Spar 2010 is going to be held in the The Woodlands (Houston), TX February 8 – 10, 2010.
Last year’s highly successful “bootcamps” will be expanded this year.
With the early signs of recovery starting to appear, the timing of this event could not be better for kicking off a successful 2010.

1. FIATECH is a very important AEC industry organization.
2. One of their primary areas of interest is integrating BIM into work processes and business models.
3. I would like to see FIATECH broaden its base of membership as they have created an important foundation.

1. NIBS is a non-profit, non-governmental agency that is focused on promoting high performance buildings.
2. Their upcoming Annual Conference is in Washington, DC December 8 – 10 in conjunction with Ecobuild America.
3. There is no mention of laser scanning or 3D in the conference topics.

1. Quick notes – there is a mobile mapping LinkedIn group forming and it was recommended that ASPRS offer the LiDAR certification.
2. Laser scanning is being incorrectly associated with developing a building information model.
3. Owners need to understand the limitations of the technology.

Unfortunately I do not have much to report on this RFP, but I’ll tell you what I know. I originally blogged on this in the middle of April. Linking into yesterday’s post, the GSA announced on  May 8 that the project was being solicited under the Brooks Act procedures. This was not the case in [...]

1. We have to present the user benefits of laser scanning in non-technical terms.
2. The primary deliverable of a laser scan is a 3D model – not a physical one a virtual one.
3. By extracting intelligence from the scan data you can create a building information model or BIM.

1. The new Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton Live Concert DVD is a must buy.
2. CityGML has 5 levels of detail well defined for 3D cities.
3. We need to document the early digital cities success stories in terms of ROI.

1. I have recently had an article published online about The 3D Digital Survey Revolution.
2. Local surveyors have had the opportunity to leverage incredible technological change over the past 40 years.
3. We now have a new opportunity – 3D laser scanning and the 3D fusion revolution.

1. The convergence of BIM, CAD and 3D visualization is the most important driver for the future of our industry.
2. The OGC is sponsoring a 3D Fusion Summit.
3. The key players have an opportunity to get involved with the OGC’s 3DIM Working Group.

1. Neo-GIS is the less technical, consumer side of the use of the technology.
2. The GSA 3D-4D-BIM program is perhaps an example of how best to position laser scanning technology.
3. Is it too early for neo-laser scanning, or could we save 20 to 30 years of ramp up?