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e-newsletter   Vol.5 Issue 1: January 2010
 

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Laser scanning in demand...
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From the field

  Under Pressure - The right equipment helps an experienced crew complete a complex dam survey in minutes.
Based on the firm’s previous experience with jobs that required hydrosurveying under bridge structures, the crew decided to use a Leica TPS1200 series robotic total station for positioning. “In places where good GPS satellite geometry is nonexistent, the Leica robotic proves to be a very convenient means to a solution,” Robinson says.
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  Scanning the Horizon: Laser scanning technology is providing new opportunities
Sunrise used the ScanStation 2 to scan newly installed elements at an oil refinery and color-coded them to create a construction-progress timeline. Christensen acquired six scans totaling 420 million data points, each of which were processed and integrated into a seamless 3D model using Leica Geosystems’ HDS Cyclone software.
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  Group Effort for Students: A three-way partnership between industry and academia aims to provide work-ready graduates in geomatics
Early in 2009, a partnership formed between Oregon State University (OSU), Leica Geosystems, and David Evans and Associates (DEA). DEA is a large engineering and surveying firm based in Portland, Oregon with offices throughout the West and in New York.
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