"Laser Archaeology", a 10-minute documentary from November 2007 includes animation of laser scanning process for quickly & accurately capturing Pueblo Indian ruins.more
A current industry trend toward 3D design and presentation is helping to drive increasing demand for 3D laser scanning. This first occurred with significance in the plant industry, one of the first industries to move heavily into 3D design.more
Laser scanning technology plays critical role in mapping damage from Hurricane Katrina: With a Leica HDS3000 laser scanner, Martin & Whitacre Surveyors & Engineers Inc. of Muscatine, Iowa, produced 3D surveys of the flood gates, seawalls and structures in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.more
This issue of "Professional Surveyor" focuses on terrestrial high-definition 3D laser scanning. It contains the articles "LiDAR on a Stick", "Reservoir of Lessons Learned", "Laser Scanning Hits the Road Running", "Whole New Ball Game", "Aerial Perspective" and "A more valuable point".more
Written by Nigel Gardener of Thomas & Hutton Engineering Company for the Feb. 2007 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine, this article describes how his company has intergrated HDS with traditional survey methods for optimal project results.more
Frontier Surveying's Justin Garret describes how his company used HDS to map the earthen embankment of a Texas reservoir to assess slumping and sagging.more
Clay Harris, RPLS, of SAM Inc. details a project in which HDS was requested by their client contractor's Project Manager. HDS was used for creating as-builts of the existing University of Texas baseball stadium; the as-builts were used to fabricate new steel structures offsite. more
This article, written by Darrell Nance, PLS and partner of Bush, Roed, & Hitchings, tells how the company successfully used Cyclone software to merge aerial lidar data with HDS data and AutoDAC 3D models for proposal reviews.more
This article describes how Alan Nobles and Associates, a civil/survey company, has successfully deployed Leica HDS solutions in conjunction with AutoCAD Civil 3D to provide their clients with higher valued services, whiile simultaneously reducing their project costs. The company reports a fast track to success.more
