building model. See you in 10 mins?” Seeing this, you take a large slurp of hazelnut latte and put on your VR goggles and hand grips. Suddenly, you are transported (digitally) inside a...
Surveying Degree Requirement: How Is That Working Out?
As we come to the end of another decade, I decided I would really stir it up for this edition of Field Notes. Sometimes you just have to whack the hornet’s nest, then take cover and see what happens. I am not a trained journalist. If I were, I would have done extensive research on...
Mobility, Sustainability and Smart Cities Anchor the Tech Experience at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
The Tech Experience is returning to CONEXPO-CON/AGG this coming March in Las Vegas. For 2020, the Tech Experience has expanded to two locations, and will focus on three key areas: Modern Mobility, Sustainability, and Smart Cities. Today’s global infrastructure cannot sustain the expected future growth in vehicle traffic. The Modern Mobility sessions at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG...
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