How Construction Technology is Impacting Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines. It has existed since the first human settlement and enabled the...


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Topics: bim, surveyors, construction

Feature Extraction from Point Cloud Data

As reality capture technology advances, the number of viable applications increases. Surveyors are spending more time working in ...


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Topics: pointcloud, construction, Vercator

How automation and robotics will impact construction in 2021

Look around — self-driving cars, self-cooking, home maintenance, security, and surveillance robots — you'd think robots were...


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Topics: automation, construction, Vercator

How automation in construction is driving growth in 2021

Construction is the biggest industry in the world. Yet, even outside of the economic downturn of 2020, it’s not performing well....


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Topics: bim, automation, construction

How to use laser scanners to improve your construction team

Construction is going digital. With the migration to BIM (Building Information Modelling) as a critical part of planning, the...


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Topics: construction,

How to solve the skills shortage in construction: innovation, automation and point clouds

Construction is a major sector within the UK economy, generating 6.7% of GDP (almost £90 billion annually) and employing around...


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Topics: construction,