Outlook 2019 Archives
Chan Rithy Seng
Survey Engineer, Chihe Pre & Re Engineering Ltd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia At the first FIG Young Surveyors Asia-Pacific Meeting in 2014, attendees got to meet peers from among the 44 countries represented. The representative from Cambodia, Chan Rithy Seng, made quite an impression with his enthusiasm, knowledge of the profession and related technologies, and engaging […]
Jacky C.K. Chow
President, Vusion Technologies Calgary, Canada Jacky Chow is a passionate and talented researcher in the fields of sensor fusion, robotics, machine learning, calibration, biomedical imaging, and numerical optimization. His work covers a broad scope of applications, from calibrating omnidirectional cameras for robot vision to using photogrammetric techniques for monitoring of burns patients. Although he has […]
Yan Fu, PhD
Principal Research Engineer, Autodesk – California, USA 3D, 3D modeling, 3D reality capture, 3D smart cities—these seem to be the zeitgeist of the present world of AEC and are touted as the path forward that will reap great benefits in engineering efficiencies. Managing and using enormous spatial datasets is a challenge, as anyone who has […]
Niels Balens
Surveyor, BAM Contractors – Antwerp, Belgium We first learned about Niels Balens through last year’s Outlook nominations, and in researching him as a last-minute finalist we discovered his surveying project for a new tram line in the City of Antwerp. His work was so interesting that we developed it into the feature story, “A New […]
Spencer Disque
Systems Engineer, Sigma Space Corporation Washington, D.C., USA Spencer Disque has been with Sigma Space Corporation since 2009. Starting as a mechanical engineer, he designed airborne and spaceborne science instruments for NASA projects and supported them for field campaigns. He also supported design and flight testing of single photon lidar (SPL) in the infancy of the program. Over […]
Gerald Davis
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Bureau of Land Management Arizona, USA Gerald (Jerry) Davis is a CFedS (federal surveying certification) panel member and professional land surveyor licensed in six states. Davis began his surveying career with the U.S. Marine Corps as a geospatial intelligence specialist. After retiring from the Marines, Davis went to the private sector where […]