All the best for 2013, we're looking forward to bringing you some exciting developments. For more details visit www.loy.co.uk
Ogilvie Geomatics
Thursday 13 December 2012
Merry Christmas from Loy Surveys!
It's that time of the year again. After another fantastic year here at Loy Surveys it's time to say thank you to our customers, suppliers and most importantly our staff. Click here to view our Christmas eCard.
All the best for 2013, we're looking forward to bringing you some exciting developments. For more details visit www.loy.co.uk
All the best for 2013, we're looking forward to bringing you some exciting developments. For more details visit www.loy.co.uk
Friday 7 December 2012
OS and LOCOG RICS lecture
I attended the RICS Christmas lecture last night at RICS HQ at Great George Street, London.
Neil Ackroyd from the Ordnance Survey demonstrated the huge mapping effort behind the Olympic village and all other venues. 8 OS surveyors were on the ground constantly mapping on the lead up to the Olympic Games. All surface apertures (manholes, stop cocks etc etc) around the site had to be mapped. The mapping was consistently updated using RTK with OSNet corrections and Lidar data. Additionally, bringing together organisations such as the Met, Ambulance Services, London Fire Brigade and military and creating a standard mapping symbology emphasised the level of commitment by all parties.
It was an amazing effort.
James Bulley from London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) also gave a presentation. The logistical organisation was outstanding - bringing together a huge number of companies, organisations and working together – rather than against each other. UK Plc really worked.
Thanks for an interesting and thought provoking lecture.
More information on OS mapping can be seen at the following YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG5dE6mqzmY&list=PLJp4yCtYcXpoD6U-SmFeS48SQxE-0u05_&index=1
Neil Ackroyd from the Ordnance Survey demonstrated the huge mapping effort behind the Olympic village and all other venues. 8 OS surveyors were on the ground constantly mapping on the lead up to the Olympic Games. All surface apertures (manholes, stop cocks etc etc) around the site had to be mapped. The mapping was consistently updated using RTK with OSNet corrections and Lidar data. Additionally, bringing together organisations such as the Met, Ambulance Services, London Fire Brigade and military and creating a standard mapping symbology emphasised the level of commitment by all parties.
It was an amazing effort.
James Bulley from London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) also gave a presentation. The logistical organisation was outstanding - bringing together a huge number of companies, organisations and working together – rather than against each other. UK Plc really worked.
Thanks for an interesting and thought provoking lecture.
More information on OS mapping can be seen at the following YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG5dE6mqzmY&list=PLJp4yCtYcXpoD6U-SmFeS48SQxE-0u05_&index=1
Monday 3 December 2012
Mobile Mapping - where next?
Attended an interesting seminar last month hosted by the Survey Association.
Mobile mapping from vehicles is another technology that the Survey Industry will need to embrace. Google and Bing have acquired photography of just about everyones front garden or door across the entire world!
Topcon's have taken this a bit further.
Recipe for Mobile Mapping
Ingredients
Method:
A drive through the countryside, town or city (doesn't sound like work does it!)
Product:
A complete geospatial data set that can used for asset management, GIS systems, modelling, impressing clients with fancy fly throughs, etc, etc
Mobile Mapping - Done!
Check out the videa of a recent mobile mapping project in San Francisco - Outstanding!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaidCajQSoo
Mobile mapping from vehicles is another technology that the Survey Industry will need to embrace. Google and Bing have acquired photography of just about everyones front garden or door across the entire world!
Topcon's have taken this a bit further.
Recipe for Mobile Mapping
Ingredients
- laser scanners,
- 360 degree camera
- GNSS antenna
- Inertial measurement unit
- Laptop
- Odometry from wheel encoders
- Lots of cables and programming
A drive through the countryside, town or city (doesn't sound like work does it!)
Product:
A complete geospatial data set that can used for asset management, GIS systems, modelling, impressing clients with fancy fly throughs, etc, etc
Mobile Mapping - Done!
Check out the videa of a recent mobile mapping project in San Francisco - Outstanding!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaidCajQSoo
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