John Niles to speak at Geo Week 2023
Reality Capture for As-Built Documentation: Best Practices
Gafcon Digital Technology Consultant John Niles will bring his experience as a user of reality capture technologies to Geo Week 2023 from February 13-15, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.
Reality capture technology has rapidly evolved in the past two decades and continues to be in a state of accelerate change. Gafcon Digital Senior Project Integrator John Niles works with building owners who are looking to transform their projects, but who are constantly losing track of this evolving field. He is the primary author of Digital Twin Consortium whitepaper, "Reality Capture: A Digital Twin Foundation," which begins to demystify the principles that make reality capture successful.
This presentation will guide users on which reality capture tools and techniques should be deployed, when they should be deployed and how to integrate reality capture into their strategy. John Niles will take use cases from his recent work on an office campus improvement project where several reality capture technologies were evaluated at different points in the lifecycle of the project. His final report evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of each application and where it was used within the project. His vendor-agnostic position makes him an impartial reviewer to the space, helping owners select the best fit for their needs. For John Niles, the use case drives the decision, not the vendor marketing material.
Geo Week showcases real-world use cases and highlight emerging trends in technology and processes. Session topics include the democratization of reality capture, the expanding “toolbox” for surveyors, the readiness of the AEC industry to adopt new technologies, how workflows can be seamlessly integrated, and how lidar and geospatial information can be used towards meeting sustainability goals and reducing inefficiency and waste.