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Dimensional Control Revisited
Dimensional control has been with us since the Egyptians built the pyramids. Some work processes…
Laser Scanning at BP Refinery Key to Dimensional Control
We recently interviewed Dave Danko, lead technician of the Dimension Control Layout and Survey (DCLS)…
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Multi-Sensor Integration: GPR, Airborne LIDAR, Laser Scanning, GPS, RTK, Photogrammetry, Digital Photography, IR, RFID…
Laser scanning has been the focus of much of our research to date. But terrestrial…
Laser Scanning and the Law
Laser scanning and the law was a topic of considerable interest at SPAR 2004. This…
NIST Creating Laser Scanner Performance Evaluation Facility
Standards for characterizing and measuring performance of laser scanners would be a boon to comparing…

Laser Scanning Cuts Survey Time by two-thirds in San Diego Airport Project
In an ongoing GIS project for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Woolpert LLP made a strategic…

Laser Scanning Saves $2 Million for Boston’s Big Dig
In February 2002 the Federal Highway Administrationdirected the Central Artery/Tunnel(CA/T) project in downtown Boston to investigate…

Time-of-Flight vs. Phase-Based Laser Scanners: Right Tool for the Job
Last week’s SparView introduced the operating principles of time-of-flight measurement and phase-based measurement. This week…

Laser Scanning: How Does It Work, Anyway?
This week we’re going to take an introductory look at the measurement principles of terrestrial…
Unlocking Laser Scanning’s Ultimate Potential: BE&K’s Shaffer at SPAR 2004
Derrel Shaffer, P.E., has managed and executed some 40 laser scanning projects since 1996 in…

Laser Scanning Sees Surging Interest and Demand at SPAR 2004
Interest in 3D laser scanning was red hot at SPAR 2004. More than 200 registrants…
Laser Scanning Workflow Evolution: Behind the Scenes with KBR’s Matt Craig
For nine years Matt Craig has focused on implementing field data acquisition technologies including laser…