1. Maptek has announced the I-Site 8800, a long distance scanner.
2. The maximum range is 2,000 meters.
3. This is ideal for mining and similar earthwork applications.

Chalk up another major company selecting the Optech system. I think that this has a lot to do with Optech’s presence in the aerial LiDAR market where they have been managing a dynamic platform for many years.
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I guess it was inevitable, but then again I was really not expecting a point cloud plugin for SketchUp. Kudos to the innovative minds at Laserscanning Europe GmbH for creating Point-Cab.
Need to hear your feedback on this product before I say too much more, but I will say that Google is a scary force.

1. Developing standards is really hard work.
2. The all volunteer ASTM E57 committee on 3D Imaging Systems is making progress.
3. The question concerns the pace.

1. The high profile IDIQ laser scanning contracts have been awarded.
2. It will be interesting to try to track the amount of work that is actually generated.
3. There are some valuable LAS utilities that have been noted in the comments recently.

1. That is the key question, at least in terms of project costs.
2. We do not have the luxury of starting from scratch in terms of integrating point clouds with CAD.
3. The operations workflows are the early adopters of working directly with the point cloud.

1. If laser scanning is a professional service then should it be covered by the Brooks Act?
2. There is also a related issue with scanning and surveying licensure.
3. If the scanning services are in support of architectural or engineering services then I think Brooks should apply.

ASTM E57 committee on 3D Imaging Systems

1. During the tough times is when new technology should be investigated.
2. The hybrid, robotic total station, digital camera, and low resolution scanner all-in-one at one third the cost of a high resolution scanner is ideal for the small land surveying firm.
3. To really understand the benefits of a new technology you have to be a player.

` 1. The Glasgow Digital Design Studio is teaming with the medical community to create the world’s most sophisticated 3D virtual body.
2. They intend to use these for training of new surgeons.
3. There have to be other real world training opportunities where laser scanning could be applied.