We have a winner in the Lidar News Lidar Art 2015 contest. {See his full image below!}. With nearly 70% of the 330+ votes Pete Eade from Bartlett and West will have $100 donated in his name to the charity of his choice. Pete shares with us a bit of the story behind his winning image: “The image is, of […]
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Detailed mapping of the glacial aquifer within the buried Fairport-Lyons bedrock channel in southern Wayne County, New York is the latest study in the cooperative Detailed Aquifer Mapping Program between the USGS New York Water Science Center and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The aim of the program is to map the extent of glacial aquifers […]
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Accurately Mapping Underground Mines Lisheen Mine, once the largest producer of zinc ore in Europe, has adopted GeoSLAM’s game-changing survey solutions to fulfil its legal obligations for measuring and mapping more than 11 miles of underground mines located 200m below Ireland’s green pastures. With a global shift towards electric power, the demand for zinc batteries is surging and meeting demand […]
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This experimental project was organized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Pix4D to investigate a proposed UAV-based protocol for accident and crime scene investigations. Comparing results with traditional methods (measuring tape, laser scanner) would show the accuracy and reliability of the achieved reconstruction results so that they can eventually be used as admitted evidence in court. Two data […]
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Accelerating Survey Workflows COWI, an international multi-discipline consultancy firm, has added another ZEB1 to its growing portfolio of GeoSLAM solutions for rapidly measuring and mapping building interiors and it’s easy to understand why. “GeoSLAM’s solutions are changing the way we survey buildings.” enthused Morten Thoft, Chief Specialist Mapping & Surveying, COWI Denmark. “We can now measure building plans 10-times faster […]
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be defined as the generation and management of digital models of large structures, such as buildings and other infrastructures, throughout their sometimes decades-long lifecycle. Lidar has become a popular tool to document changes in the geometry of a structure during its lifecycle. For large structures many scans (lidar depth maps) must be combined to achieve […]
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Reliable Data for Planning and Design Planning and executing the redevelopment of a large retail and commercial building site is a challenging and lengthy process. A lack of current and trustworthy as-built documentation intensifies this challenge. SDMM’s 3D laser and building information modelling (BIM) delivers reliable data on existing building conditions that forms the basis for design and is an […]
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Industrial Plant Renovation and Spatial Accuracy Like any process industry installation, pharmaceutical facilities are complex and difficult to renovate and pose serious challenges for design consultants. 2D as-built drawings, if even available, don’t adequately communicate the spatial information needed to design in an environment that demands high accuracy and tight tolerances. SDMM’s 3D laser scanning delivers reliable data on existing […]
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Cedar Creek Grist Mill, Woodland Washington, USA – Jerry Dawson What is a “Grist Mill”? This is usually the first question asked when talking about the picturesque wooden structure located forty-five miles north of Portland, Oregon. Grist is the term used for grains that have been separated from the chaff and are ready to be ground into usable products. The […]
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The Kuwaiti Cultural Center, currently under construction in Kuwait City, is intended to become the icon for the country and the entire region. It’s composed of 4 separate structures that are all free form in design and cladded in titanium. There is literally nothing like it in the world. The challenge the building envelope contractor, BEMO International, had was to […]
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