2nd April 2008
Travel misery caused by roadworks could be radically reduced
Travel misery caused by roadworks could be radically reduced, claims underground
survey company, ElectroDetection. Anyone trying to negotiate public roads
or footpaths to get to work, home or school knows the disruption caused
by more than two million holes dug in the roads every year to repair or install
pipes and cables....
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28th March 2008
World records tumble on Plowman Craven measured track
Plowman Craven were recently commissioned to measure the new Manchester velodrome surface to make it ready for world record claims at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships that began yesterday, March 26. The 3D team scanned the track and created a computer model which accurately measured the 250 metre black datum line marking the edge of the track. Precise measurement is vital to ensure the track complies with UCI requirements...
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The Independent talks to Plowman
Craven
Plowman Craven was recently featured in The Independent's surveying supplement.
MD Simon Barnes talks about the effect of technology, in particular laser
scanners and the way they have changed the way we measure everything....
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Forensic secrets uncovered
at Plowman Craven
An expression so harrowing that it's thought to have inspired Edvard Munch's
famous painting The Scream was one of the sights to greet Plowman Craven's
Duncan Lees as he used laser scanners and modern visualisation techniques
to unlock ancient secrets for The History Channel's...
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Plowman Craven present at 3D Laser Scanning for the Built Environment
Duncan Lees will be presenting at 3D Laser Scanning for the Built Environment
Methods and Applications: A 1 Day Workshop on Wednesday 14 May 2008, Design
Centre, University of Birmingham. Duncan's talks will be...
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