Geo Week 2022 Post-Show Report

The intersection of

geospatial the built world

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PARTNER EVENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

Show Facts & Figures

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Partner Events

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Event News Coverage

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Press Coverage & Social Media

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Conference Information

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Supporting Partners

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Special Onsite Events & Show Highlights

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Advisory Board

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INTRODUCTION

If there’s one core lesson from the last few years, it is that change is inevitable, and progress manifests itself in unexpected ways. This is as true for the industries that Geo Week serves as it is for our own conference, which was subject to its own transformation leading up to the highly successful 2022 event.

Geo Week represents the next step in the evolution of SPAR 3D, AEC Next, and the International Lidar Mapping Forum - once independent entities that have come together to form a single, encompassing event. The unification of these events was created as a response to the changing needs of built world Produced by and geospatial industry professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology that is currently happening. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries.

Our 140 exhibitors on the sold-out show floor were comprised of companies that represent the best in lidar, reality capture, 3D modeling, point cloud processing, and more. From those who specialize in specific industries - like transportation infrastructure or oil and gas - to those who can help anyone to make their workflows more efficient, or to get a better sense of the big picture.

Our shows are a trusted source of vendor-neutral content and information about a broad set of technologies. The audience interested in these technologies is growing rapidly, and includes new job titles and roles as their needs adapt. The need for businesses to digitize their workflows is more important than ever, as is the need to break down the silos between disciplines.

No matter where or how you’re involved with these intersecting worlds, we want you to be able to use this post-show report to better understand the role that Geo Week played in 2022, which will be taken to the next level in 2023.

We’re thrilled to have you participate in this journey with us. We look forward to seeing you at our next event and invite you to personally connect with all of us!

Carla Lauter EDITORIAL ANALYST

That’s part of the reason the “the intersection of geospatial and the built world” tagline is so descriptive of what we do - because Geo Week represents a true intersection of tools, technologies and people at the highest levels.

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SHOW FACTS & FIGURES Wonderful event that I look forward to each year. Networking is great and plenty of new technologies and trends to see and hear about.”

- Erik Ahl

U.S. Geological Survey

SHOW FACTS & FIGURES - ATTENDEES

PURCHASING AUTHORITY

SATISFACTION

91%

85%

of attendees have purchasing authority

plan to make a purchase as a result of attending

87%

met their objectives for attending

85%

were satisfied with the event overall

INDUSTRY SECTOR

48 %

Surveying & Mapping

Industries Served: Architecture, Engineering & Construction, Energy & Utilities, Infrastructure & Transportation, Asset & Facility Management, Land & Natural Resource Management,Produced by Mining & Aggregates, Disaster & Emergency Management

24%

Architecture, Engineering & Construction

6%

1,890 professionals from 49 U.S states and 25 countries attended in 2022 TOP REASONS TO ATTEND

Energy & Utilities

See new products and innovations

4%

Keep up to date with market trends

18%

Network with other industry professionals

Infrastructure & Transportation

Other

Earth Observation & Satellites Asset & Facility Management Land & Natural Resource Management Mining & Aggregates Urban Planning & Smart Cities Disaster & Emergency Management

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SHOW FACTS & FIGURES - ATTENDEES

SAMPLE JOB TITLES

ATTENDEE COMPANY SIZE

Aerial LiDAR Project Manager Aerospace Engineer Airborne Acquisition Manager

36%

37%

Architect BIM Manager BIM/VDC Manager

12%

Civil Engineer

14%

Data Scientist Data Systems Manager Director of Operations and Technology Produced by

37%

1-49

36%

50-499

14%

500-4999

12%

5000+

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Director of Lidar & Remote Sensing Director of Systems Engineering

Mapper Mechanical Engineer Mgr of Reality Capture Mobile Survey Specialist Operations Director Photogrammetrist Product Manager Program Director Project Architect Project Geophysicist R&D Scientist Reality Capture Team Leader

Facilities Manager

Remote Sensing Director

Federal Geospatial Director

Senior Systems Engineer

Field Survey Manager

Solutions Architect

Flight Operations Manager

Spatial Data Scientist

Geodesist

Surveyor and Mapper

Geomatics Analyst Geoscientist

UAS Senior Solutions Engineer

Geospatial Program Director

Virtual Design & Construction Manager

GIS Analyst/ Photogrammetrist

VP & Chief Scientist

GIS Engineer

VP Innovation

GIS/UAS Specialist Hydrogeologist

VP of Geospatial Services

Innovations Manager

VP Operations

Integrations Engineer

VP of AEC Enterprise Solutions

IT Director

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Lidar Product Leader

Structural Engineer

VP Imaging Systems

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SHOW FACTS & FIGURES - ATTENDEES

1,890+

PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED GEO WEEK FROM 49 STATES AND 25 COUNTRIES Produced by

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SHOW FACTS & FIGURES - EXHIBITORS

MORE THAN

140 COMPANIES

EXHIBITED AT GEO WEEK

EXHIBITOR SATISFACTION & SALES

97%

were satisfied with the quality of attendees at their booths

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of exhibitors were satisfied with exhibiting at Geo Week

94%

93%

92%

43%

said that Geo Week was important to their business

of exhibitors stated they were likely to return next year

of exhibitors expect to generate sales as a result of exhibiting

of sales are expected to be over $100,000

84%

of companies said they were able to generate PR coverage while at Geo Week

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EXHIBITORS

Fast, Efficient !

3D Imaging

BayesMap Solutions LLC

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GEOSPATIAL

smARt DEltA Dutch solutions for global challenges

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EXHIBITOR LIST

3D TARGET SRL

Drone Deploy

ITRES Research Limited

Sanborn Map Company

3DEO, Inc.

Dynamic Aviation

iXBlue

SBG SYSTEMS

Advanced Scientific Concepts LLC

Eagleview Technologies

Jakarto

Aerial Response Solutions

Elysium Inc.

Kaarta

Screening Eagle Technologies

Emesent

KELYN Technologies

ESRI

Keystone Aerial Surveys

e-Survey

L3Harris

FARO Technologies, Inc.

Laserscanning Europe GmbH

AERIALSURVEY.COM Aero-Graphics Inc. Aerometrex AIRtec AirWorks Applanix Corporation Applied Imagery ASPRS

Ferris State University Field of View LLC Frontier Precision G2 Airborne Systems

Leading Edge Geomatics LIDARUSA MAPPS

G73 Data Solutions

Merrick & Company Microdrones

ATIS.cloud

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Mosaic

ATL Americas | Yuneec

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Multicopter Warehouse

Avatour

GEO1

AVEVA Inc.

GeoCue Group

Axis GeoSpatial, LLC

Geodetics, Inc.

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Bad Elf

Geo-Plus

BayesMap Solutions, LLC

GeoSLAM

Balko Tech

Geospatial World2

BIM Designs, Inc

Geosun Navigation Technology

ASTRA Lite, Inc.0

Blue Marble Geographics CHC Navigation Cintoo US Inc. Civil + Structural Engineer Coast 2 Coast ClearEdge3D Clirio, Inc. CompassData Inc. Cordel Cupix DAT/ EM Systems International Datum Tech Solutions Dewberry DIELMO 3D S.L. DJI Creative Studio, LLC

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GreenValley International Harris Aerial Hesai Technology Hexagon Hixon Mfg. & Supply Co. HTS Advanced Solutions LLC iGUIDE Imajing s.a.s. iMerit Impulseradar Informed Infrastructure Inside Unmanned Systems International Code Council ISPRS

NavVis US, Inc. Nearmap NV5 Geospatial Omega Optical, LLC Outsight Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) Pavemetrics Systems Inc. Phase One INDU Phoenix LiDAR Systems Pix4D SA

Seiler Instrument Geospatial SIMACTIVE INC. Skycatch Skyfront Corp.

Skyline Software Systems, Inc. Smart Delta Smart Drone SOMAG AG JENA Spatial Media/ LIDAR Magazine Surphaser/ Basis Software, Inc. Synergy 360 Teledyne Geospatial TerraGo Technologies Terrasolid Ltd The Earth Archive TopoDOT Trimble UMC, Inc. University of Florida US Geological Survey USIBD Vectornav Technologies

PLW Modelworks

VeriDaaS

PointCab GmbH/ Laserscanning Europe

Vexcel Imaging Voxelgrid

PointFuse

Voxelmaps

Prevu3D

VRMesh

Prostar Geocorp

Wingtra9

Qii.AI8

Woolpert

RESolute

xyHt Magazine

Revizto

YellowScan

RIEGL USA Inc.

Z+F USA, Inc.

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PARTNER EVENTS Geo Week gave me numerous opportunities to seek out innovative partnerships and learn about new techniques and technologies.”

- Randall Harper ProStar Geocorp

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PARTNER EVENTS

What is ASPRS?

Founded in 1934, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is a scientific association serving professional members around the world. The mission of ASPRS is to advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping sciences to promote the responsible applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and supporting technologies.

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What is USIBD?

The U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) is the first U.S. membership organization to focus specifically on supporting the Building Documentation Industry. The USIBD is committed to being the leading resource for all stakeholder groups with an interest in Building Documentation. As such, the USIBD strives to provide its members with a network of support and information, embracing industry professionals throughout the U.S. and Internationally.

What is MAPPS?

MAPPS is the preeminent national association of firms involved in many aspects and benefits of the geospatial field in the United States.

MAPPS is dedicated to all the business aspects, networking, technical and professional education, geospatial policy, and legislation that private practitioners and the mapping community will always need.

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EVENT NEWS COVERAGE

Geo Week 2022 captured the times emerging from two years of global pandemic!”

- Bill Barkhouse

Drone Geoscience, LLC

EVENT NEWS COVERAGE

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Geo Week Highlights:

Product Previews Topobathy sensors, colored point clouds, aerial cameras, software solutions (and more!) showcased on the opening day of Geo Week GEO WEEK NEWS STAFF One of the highlights of Geo Week are the product preview presentations. In these rapid-fire sessions, exhibiting companies can showcase their latest wares announce their latest products, and, sometimes, introduce themselves to new audiences.

So what types of products were highlighted? Everything from scanners to subsurface utility detection to drones to algorithms… and more. While the descriptions below don’t capture every presentation, they provide a taste of the scope of the myriad solutions presented at Geo Week.

RIEGL

RIEGL provided updates around their efforts to increase efficiency and usability that directly impacts user Geo Week 2022 Post-Show Report

productivity. RIEGL defines this productivity in terms of economics and flexibility. The productivity that the miniVUX series enables has been detailed in multiple places, but it is now offered at a more reduced, entry level price. Reductions in price range from 13-33%. For mobile systems, the VMY-1 is a new entry-level mobile mapping system. It was built for multi-purpose capability for low-cost mobile and UAV system usage.

Geo Week also provided RIEGL with a chance to highlight their ALS product portfolio, their topobathymetric surveying systems and RiACQUIRE, which is the RIEGL embedded web application that is accessible via any browser. All of their kinematic solutions are designed to be the choice for productivity and efficiency.

WOOLPERT

Woolpert, who started as local engineering and surveying company over 100 years ago, also had topobathymetry on their minds and in their talk, featuring BULLDOG, their nextgeneration topo-bathy sensor. The new sensor came out of a challenge of sorts. Current topobathymetric sensors have to be flown at relatively low altitudes, and the question was how high could a sensor be designed to fly?

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The results are impressive, and the new sensor creates a swath 856.7 meters in diameter at 10,000 feet.

FARO

Back on dry land, FARO made an announcement that will delight its customers who have been asking for it. The Focus Swift, FARO’s mobile mapping solution, now has the capability for anchor scans and for color capture. With FARO’s new workflows, users now have the option for pausing for between five and 25 seconds to do what they are calling an “anchor scan” to get a high definition scan very quickly during mobile mapping sessions. The new color capture capability for the Swift, which will be available starting today, uses the Ricoh Theta Z1 panoramic camera, which is the same camera that the Focus has integrated with previously.

YUNEEC

The opportunities that drone data can open up in the enterprise have been well documented, but what does it mean to take advantage of these opportunities when Produced by connecting the hardware to the software? The Enterprise Typhoon H520E/RTK from Yuneec is designed to operate autonomously to collect data that fuels numerous enterprise workflows. What does it mean to process all of this data though? This is where the Skyline connection for Yuneec comes in, as Skyline provides everything users need to produce, store, analyze and share high quality 2S & 3D geospatial content. The companies have partners to work with various engineering firms, local governments, and utility companies. Their software measures in full 3D to enable precise measurements and change detection.

VEXCEL

Vexcel showcased their UltraCam and aerial cameras solutions at Geo Week. The Ultra Eagle is the flagship model with 26,460 pixels across that captures the smallest details with an ultra-large footprint. It was the first camera to feature user-exchangeable lens system, accommodating different altitudes. The Ultracam Osprey enables new perspectives on 3D aerial mapping. It uses the full swath width of the nadir cone in conjunction with the perfectly configured oblique image overlap. Highlighting what’s new, Vexcel recently introduced Adaptive Motion Compensation (AMC) exclusively for 4th generation UltraCam aerial sensors.

The Ultracam Condor can capture large regions in record time thanks to 48,462 pixels across the flight strip, which makes it ideal for wide-area mapping projects.

Z+F

Z+F USA highlighted what’s new at Geo Week as part of their product preview. The Z+F Profiler 9020 provides users with cleaner, more detailed data when compared to previous products. The improved range noise is notable to users while also being less susceptible to overexposure. A new feature called the AxisInspectuion Tool will allow users to correct their scans for optimized results. The 5016A is a new feature that stands for “advanced.” It’s been about five years since the 5016 has been released and these advancements represent an increase in the data acquisition rate, new IMU tilt and improved tracking.

BLUE MARBLE GEOGRAPHICS

Blue Marble Geographics is a Maine-based company whose software is focused on allowing users to access raw point clouds for a variety of purposes that make sense for them.

At Geo Week, Global Mapper Pro and Global Mapper were highlighted in a big way, which power users with numerous new and enhanced data processing and analysis tools.

Released back in September, Global Mapper Pro allows users to isolate certain point clouds based on their spectral graph partitioning. Once exported, these point clouds can be utilized as something users specifically need for their project or workflow. Details about their advanced workflows were also fully explored. Global Mapper Pro is ultimately designed to allow users to use these 3D and digital assets themselves rather than having to outsource or rely on 3rd parties.

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EVENT NEWS COVERAGE

SHOW RECAP

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Day 1

Geo Week kicked off with the ever-engaging Product Preview sessions, where short presentations showcased everything from lidar to point cloud processing algorithms and everything in between.

The kickoff keynote featured Alan Campbell of Draper, who told an engaging series of stories about solving problems with technology through collaboration, and Amy Peck, who reminded us all that virtual, augmented and mixed reality are going to be part of the future, and should be something on the horizon across many different verticals.

The exhibit hall floor opened its doors and invited participants to check out the 140+ exhibitors on the soldout show floor. Walking the floor we saw everything from 3D scans being performed live, to augmented reality demonstrations, to Spot, the robot dog, touring the floor near Trimble’s booth.

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Several content sessions, including those focusing on advances in bathymetric lidar and point cloud processing were attended to capacity, and in-depth and thoughtful presentations were given across the day’s dozen conference sessions.

In the afternoon, university students and professors presented their latest advances in a quick-fire format during the University Lightning Round, in hopes of winning a coveted Outstanding University Achievement in Lidar Award.

And it wouldn’t be the first day of a conference without a happy hour, where attendees, presenters and exhibitors could, network, get introduced and celebrate finally being able to get back in the same room together again.

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Day 2

Day 3

On the second day of Geo Week, the day started with a rousing trio of keynote speakers addressing the needs of imagery from the Earth to the Moon. Tara O’Shea of Planet shared how lidar, combined with other datasets can open our eyes to new information to solve our most urgent climate and environmental challenges. Dr. Michael Zanetti of NASA talked about the challenges and opportunities of developing lidar sensors to aid in lunar exploration, landing and mapping, and Dr. Chris Fisher, Colorado State University presented an impassioned plea for us to scan the entire planet - before sensitive areas are gone.

The third and final day of Geo Week kicked off with an indepth look at the past, present and future of the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). With the goal of mapping the entire US at over 80% completion, and upcoming missions and partnerships firmly established, Kevin Gallagher (virtually), Jason Stoker (in person) presented their vision for national elevation and mapping initiatives in the future - and a path towards the goal of reaching NOAA and USGS’s 3D Nation vision. A panel discussion followed their talks, and the audience participated in a Q&A.

Throughout the day, sessions rooms will filled with participants. The Digital Twin in Action and Advances in Processing of Point Clouds were standing-room-only, and future-facing sessions like AR/VR/XR Applications and Getting Real About the Metaverse allowed participants to investigate our digital futures.

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In the afternoon in the Exhibit Hall Theatre, 16 companies “pitched the press” for a chance to be named as one of three notable solutions at the show. The rapid-fire presentations of only two minutes were presented to a panel of press, and you can read more about who won in our wrap-up coverage here.

In the conference program, AI and Machine learning got into the spotlight in both the Realities of Integrating AI into Operations and Machine Learning & AI: Case Studies sessions. In a reprise of a session previously popular at the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) event, a panel of representatives from Teledyne, RIEGL and Leica/Hexagon discussed What is the Future of Aerial Lidar? in a panel session.

As the event comes to a close, we extend a huge thank-you to all the attendees and exhibitors. This industry is made up of people, after all, and it was great to bring the community back together again. We hope to see everyone next year in Denver - our next show will be February 13-15, 2023!

In the afternoon, a recorded keynote from Richard Kerris of NVIDIA opened our eyes to the possibilities of working in Omniverse, and the possibilities of common data environments and simulation to empower myriad new applications.

The evening also saw the presentations of the Lidar Leader, Younger Geospatial Professional and ASPRS awards. The complete list of winners can be found in our coverage of the awards, which also contained a memorial tribute to the late Dr. Martin Isenburg.

The evening ended with the Elevated Networking Reception sponsored by MAPPS and Sanborn, where colleagues could celebrate making it through two successful days of connections, and build new ones over a pint.

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PRESS COVERAGE & SOCIAL MEDIA

Geo Week has become the event that geospatial professionals absolutely must have on their calendars.”

- Stewart Walker LIDAR Magazine

SELECT PRESS COVERAGE & SOCIAL MEDIA

PRESS

SOCIAL MEDIA

WHAT’S NEW IN GEOSPATIAL? FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM GEO WEEK 2022

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: GEO WEEK 2022 – INSIDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: GEO WEEK 2022 – INSIDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS

THOUGHT LEADER: HOW CAN WE USE LIDAR ON THE MOON? – LIDAR MAGAZINE

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

THREE MINUTE EVENT OVERVIEW

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EXHIBITOR TESTIMONIALS

30 SECOND RECAP

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CONFERENCE INFORMATION Geo Week was a great event offering a unique balance between academic research and industrial applications.”

- Kaitlyn King Scan2Plan

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KEYNOTES

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How does the intersection of disparate technologies create enterprise opportunities?

Rethinking Collaboration and Communication Using VR

ALAN CAMPBELL DRAPER

AMY PECK ENDEAVORVR

Just as Geo Week facilitates the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built environment, Draper combines diverse disciplines to imagine and create new intelligence solutions that are being utilized across the globe and far beyond. What kinds of processes determine which solutions can best solve existing large-scale challenges? How have certain innovations created value in ways that were never envisioned? Where should someone begin their journey to determine what it can mean for them to leverage and utilize technology intersections that create ROI and other quantifiable value? Space Systems leader Alan Campbell shared these insights and more from the context of someone who has designed, developed, and deployed advanced technology solutions for the world’s most difficult and important problems.

From Digital Twins and Design, Avatars to Digital Humans, the AR Cloud to Social VR, our digital landscape is expanding. There are myriad use cases for leveraging XR for AEC, but one application that crosses into all other verticals is collaboration. Our workforce is changing – we have many remote colleagues and teams. We have busy executives trying to balance travel and meetings with company and personal priorities. We can’t be everywhere at once…or can we?

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KEYNOTES

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Combining Remote Sensing & Analytics Technologies: Emerging Environmental Applications

Bringing Light (Detection and Ranging) into Shadow: The role for LiDAR in Explorating the Moon

TARA O’SHEA PLANET

MICHAEL ZANETTI NASA

The past decade has seen an explosion in the availability of remotely sensed data, due in part to technological advances that have reduced the size and increased the number of Earth observation satellites. Parallel advances in machine learning and cloud computing have also enabled more correlations between insights from these datasets. In this keynote, you’ll hear from Tara O’Shea, Director of Forest Programs at Planet, about what this means for emerging environmental and climate applications. In particular, Tara highlighted applications that combine Planet’s unique global dataset with LiDAR data to create breakthrough capabilities in monitoring forest carbon stocks and emissions, mapping wildfire risk, and more.

With the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon, and through collaboration with commercial and international partnerships will have sustainable lunar exploration in preparation for future Mars missions. The target is the Moon’s South Pole, an area of strategic importance that presents significant benefits and challenges, both related to persistent sun-light and shadows. In this presentation, Dr. Michael Zanetti, a lunar and planetary geologist, provided an introduction to the Artemis program, why we are going to the lunar South Pole, and the role for LiDAR in reconnaissance, landing hazard avoidance, and terrain navigation and mapping in aiding exploration of the Moon and Mars.

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KEYNOTES

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The Case for an Earth Archive CHRIS FISHER COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds — what if we could make one for the entire surface of the earth? Changes to the Earth’s biosphere have reached a critical mass and it is now clear that we can no longer halt these that are resulting from human-induced earth system modifications. The resulting climate crisis coupled with human population growth and land-use changes are fundamentally altering our planet and as a result, we have a limited time to record the Earth’s surface and the distribution of biota. Here we call for a massive international effort to 3-D scan the entire landmass of the planet (29.2%) to create a digital Earth Archive to provide a comprehensive baseline database of the Earth’s surface, and everything on it, at a high resolution that is accessible to as many as possible. Drawing on his experience mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle, archaeologist Chris Fisher makes the case for scanning the whole planet with LiDAR — a technology that uses lasers shot from an airplane to map the ground — in order to preserve our cultural and ecological heritage.

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Exploring the GHG Monitoring from Space Report BARBARA RYAN WGIC

The GHG Monitoring from Space report maps the current and emerging capabilities of space-based monitoring of greenhouse gases (GHGs) worldwide. It also lays the groundwork for enhanced contributions to the Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement. It is the first systematic global assessment of these capabilities. As one of the authors of the report, Barbara Ryan shared the significance of these findings and highlighted their connection to topics discussed by Planet, NASA and more.

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How Virtual Worlds Will Revolutionize Industries RICHARD KERRIS NVIDIA

Learn how enterprises can fundamentally transform their business with the promise of vast, interconnected virtual worlds – often referred to as “the Metaverse”. See how NVIDIA’s 3D design collaboration and digital twin simulation platform is helping customers across industries build their future infrastructure, achieve operational efficiencies, and making the leap towards a digital future.

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The Past, Present and Future of the 3D Elevation Program

Digital Building Lifecycle – The Digital Frontier of Smart Physical, Digital and Social Environments

KEVIN GALLAGHER USGS

SALLA ECKHARDT MICROSOFT

The goal of 3DEP is to complete the acquisition of nationwide lidar (IfSAR in AK) to provide the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution topographic elevation data – as both bare earth DEMs and 3D point clouds. With 3DEP-quality data available or in progress for about 84 percent of the Nation as of the end of Fiscal Year 2021, we are looking towards our future vision for topographic mapping and science at the USGS. USGS is developing something called the 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM)- the terrestrial component of the 3D Nation vision that we share with NOAA. The 3DNTM includes developments of the next generation of the 3D Elevation Program and National Hydrography Datasets including inland bathymetry, hydrography derived from lidar, and connections to groundwater and engineered hydrologic systems.

The rapid growth of urbanization, global sustainability objectives, generational changes in the workforce, and digital transformation of individual companies are reshaping the industry business models. Recognizing and responding to the megatrends enable the AECO industry stakeholders to proactively support shared goals, and allow solution providers to build better products or services to meet their customer needs.

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SUPPORTING PARTNERS

A must-attend event for those working in the geospatial sector.”

- Barbara Ryan

World Geospatial Industry Council

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

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ANALYSTS

ASSOCIATIONS & USER GROUPS

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COOPERATING EVENTS

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SPECIAL ONSITE EVENTS & SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Geo Week provided me with fruitful networking opportunities and showcased emerging trends and future goals across several geospatial disciplines.”

- Casey Johnston Woolpert

GEO WEEK AWARDS CEREMONY

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YOUNGER GEOSPATIAL PROFESSIONAL

RAMI TAMIMI

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OUTSTANDING TEAM ACHIEVEMENT IN LIDAR 3D GEOMATICS COMMITTEE OF THE MINNESOTA GEOSPATIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN LIDAR DR. MARTIN ISENBURG

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OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT IN LIDAR

OUTSTANDING ENTERPRISE ACHIEVEMENT IN LIDAR

DR. EZRA CHE, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

AUGMENTED LIDAR BOX, OUTSIGHT

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN LIDAR HOVERMAP, EMESENT

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PITCH THE PRESS

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3 innovative solutions selected in “Pitch the Press” at Geo Week 2022 Tools for reality capture, collaboration and data visualization were chosen among 16 competing products CARLA LAUTER While the Geo Week New Product Gallery and Product Previews provide a sense of the scope and breadth of solutions that were on display across the exhibit floor of the event, the Pitch the Press session gave attendees and members a sense of the most unique and innovative new solutions that were showcased at Geo Week during this session.

The winners of the Pitch the Press event have already been announced, with three standouts for reality capture, collaboration and data visualization being chosen among 16 competing products.

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However, the value that all of these products can enable and represent are worthy to explore.

AirWorks Automate is a patented machine learning algorithms that can autonomously identify and categorize points in a dataset such that our software can generate useful linework for AEC/land surveying companies.

Traditionally, it took complex computers, special software, and hours of engineering work to create engineering plans from aerial data. With AirWorks, you don’t need any of that.

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PITCH THE PRESS

Through this technology, CAD drawings are delivered in record time thanks to the support of quality control engineers that ensure every drawing they deliver meets their client’s existing standards and expectations.

One of the 2022 winners, Avatour is a real-time, 360° Produced by collaboration platform that connects remote users with the full context of a real-world site, enabling more effective virtual inspections, tours, training and more. The cloud service uses off-the-shelf hardware to provide realtime communication via a web browser or optional VR headset. Avatour isn’t just designed to provide a better videoconference, but is instead intended to be a different tool for the very different world that we’re living in with teams that are located across the planet who need to collaborate as if they were sitting next to one another.

Global Mapper Pro from Blue Marble Geographics is the latest addition to the family of Global Mapper programs.

Global Mapper Pro incorporates all of the powerful point cloud processing tools previously available in the now-retired Global Mapper Lidar Module, and expands the functionality to include more terrain analysis and automated tools. Including a Script Editor dialog for building scripts and new Python integration, Python developers can access and use Global Mapper functions through Python scripts and environments.

These capabilities have positioned is as a powerful, affordable, and flexible GIS software.

A very lightweight and compact all-in-one sensor, the AlphaAir 450 from CHC Navigation can easily achieve an absolute accuracy of 5 cm (vertical) and 10 cm (horizontal) for small survey areas. Featuring internal IMU, GNSS, 3D scanner and camera, the AlphaAir 450 solution is widely used for power line inspection, topographic mapping, emergency response, agricultural and forestry surveys, and more.

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Easy to use for rapid deployment in the field, the light weight (1 kg) of the unit enables longer the operating time of the drone, directly enabling greater productivity.

Another 2022 Pitch the Press winner, NavVis VLX is a mobile mapping system designed for laser scanning and AEC professionals that enables high-quality reality capture of complex buildings and construction sites. Up to 10 times faster than a terrestrial laser scanner, NavVis VLX can tackle anything from complex indoor spaces with challenging light conditions to outdoor environments and construction sites.

NavVis VLX is powered by precision SLAM technology that is changing expectations across multiple industries.

Clirio is a mobile app for instantly capturing, sharing, reviewing, and resolving worksite field observations, issues, or updates. It allows users to take command of their scattered field data with Clirio’s map-based Site Information Management system (SIM) and “walk the site” at any time to review geo- and timeline- referenced observations with a sense of time and place. Teams can collaborate as a group in a live, remote, virtual holographic meeting around one or more 3D scans from within the app. Clirio is designed for nimble, quick, and easy true-3D LiDAR capture and sharing of issues in the field that matter in the moment. This can be done by anyone on the team, using only the phone in their pocket or the tablet in their backpack.

ATIS.cloud is a powerful tool that allows users to host, manage, share and visualize their point clouds in an especially simplified manner. The application is designed to meet the needs of all the fields of Reality Capture. ATIS.cloud is the only platform that directly facilitates the exploitation and valorization of point clouds working with structured and unstructured data.

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A special mention in the Pitch the Press release, the Earth Archive Initiative is a US-based non-profit focused on 3D scanning (airborne LiDAR) the planet’s surface to create an open-sourced digital twin the Earth Archive is a scientific effort focused on creating a digital twin of the planet using airborne LiDAR starting with areas that are most threatened.

The Earth Archive will serve both as a record of the state of the planet as it exists now, to help scientists better understand how it is changing, and as a “virtual planet” that can serve as a precious gift for future generations.

A previous Pitch the Press winner, Hovermap from Emesent is a smart mobile scanning unit that can be mounted to a drone to provide autonomous mapping in challenging, inaccessible areas. Hovermap is not only for drone use, as its flexible design allows it to be used for walking, vehicle or backpack-mounted scans. Equally capable above ground or Produced by underground, indoors or out, Hovermap is a complete mobile LiDAR mapping solution. Weighing only 1.8kg (4 lb), it is easily portable and compatible with smaller drones such as the DJI M210.

The Mosaic 51 is a purpose-built, AI-compatible, rugged 12K-resolution 360º camera for HD mobile surveying, GIS, railway and infrastructure inspection. With a built-in computer it’s meant for the road, no matter the terrain or climate. Additionally, the Mosaic X offers a more robust and more economical means for users to collect the data typically only accessible with expensive LiDAR systems.

Nearmap AI is a regularly updated vectorized map with true location insights, derived from Nearmaps high-resolution vertical and oblique imagery. This location content is 99.9% precise, reliably up-to-date and processed at scale, instantly available in the cloud via web app or API integration.

Every day, the Nearmap AI suite helps thousands of users conduct virtual site visits for deep, data driven insights— enabling informed decisions, streamlined operations and better financial performance. Built on a layer of automated content that uses machine learning to turn Nearmaps highresolution imagery into information and insights, Nearmap AI is designed to be one of the most accurate and richest AI offerings in the market.

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The RECON-XT from Phoenix LiDAR Systems is the ultimate value, entry-level system. Designed to fly on the DJI M300, it can also be adapted for vehicle and backpack configurations.

A strong fit for smaller scan areas and teams on a budget, the RECON-XT is designed to grow and adapt with business needs. It was formulated with the support of decades of LiDAR experience and rigorous testing and development.

The PointCab 4AutoCAD Plugin is a fast, efficient and intuitive way to model all point cloud data in AutoCAD. With the plugin, AutoCAD users don’t have to work in and navigate the 3D view of the point cloud. Instead, they can work on the intuitive 2,5D orthophotos in PointCab Origins and transfer the point cloud data directly from Origins to AutoCAD. Designed to alleviate the issues using point clouds inside Revit typical presents, the free to use PointFuse for Autodesk® Revit® enables users to utilize the full potential of their point cloud data. Using either PointFuse Standard or Pro, a point cloud is automatically converted into a segmented mesh model, which can be classified. Once ready, this mesh is published to a PointFuse Revit File Format (.prf) using the “Publish to Revit” command, ready to be linked into any existing Revit project, on any users machine, whether they have a license of PointFuse or not.

Another Pitch the Press Winner, PointMan is a unique Precision Mapping Solution. Users can record and visualize the precise (x, y, z) location of critical surface & subsurface utility assets. Additionally, PointMan’s mobile app allows users to connect their mobile device with major GPS/GNSS, cable, & pipe locating equipment manufacturers to capture mission critical infrastructure data.

The Sanborn Geo-Data Explorer™ gives users the ability to quickly organize and manage their own workflows. Within the application are four primary functions: exploring, selecting, previewing and downloading. It greatly enhances efficiencies with time management and communication by allow end users the ability to view, select, and download multiple types of datasets on their own quickly and easily.

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2022 ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Qassim Abdullah WOOLPERT

Martin Flood

GEOCUE GROUP INC.

Kelly Cone CLEAREDGE3D

Kevin Dowling

Danielle Dy Buncio

KAARTA

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

TURNER MINING GROUP

Thomas Haun

Kourosh Langari

Scott Simmons

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BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INC.

DEWBERRY ENGINEERS INC.

Amar Nayegandhi

Cody Nowak

Dr. Jason Stoker

Dan Stonecipher

Dr. Stewart Walker

Robert Mankowski

USGS

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PROCON, INC.

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LIDAR MAGAZINE

CALTRANS

OGC

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