Reality Capture is not a new concept
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When people say ‘Reality Capture’ they often mean devices that produce point clouds. But, at a fundamental level, Reality Capture is capturing the real world and creating a 3D digital representation of it. Isn’t this what Surveyors have been doing since day one?
Newer reality capture methods, like terrestrial laser… Read More
Otago University School of Surveying now equipped with Leica TS10 total stations
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Students at Otago University School of Surveying are now benefitting further from Leica instruments and workflows, following the acquisition of 10 brand new Leica TS10 Total Stations. Richard Harrison from our Christchurch office personally delivered the new equipment and spent time setting up the instruments for the needs of the… Read More
Envelope: Overcoming surveying challenges with the Leica GS18I
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We’re high up in the hills above Ōwhiro Bay in Wellington with the Envelope survey team as they work with Zipline Technologies to help deliver a project that will result in four ziplines and extensive walking tracks throughout the regenerated native bush.
As part of this project, the Envelope survey… Read More
Custom Rapid Deployment Monitoring Solutions
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The Global Survey Geomatics team have recently been involved with setting up solutions for monitoring projects.
Monitoring projects are often long-term by nature and planned over a period of weeks or months, and usually involve a significant investment in time, equipment, software and expertise. Often they remain in place over… Read More
Investing in the Next Generation of University of Otago Survey School Graduates
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The Global Survey team recently ran two workshops for the final year students at University of Otago Survey School. From a practical perspective the plan was to demonstrate how the latest technologies are able to make graduates more productive and efficient for when they enter the work force at the… Read More
MetaConnex – connecting survey metadata to the latest 12d Model tool
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The modern practice of exporting Leica survey data uses stylesheets to create 12d field files. This export method allows all the survey metadata captured in the field to be utilised in 12d.
The whole process from capture through to design focuses on minimal manual metadata entry and provides a high… Read More
Maven: Saving Time with Leica Captivate SmartPole
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Having worked on some of New Zealand’s largest and most complex residential, commercial and public sector projects, Maven have a focus on delivering excellence for their clients. One of the ways they achieve this is by utilising the latest technology in order to work as productively and efficiently as possible.… Read More
Leica Captivate v7.0 Firmware Update
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Leica’s software engineers have been working hard on the continued evolution of the Captivate product range, and we are pleased to bring you the following condensed overview for Leica Captivate controllers, GNSS and Total Stations. Leica Captivate v7.0 is a huge release and contains a lot of valuable new functionality,… Read More
Leica BLK2GO: The Power of GrandSLAM
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The innovative Leica BLK2GO mobile laser scanner harnesses the power of GrandSLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping) technology combined with LiDAR SLAM, Visual SLAM, and an IMU!
In this article we take a look at this unique fusion of mobile positioning technologies that enables the BLK2GO to deliver best-in-class handheld mobile… Read More
Minimise Errors With The New Leica AP20 AutoPole
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The introduction of Robotic Total Stations enabled Survey professionals to measure and stake with increased automation, however there are still challenges and common errors that occur:
• The reflector pole must be held vertically while measuring and staking points.
• Points can be measured and stored with the wrong target… Read More
