4th Annual Conference on 3D LASER SCANNING • DYNAMIC SURVEY • LIDAR • DIMENSIONAL CONTROL

• Validate new work processes and technologies to limit construction growth, compress schedules and improve safety
• Learn about project-hardened technologies that enable modular construction and improve off-site fabrication
• Learn how engineering-grade dimension and position data can be integrated with CAD, BIM and geomatics for improved asset management
• Discover best practices from the best surveyors, dimensional control experts and industrial measurement service providers
• Multiple conference tracks
  • Dynamic Survey/LIDAR
  • Construction
  • Asset Management
  • Process, Power, Offshore/Marine
  • Geotechnical, Mining, Tunneling
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Historic Preservation
  • Forensic
  • Data Analysis
• See the newest 3D laser scanning hardware and post-processing software

WHO ATTENDS?

Project managers, engineering leads, construction managers, survey heads, asset managers, discipline leads and project control managers...

...from surveying, civil infrastructure, process manufacturing, fossil and nuclear power, transportation, offshore construction, automotive, aerospace and other discrete manufacturing, mining and resource management, LIDAR service providers, shipbuilding, defense and security organizations.

WHY ATTEND?

SPAR 2007 serves up fresh ideas from the smartest, most experienced people we can find on how to apply surveying, dimensional control and position measurement technology to the design, construction and operations of capital assets. Conference topics range from making the business case for using new technologies such as laser scanning, to integrating laser scanning, total station, GPS/RTK and airborne LIDAR data with design, fabrication, construction and operations databases. We also have 20 of the world's best suppliers of hardware, software and services who send their top technical and business people. These suppliers recognize that SPAR 2007 attendees take the good ideas they find and validate at the conference, and drive them forward in their own organizations. We aim to help design leads, project managers, surveyors, construction managers, maintenance managers and others who commit their careers to increasing their organizations' productivity and project execution competence.

New at SPAR 2007 is a construction track – we see more and more cases where optical measurement helps with both brownfield and greenfield projects. Modular construction, dimensional control of fabricated items, integration of airborne LIDAR with GPS/RTK with conventional survey, and intelligent application of 3D visualization are yielding impressive results in an industry well known for its reluctance to change.

We've also added a track on dynamic survey – capturing data from a moving platform. SPAR 2007 features presentations on applications of airborne LIDAR to private- and public-sector construction projects as well as presentations on new technologies that allow capture from helicopters, boats, wheeled vehicles and high-speed rail systems.

Also new are expanded tracks on forensic and security applications as well as historic preservation.

SPAR 2007 attendees come to upgrade their skills and to learn from the very best practitioners about the best ways to address the technical challenges found both in the field and in the office. Best practice is a moving target – the technology for data capture, registration, and integration with CAD and other engineering and asset management systems and visualization is changing quickly. The conference program is designed to allow plenty of question-and-answer time and one-on-one discussions.

Finally, attendees at SPAR 2007 can compare the newest technology from all the world's leading suppliers of 3D laser scanning solutions. SPAR 2007 saves attendees weeks of time otherwise required to track down the top technical people who are inventing and developing these new technologies.

Fresh technologies and work processes for solving engineering, construction and operations challenges – that's SPAR 2007.

Conference Take-Aways – Learn how to:

• Write scope documents to get the deliverables you want on upcoming scanning projects
• Capture all collateral costs to avoid budget-busters on scanning projects
• Assess which of your CAD suppliers support point cloud data integration and how they will support you
• Decide what capabilities are needed in-house for successful project execution and what is best sourced to third-party service providers
• Judge the competence of service providers
• Get your IT department's support for storing and managing point cloud data
• Use advanced laser scanning techniques to reduce the cost of survey work currently executed with manual methods and older technology. Learn when to stay with traditional methods
• Get more value from previously purchased laser scanning hardware and software by refining survey, design, fabrication and construction work processes and improving post-processing efficiency
• Drive rework costs and construction growth to below 1% from current 5% or greater levels on revamp and modification projects
• Reduce project schedule and limit downside exposure to schedule change and scope creep
• Improve dimensional control for new construction and revamp projects
• Improve safety of survey operations by removing personnel from harm's way through remote data capture
• Minimize facility outage and shutdown time with improved construction sequencing and planning visualization
• Improve accountability of engineering, fabrication and construction
• Minimize disruption and inconvenience to the public for road, bridge and tunnel projects
• Understand and assess the capabilities of the world's leading suppliers of terrestrial laser scanning software and hardware to support your project execution processes

SPAR 2007 is the fourth annual Spar Point Research conference focused on advanced dimensional control work processes and 3D laser scanning technologies. SPAR 2006 attendance topped 425 from 20 countries.
Introduction & Industry Review 
 Tom Greaves, Senior Analyst, Spar Point Research LLC 

Civil, Transportation, Building Keynote: Infrastructure Supermodeling
Doug Eberhard, Chief Technology Officer, Parsons Brinckerhoff (1 of 4)
Doug Eberhard, Chief Technology Officer, Parsons Brinckerhoff (2 of 4)
Doug Eberhard, Chief Technology Officer, Parsons Brinckerhoff (3 of 4) 
Doug Eberhard, Chief Technology Officer, Parsons Brinckerhoff (4 of 4)

Process, Power, Offshore/Marine Keynote: Owner/Operator Investments in 3D Laser Scanning to Improve New Capital Projects, Retrofits, Maintenance & Inspection
Deborah Deats, Design & Document Supervisor, BP Texas City (1 of 2) 
Deborah Deats, Design & Document Supervisor, BP Texas City (2 of 2)

Construction Keynote: When Reality Strikes: Are You Ready to Leave Today's Future of Building Behind? 
Dr. Martin Fischer, Director, CIFE (Center for Integrated Facility Engineering), Stanford University 

Historic Preservation Keynote: From Petrochem to Petroglyphs - Laser Scanning Technologies Serving Endangered Heritage Documentation & Preservation Efforts 
Ben Kacyra, Co-Founder, CyArk & Cyra Technologies

Forensic Keynote: Introduction to Forensic & Security Metrology & the IAFSM 
Captain Larry Sonntag, Scientific Evidence Division Commander, Albuquerque Police Department, & President, IAFSM, & Paul Dorman, Senior Computer Aided Modeller, Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK, & Vice President, IAFSM 

Sponsor Preview 

Bruce White, Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions, Avatech Solutions, Inc.
Derek Middelmas, Vice President, Strategic Market Development, AVEVA, Inc. 
Mike Davies, Basis Software, Inc.
Alan Leonard, Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Kristoffer Amdal, Managing Director, Blom Maritime AS 
Vornel Walker, Marketing & Partner Development, COADE, Inc.
Jörg Traumann, CEO, DCMS AG
Shawn Hamell, Regional Manager, FARO Technologies Inc. 
Jan-Anders Solli, Grenland AsIs North America, Inc.
Andrew Bailey, Business Development Director, Hi-Cad Ltd. 
David Reinhart, Vice President, Asset Documentation, INOVx Solutions, Inc.
Frank Algarin, Vice President, Sales, InteliSum, Inc.
Robert Christian, Senior Manager, Business Development, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine
John Dolan, Sales & Marketing Director, I-SiTE Pty Ltd. (No presentation)
Scott Diaz, kubit USA
Geoff Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Leica Geosystems HDS
Pamela Beaupre, METCO Services, Inc. 
Abdy Jalilvand, Regional Manager, NavisWorks Inc.
Brent Gelhar, Director, LIDAR Technology Products, Optech Incorporated 
Jim van Rens, Vice President, Riegl USA, Inc.
Jason Killpack, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Bryan Williams, Segment Manager, Geomatics & Engineering Division, Trimble 
Marcus Ehm, Product Manager, Z+F GmbH

Connected Site: Connecting the Dots 
Tim Lemmon, Applications Engineer, & Tomas Larsson, Product Manager, Trimble 

Advances in Deepwater Dimensional Control
Brett Morry, Atlantis Project Team, GoM Deepwater Development, BP Atlantis, & Jan Garmulewicz, President, UTEC Survey, Inc.
AECL Laser Scanning in Nuclear Maintenance & Reactor Refurbishment
Narinder Bains, Director - Reactor Systems, Refurbishment Projects, & Mark Carney, Technical Lead, Laser Scanning, AECL
Achieving Desired Results from Laser Scan & Survey Data on Piping Projects 
Dave Danko, Laser Scanning Project Manager, Falk-PLI 

Calculating & Maximizing Operating Life of a Coke Battery through Safer, Faster, Lower-Cost Dimensional Capture
John Abraham, Technology Engineer, DTE Energy Services, & Martin Dunn, Vice President, METCO Services, Inc. (Presentation not available)
Modeling of Sonar Data for Use in Platform Decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico
John Dooman, Project Manager, EDG, Inc.
Offshore Dimensional Control for Reduced TIC Cradle-to-Grave 
Stanley Wiggins, Corporate Planning & Scheduling Manager, Frontier Drilling, Inc., & Dave Penman, Director, Hi-Cad Ltd.

Dynamic Survey / Lidar - Part I

Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety R & D's Digital Highway Measurement (DHM) System
Michael Trentacoste, Director of Safety Research & Development, Federal Highway Administration LIDAR Applications at Fernald Site Undergoing Environmental Restoration Activities: A Case Study
Jim Schwing, Chief Surveyor, Fluor Federal Services
High-Accuracy LIDAR from the Helicopter Platform 
Bobby Tuck, President, Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc.

Quantifying Coastal Engineering, Economic & Environmental Conditions with Airborne LIDAR & Hyperspectral Imagery
Charles "Eddie" Wiggins, Hydrographer, US Army Corps of Engineers
High-Speed Laser Scanning from a Moving Platform
Dr. Heinrich Hofler, Deputy Director & OFM Department Head, Fraunhofer

Documentation of Tunnel Linings with 3D Laser Scanning 
Markus Vogel, Managing Director, Amberg Technologies AG (1 of 2)
Markus Vogel, Managing Director, Amberg Technologies AG (2 of 2)
The Spaces In Between: LiDAR Points & Geo-science
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (1 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (2 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (3 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (4 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (5 of 9) 
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (6 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (7 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (8 of 9)
Dr. Jerry Bellian, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin (9 of 9)
Schenkel Lane Cave: Laser Scan of Cave for Design & Excavation Quantities on 36" Sewer Project 
James Kovas, GPS/Survey Group Manager, Wade-Trim, Inc. 

Geotechnical, Mining, Tunneling - Part II

Ground-Based LIDAR for Rock Engineering Applications
Dr. John Kemeny, Associate Professor, Mining & Geological Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson
Use of 3D Surface Data in Rock Engineering
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (1 of 7)
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (2 of 7) 
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (3 of 7)
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (4 of 7)
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (5 of 7)
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (6 of 7) 
Giovanni Grasselli, Director, MIRARCO Mining Innovation (7 of 7) 

Accuracy Aspects of Recent Innovations in Scanning: Dual-Axis Compensators (for Traversing) & Web-Based Measurement
Dr. Chris Thewalt, Senior Vice President, Software Engineering, Leica Geosystems HDS
Dr. Greg Walsh, Vice President, Systems Engineering, Leica Geosystems HDS (1 of 3)
Dr. Greg Walsh, Vice President, Systems Engineering, Leica Geosystems HDS (2 of 3) 
Dr. Greg Walsh, Vice President, Systems Engineering, Leica Geosystems HDS (3 of 3)

Phase-Based Scanner Technology: Accuracy & Field Usability Advances, Matching Software Enhancements 
Graham Dalton, Technical Director, Software Development, LFM Software, & Marcus Ehm, Program Manager, Imager 5006 Development, Z+F 

New Honda Plant: Schedule Compression, Cost Reduction with Airborne LIDAR, Ground Survey, Stakeless Mass Grading, Machine Control
Bruce Strack, Survey Implementation Manager, The Schneider Corporation
Active Quality Control & Generation of As-Built Models During Construction Using 3D Imaging Technologies
Dr. Burcu Akinci, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Dimensional Control Technologies: Real Benefits, Expectation & Risks During Fabrication & Construction
Matt Craig, As-Built Specialist, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (1 of 3)
Matt Craig, As-Built Specialist, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (2 of 3)
Matt Craig, As-Built Specialist, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (3 of 3)
Emerging Range Imaging & Wireless Sensing Technologies for Increased Productivity, Safety & Security in Construction & Transportation 
Dr. Jochen Teizer, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Discrete Manufacturing

U.S. Navy Leverages 3D Scanning with Design & Technical Data Management
Robert L. Stout, IEDP Program Sponsor & FMP Logistics/Ordalts Program Manager, NAVSEA, U.S. Navy, & Brian Tilton, Program Manager, SIS, Inc.
Accuracy Control with 3D Laser Scanning at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Eddie Hodges, Section Manager, Accuracy Control, & Carlos Moya, Senior Technician, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Combining Terrestrial & Short-Range Laser Scanning to Document an Aging Fighter Aircraft 
Mat Cappel, 3D Scanning Consultant, Berding 3D Scanning, LLC 

Historic Preservation

Preservation of Historic Monuments & Archaeology in Bavaria
Erwin Christofori, Managing Director, Christofori und Partner
Historic Recordation
Michael Frecks, Vice President, Optira, Inc.
Documenting the Great People's Hall of Chong Qing
Zhong Chen, President, Dynasty Group, Inc.
3D Laser Scanning for Archeology, Conservation & Heritage at Jerusalem's Old City & Temple Mount 
Arik Degani, CEO, Mabat 3D Technologies Ltd.

Assessing Liability & Insuring for Risk 
Arthur Rayos, President, Rayos Insurance Agency, & Jim Dalton, Broker Consultant, U.S. Risk 

Asset Management
UDOT Technology Selection & Benefits 
Daniel Hsiao, Senior Project Manager of Research, Utah DOT 
Laser Scanning for Road Asset Management at Nevada DOT 
Sean McDaniels, Imagery/LIDAR Supervisor, Nevada DOT 

Advances in 3D Laser Scanning through Integrated Motion Compensation with Enhanced Range Capabilities
Brent Gelhar, Director, LIDAR Technology Products, Optech Incorporated (1 of 3)
Brent Gelhar, Director, LIDAR Technology Products, Optech Incorporated (2 of 3)
Brent Gelhar, Director, LIDAR Technology Products, Optech Incorporated (3 of 3) 

Owner/Operator Roundtable 
Facilitator: Tad Fry, Manager of Engineering, Brewing Operations & Technology, Engineering Group, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Woolpert Best Practices and Lessons Learned 
Tom Mochty, Senior Vice President & Director of Surveying Services, Woolpert, Inc.

Technical Seminar T5 Get the Most Out of Your Point Cloud Data with Bentley CloudWorx 
Cody Leishman, Piping Designer, Laser Scanning Application Specialist, ProjEx Technologies Ltd.

Entertainment Industry Keynote: Laser Scanning in the Film Industry 
Simon Barnes, Managing Director, Plowman Craven

Using Photogrammetry as a Subsea Metrology Tool 
Frank Prytz, Section Leader - Photogrammetry, Blom Maritime AS 

3D Laser Scanning Pilot Projects: Status Report 
Dr. Calvin Kam, Program Manager, National 3D-4D-BIM Program, U.S. General Services Administration 

3D Imaging Systems Committee: Current Status and Activities 
Alan Lytle, Leader, Construction Metrology & Automation Group, National Institute of Standards & Technology