Category Archives: Construction/BIM
Everything you ever wanted to know about Mobile Mapping
Explaining the tools and technology behind mobile mapping devices for experienced laser scanning professionals looking to make the jump to this new technology. In its short life, the market for 3D as-built documentation technology has seen considerable innovation. Among the myriad new tools to hit this market, nothing has changed the way we capture buildings...
Seeing the Light: Laser Accuracy with LightXY
On a construction site, cement and concrete finishers, carpenters, framers, electricians, plumbers, flooring installers, and other trades people spend a lot of time taking measurements and interpreting blueprints before they can even start any of the specialized tasks they are trained and paid to perform. Until recently, it was not possible to project the blueprints...
See Spot Scan: Robots in Your Workplace
Performing construction work in an operating airport is a complex and challenging project. Doing so in the 20th-busiest airport in the world requires an experienced team, an innovative approach, and even, thanks to Boston Dynamics, a robotic dog named Spot. With its internationally recognized snowy-peaked roof design and award-winning hotel extension, the airport owned by...
Topcon Solutions Store Leads the Way in Gearing Up
Moves to modernize surveying, engineering, and construction were already well under way—recent events have simply accelerated the process. Many, such as Topcon’s Solutions Store, have used the recent slowdown to adopt new models for workflows, collaboration, distributorships, training, and support to be ready to meet future demand. As the pause button is being released, and...
The Early Days of 3D Scanning, Part 2: Cyra Technologies
In the 1990s I was very fortunate to get in on the ground floor of 3D laser scanning technology with a startup often credited with pioneering the technology: Cyra Technologies. Featured image: Prior to co-founding Cyra Technologies to develop 3D laser scanning, Ben Kacyra’s AEC company, Cygna, provided seismic retrofit engineering services for California’s nuclear...
Online Events: YII 2020 is Going Digital
Bentley’s Annual Year in Infrastructure Exhibition and Awards Event is Going Digital in 2020 The international exhibition and awards event YII 2020 was originally planned as a face-to-face gathering in Vancouver BC. It has been re-imagined, and set for re-launched as a series of online events throughout October 2020, and beyond. From Bentley’s June 9th...
