Posts Tagged ‘Oregon State University’

Leica UC Wrap Up and Revit PC Feature

1. The last day was as good as the first. Word from the feedback session was the majority of the requests were software related.
2. Dr. Hesse is using a phase based scanner turned on its side in 2D mode to record structural deformations in real time under dynamic loads.
3. They are using scanning and other remote sensing techniques to search for a missing da Vinci painting.
4. Quantapoint announced integration support for point cloud images in Revit.

Posted by Gene V. Roe on October 30th, 2009 under Business Development, Conferences, Construction, Software, Technology, The Industry Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Scanning and Carbon Footprints

The use of laser scanning can lead to a reduction in vehicle emissions.
David Evans and Associates believes this is increasingly important to their clients.
The use of mobile scanning can lead to a 90% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

Posted by Gene V. Roe on April 3rd, 2009 under Business Development, Technology, The Industry Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Boot Camp Training

1. Spar 2009 will host 2 industry Boot Camps on March 29, 2009.
2. The 3D laser scanning industry needs a long term education and a short term training strategy.
3. We need to document the demand for training and education in order to move the industry forward.

Posted by Gene V. Roe on March 23rd, 2009 under Education, The Industry Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Public/Private Education Partnership at OSU – Google and Scanning

1. OSU, Leica and David Evans have formed a partnership to promote geomatics education programs.
2. They see 3D, including LiDAR as their competitive advantage.
3. Google is using the Velodyne 64 scanner.

Posted by Gene V. Roe on March 21st, 2009 under Education, Technology Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments