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Click on a 2006 article image or title to read more about it:
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Land Development Today
HDS Increases Workflow and Surveyor Safety |
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| This overview of HDS for land development cites the technology's advantages for providing more complete and accurate survey information, more safely and speedily than using traditional surveying methods. Written by Steve Shambeck, PLS, VP Surveying & Mapping for Hall and Foreman, Inc., October 2006, Land Development Today magazine. |
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Understanding Spot Size
Understanding Spot Size for Laser Scanning |
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| In "Understanding Spot Size for Laser Scanning," Geoff Jacobs takes an in-depth look at an aspect of 3D laser scanning that can easily be misunderstood or even overlooked entirely. This article appears in the October 2006 issue of the Professional Surveyor Magazine. |
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A Crash Course
A Crash Course in Forensic Scanning |
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| "A Crash Course in Forensic Scanning," details several forensic case studies in which 3D laser scanning played a key role, was written by Steven M. Schorr, and appears in the September 2006 issue of Point of Begining Magazine. |
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An Instrumental Experience
The Story of Grimes Surveying's Forensic Surveying |
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| Published in the September 2006 issue of POB Magazine"An Instrumental Experience," by Lieca N. Hohner is "the story of Grimes Surveying & Mapping Inc. and its evolution of forensic surveying." |
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Cutting Edge Reconstruction
Cutting Edge 3-D Reconstruction, Forensic Magazine |
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| In "Cutting Edge 3-D Reconstruction," Craig Fries of Precision Simulations, Inc., describes how laser scanning is used to increase the accuracy and realism of forensic animations to reconstruct events in a compelling, yet cost-effective way. "Cutting Edge 3-D Reconstruction," appears in the Aug/Sept 2006 issue of Forensic Magazine. |
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Part 2: Latest Trends
Latest Trends 2: User, Industry, and Vendor Trends |
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| Published in the July 2006 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine, Part 2 of the "Latest Trends" in laser scanning covers "User, Industry, and Vendor Trends" such as increasing client demand, decreasing marketing costs, and emerging user networks. This is the second and final article in the 2 part "Latest Trends" series by Geoff Jacobs. |
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State Capital Restoration
Surveying at the Utah State Capital Dome |
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| David Evans and Associates combined Leica HDS with conventional methods for great cost and schedule benefits on this large building restoration project. Sean Douthett tells the story of surveying the Utah State Capital Dome in an in depth, 9-page article that appeared in the June 2006 issue of American Surveyor magazine. |
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GEOInformatics Interview
Interview with Ken Mooyman, Head of Leica HDS |
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| GEOInformatics interview probes Leica Geosystems current and future paths in laser scanning, including the impact of Hexagon's acquisition of Leica Geosystems on the future of its HDS business. This interview can be found in the April/May 2006 issue of GEOInformatics. |
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Positioned for the Future
PMI used Leica HDS to cut as-built costs by 50% |
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| Precision Measurements Inc. (Virginia) used their Leica HDS scanner for as-built surveys of 500 antennas in Puerto Rico. With HDS, PMI also provided much more detail in the final product and achieved 0.01' accuracies. Feature story in the May 2006 issue of POB magazine, written by POB editor L. Hohner. |
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Highlights in Surveying Award
Leica Geosystems HDS Customer Wins Surveying Award |
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| The winner of the second annual POB "Highlights in Surveying" project contest was announced in the June 2006 issue of Point of Beginning magazine and the winning project featured both Leica HDS scanning and a Leica TCRA 1103+ total station. The project, which covered a 2 year time span, involved surveying a complex new building structure and relied heavily on high-definition surveying. The June issue of POB included both an article about the winning project entitled "Supporting a Dream Design," by Mitchell Wimbush, the leader of the award-winning project for Midwestern Consulting, and a page of editor comments on why this project won the award. |
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Part 1: Latest Trends
Latest Trends Part 1: User and Market Trends |
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| Published in the June 2006 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine, Part 1 of the "Latest Trends" in laser scanning covers "User and Market Trends" such as the increasing user success, improved user practices, and decreasing costs of high-definition surveying. This editorial article was written by Geoff Jacobs. |
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Scanning in Asset Management
Uses of Scanning in Asset Management Article |
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| The second in a set of three articles by Geoff Jacobs, the article "Uses of Scanning in Asset Management," appeared in the April 2006 isuue of the Professional Surveyor Magazine and explores how 3D laser scanning can be used in the Asset Management or Maintenance and Operations stage of a project. |
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Cultural Heritage Applications
Laser Scanning for Cultural Heritage Applications |
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| The cover article for the March issue of the Professional Surveyor Magazine, "Laser Scanning for Cultural Heritage Applications," was written by John Ristevski and covers two case studies that show how 3D laser scanning is helping to preserve cultural heritage sites. The article also profiles a non-profit organization know as CyArk, which is taking advantage of the new technology to put together an archive and corresponding website of digital records of such historic sites. |
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Classic As-builts with Scanning
Performing Classic As-builts with Laser Scanning |
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| The feature article "Performing Classic As-builts with Laser Scanning," from the March issue of the Professional Surveyor Magazine was written by Chris Gray and was taken from a presentation at the Leica Geosystems HDS Worldwide User Conference in November 2005. The article talks about how the Mollenhauer Group utilizes 3D laser scanning to create classic as-builts for a revitalization project in Orange County. |
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Scanning in Construction
Uses of Scanning in Construction and Fabrication |
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| "Uses of Scanning in Construction and Fabrication" details the applications and benefits of using high-definition surveys during these phases of a construction project. Specific user examples and project examples are given for civil, architectural, and plant construction projects. The article, by Geoff Jacobs, is the first in a set of three articles and appears in the February 2006 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine. |
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Everyday Virtual Surveying
Laser Scanning “Best Practice” in Transportation |
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| In the January 2006 issue of POB Magazine, American Surveying Consultants (ASC) details their field and office procedures for highly cost-effective road surveys based on the latest Leica HDS products. Covetine Fidis is the author of the article "Everyday Virtual Surveying: Laser Scanning Becomes 'Best Practice' in the Transportation Industry," published in Point of Beginning on January 3, 2006. |
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Profitable Marketing Proposals
Profitable Uses for Marketing Proposals Article |
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| "Profitable Uses for Marketing Proposals," by Geoff Jacobs was published in the January 2006 issue of Professional Surveyor magazine and explains how high-definition surveying can have a profitable impact on the proposal stage of a project. |
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