Point Clouds
by: Nate Philbrick
Considering Making The Jump To Point Clouds? A Comparison of Propeller and Autodesk Products to compute Stockpile Volumes
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n the fall of 2021, I had the opportunity to fly drones at active stockpiles in southern Washington State. I have been fascinated with drones since I was a kid (after all, they’re pretty cool!). As a Topcon Application Engineer, frequently I am having conversations with Civil Engineers who are either utilizing or experimenting with point clouds. I am excited to be a part of advancing the civil infrastructure industry as we use drones to capture dense amounts of accurate existing conditions data.
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I constantly see new devices and platforms in this industry. Obstacle sensing technology, camera quality and efficiency are some of the key pieces pushing this rapidly changing field. Top end drones worth thousands of dollars a few years back are worth mere fractions of that today. With the constant advancement in technology, I took the opportunity with this stockpile project to compare two drones and platforms for engineering use.
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