Category: Conference Interviews
Platform Interoperability for Project Improvement
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Informed Infrastructure spoke to Huw Roberts, vice president of platform marketing at Bentley Systems, at the company’s CONNECTION Event roadshow kickoff in Philadelphia. We touched on the next era of project workflows, with greater integration across processes and analytics for better outcomes.
Bentley Looks to Leverage the Cloud Across Projects
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Informed Infrastructure spoke to Bhupindher Singh, senior vice president of Bentley Software, at the company’s CONNECTION roadshow kickoff in Philadelphia. We touched on the launch of the company’s CONNECT Edition to use the cloud to collaborate and provide value across the enterprise.
Greg Bentley: Extending the Intelligent Model
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Informed Infrastructure spoke to Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, at the company’s CONNECTION roadshow kickoff in Philadelphia. We spoke about the company’s announcements at the event as well as their continued extension of intelligent modeling to better-performing assets and projects.
Single-Rotor Camcopter Extends Range and Flight Times
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Anna Katharina Hoefler, program manager at SCHIEBEL, at the RIEGL LiDAR Conference in Hong Kong. The rugged and large-scale single-rotor CAMCOPTER has a flight time of greater than six hours and a range from 50-200 kilometers.
Processing and Visualizing Seamless Mobile LiDAR Point Clouds
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Mika Salolahti, Business Development Manager at Terrasolid, about the processing and visualization of high-quality LiDAR point clouds. The visualization of tramlines in Helsinki, including overhanging wires, proves a powerful tool for asset management, maintenance and planning.
Pioneering LiDAR Adoption in China
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Informed Infrastructure interviewed Yanjing Liu, CEO of Five Star Electronic Technology, at the RIEGL LiDAR Conference in Guangzhou, China. Liu left his academic position at Virginia Tech and companies he founded in the United States to pioneer the use of LiDAR in China. We spoke about the hard work needed to set up this capacity as well as some landmark projects, including 3-D mapping of the Great Wall.
Promoting the Value of 3-D Data for the Nation
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Jim Van Rens, CEO of RIEGL USA, at the company’s user conference in Hong Kong. Jim is actively involved in helping promote the U.S. Geological Survey’s 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) that aims to map the country in high-resolution 3-D using LiDAR and aligned technologies.
Exelis Aims at Small Satellite Sensor Development
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Earth Imaging Journal spoke with Craig Oswald, account manager for remote-sensing commercial markets at Exelis. We spoke about the smallsat market as well as maintaining high imagery quality while riding the faster, better, cheaper wave as Earth-observation satellites continue to proliferate.
Harris Tracks and Responds to Earth Observing Transformations
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Earth Imaging Journal spoke with Bill Gattle, vice president and general manager of national systems at Harris, with responsibility for space and intel business (commercial and government) as well as geospatial, imagery and Earth-observing technologies. We spoke about sensing, processing and providing actionable information to the marketplace. The accessibility of space, commercialization of sensors and high-powered analytics is transforming the market and expanding the applications and insights.
Earth Observation Industry Alliance Looks Forward to Further Proliferation
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The Earth Observation Industry Alliance (EOIA) was at the International Space Symposium talking to commercial space companies about the future of Earth observation. Earth Imaging Journal spoke with Dennis Jones, chairman and president of EOIA, about the outlook for Earth observation. The goals are to promote favorable policy, a corresponding regulatory environment that's less restricting and more supportive of new companies, and a larger government budget to support observation missions.
