The movie includes a live scan of the audience with a Leica ScanStation C10 scanner. Kacyra founded Cyra Technologies to pioneer laser scanning technology in the 1990's. In 2001 Leica Geosystems acquired Cyra and this Leica Geosystems business unit has continued as the acknowledged market-leading developer and supplier of 3D laser scanners and point cloud software. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) began in 1984 as a prestigious conference where, according to the BBC, "big thinkers discuss big ideas among the many of the world's leading scientists, academics and business leaders." In 2007, when the best of these presentations - each is 18 minutes, max - were made available free, online, "TEDTalks" as they are now known became an instant internet sensation. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Frank Gehry, Jane Goodall, Al Gore, Billy Graham, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Quincy Jones, Bono. Yet often the real stars have been the unexpected - like Ben Kacyra showcasing the use of Leica HDS tools for the betterment of humanity.
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TED Talk
Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D
July 2011 - Edinburgh Scotland
Recorded at TEDGLOBAL 2011
