Achieving new heights of success in aerial surveying requires careful preparation at the ground level. Christina Louwers, co-owner and CEO of Rocky Mountain Aerial Surveys, and Bob Louwers, co-owner and president, share their views on building a successful firm.
I have been reading a lot of banter about accuracy and precision, which brings me to this “point.” Errors in measurements can lead to a wide range of issues in the survey profession. The sum of the potential error equals something I like to call our "error budget.” How big is your budget?
On May 3, 2012, a Congressional field hearing was held in Colorado Springs, Colo., on H.R. 4233, the Map It Once, Use It Many Times Act, and on H.R. 1620, the Federal Land Assets Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act. It might be a year or two before Congress passes these pieces of geospatial legislation into law—but you can help.
Think BIM is only for vertical structures? Think again. As a recently released SmartMarket Report points out, BIM is increasingly being used for infrastructure projects.
Scanning is the most cost-effective way to collect the existing world. You simply can’t go into a cathedral, petroleum refinery or metropolitan multi-use entertainment facility, measure with rulers and expect to get the accuracy you need to confidently design renovations. Laser scanning is the only way to do it.
As the means and methods for building documentation have evolved, various stakeholders have entered the marketplace with disparate levels of understanding. Resolving these challenges requires a dedicated focus on education and training.
On April 18, 2012, GLIS formally announced that it would be moving forward as an independent entity with the goal of becoming the national premier surveying and mapping organization for all that have an interest in promoting and working with geospatial data. GeoDataPoint spoke with GLIS President Coleen Johnson, RPLS, to learn more about the GLIS vision.
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GeoDataPoint Errors in measurements and the sum of those errors equal an "error budget.” How big is your budget? Find out here. http://t.co/B1oJPHfc
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