Interview: Shaping the Future of Scanning
In this blog post Plowman Craven's Technical Director, David Norris, shares some insight into the company's long and successful partnership with specialist hardware provider, Leica Geosystems...
Newsletter: October 2019
The latest news, views and insights from Plowman Craven…
- Top Story: Digitising the Palace
- Interview: Shaping the Future of Scanning
- European Award for Plowman Craven Surveyor
- Article: What Next for Drone Surveys?
- This Month: What We've Been Up To
- In Focus: Drones Deliver Complete Package
- Meet the Team: James Gregory, Head of BIM
- Charity: Herts 10k Run
- Video: 3D Underground Utilities Survey
Top Story: Digitising the Palace
We'll be at Digital Construction Week at ExCel on 16-17 October, where our Head of BIM - James Gregory - will be giving a much-anticipated presentation on our Scan-to-BIM work at the Palace of Westminster. We're also exhibiting - find us at Stand A8 to discuss all things BIM, UAV & Tech...
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Serious Injuries
After our company 'It's a Knockout!" day - just lots of water, foam and team bonding!
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Pounds Raised
By our MacMillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning - thanks to all who baked, bought & ate!
5,198
Hours of Training
Delivered to our staff so far this year - ensuring our expertise continues to grow!
Latest Content...
European Award for Plowman Craven Surveyor
We know that our surveyors are brilliant, but now the rest of the world has woken up to it too! Well done Marineli Dancheva who has received a very prestigious Pan-European award...
Article: What Next for Drone Surveys?
Will drones really provide all the answers to our mapping & surveying challenges? GIM International interviewed five industry experts - including Plowman Craven's Tom Wren - to find out...
This Month: What We've Been Up To
- Our utilities team attended UKSTT No-Dig Roadshow - lots of great insight into trenchless technologies plus operations manager Andy Gundry was elected to the UKSTT Council...
- We presented at Comit2Drones, explaining how our Vogel R3D drone survey solution is being deployed to great effect...
- We surveyed a huge logistics warehouse using our new Leica RTC360 laser scanner, saving time & delivering detailed areas for the client...
- We worked on two iconic London museums, conducting scans and drone surveys for condition inspections & refurb plans...
- We attended the Highways England Smart Motorway Conference at Edgbaston, presenting our drone survey deliverables and flying high above the famous cricket ground...
In Focus: Drones Deliver Complete Package
In collaboration with Transport for London and using the latest drone technology, Plowman Craven recently completed a full flyover of the station, rail network, roadworks and adjacent properties in the Edgware area of London.
Having established an accurate control network and safely captured high-resolution aerial imagery, a fully colourised 3D point cloud was created to extract all of the required topographic features. The variety of deliverables (orthophoto, raw imagery, 3D topo and 3D point cloud) enabled the client to use this data for planning, design, and construction phases – improving collaboration and efficiency across their teams.
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Meet the Team: James Gregory, Head of BIM
Our expert staff are the lifeblood of Plowman Craven - this month it's the turn of our Head of BIM, James Gregory, to tell us about his love of innovating... and surfing!
Charity: Herts 10k Run
Plowman Craven is a proud sponsor of the Herts 10k run, which supports the amazing work of Rennie Grove Hospice in St Albans... our team will be running on Sunday 13th, any sponsorship would be greatly appreciated!
Video: 3D Underground Utilities Survey
Here's a nice visualisation from a recent job by the Plowman Craven utilities team. By digitising a combination of utilities survey data and terrestrial over-ground scanning, we can create a BIM model that helps visualise how the underground services interface with the topography...
