SPAR 2008: Capturing and Managing Existing-Conditions Data for Design, Construction and Operations
March 3-5, InterContinental Hotel, Houston, Texas
2008 Presentations
Welcome, Introduction and Industry Overview
Tom Greaves, CEO, Spar Point Research LLC
Process Industry Keynote: 3D and the Virtual World - Petroleum Refining Meets Web 2.0
Kevyn Renner, Strategy & Planning Leader, Control & Information Systems, Chevron Global Refining
Construction Keynote: Application of Laser Scanning Technology and BIM in the Construction Industry
Atul Khanzode, Virtual Building Group Leader, DPR Construction, Inc.
Standards Keynote: ASTM E57 Update
Alan Lytle, Lead, Construction Metrology & Automation Group, NIST, & Chair, ASTM E57 Committee on 3D Imaging Systems
Sponsor Preview
This session will introduce attendees to SPAR 2008's sponsors and the solutions on view in their exhibits.
Technical Seminar TS1 Latest Field and Office Technology Advances
Dr. Greg Walsh, Vice President, Engineering; Hendrik Bartel, Product Manager; & Guy Cutting, Senior Applications Engineer, Leica Geosystems HDS
Process, Power Offshore/Marine- Part I
Stan Wiggins, Senior Project Controls Manager, InServ
Richard Feemster, Manager, Technology Applications, Wink Companies, LLC
Marcos Guandalini, Sales Director, Alezi Teodolini Equipamentos Topográficos
Homero Garcia, District Energy Program Manager, TEPSCO, L.P.
Process, Power Offshore/Marine- Part II
John Dooman, Project Manager, EDG Consulting Engineers
Marc-Henri Cerar, Project IT & Information Systems Manager, AMEC Paragon
Mobile Survey - Part I
Dr. Craig Glennie, Vice President, Engineering, Terrapoint, & Ross Taylor, R & D Engineer, Neptec Design Group
Bruce Hall, President, Velodyne Acoustics, Inc.
Ian Anderson, Knowledge Manager, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Halcrow Group plc
Mobile Survey - Part II
Albert Iavarone, Business Unit Manager, Industrial & 3D Imaging Products, Optech Incorporated
Dr. Graham Hunter, StreetMapper
Bill Herr, President, Phoenix Scientific, Inc.
Dr. Augusto Burchi, Managing Director, SITECO Informatica S.r.l.
Technical Seminar TS3 Best Practices in Laser Scanning Metrology (LSM)
Bernd Becker, Director, Laser Scanner Marketing and Product Management, & Ed Oliveras, Technical Product Manager, FARO Technologies, Inc.
Nuclear Power - Part I
Dan Brush, Project Manager, Exelon Nuclear, & Amadeus Burger, President & CEO, CSA, Inc.
Tom Trieckel, Senior Project Manager - Nuclear Projects, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Arizona Public Service Corporation
Steve Hand, Director of Fabrication - Nuclear, Chicago Bridge & Iron
Nuclear Power - Part II
Lona Shaw, Supervisor, Metrology Services CADD Unit, AREVA NP, Inc.
Houston Penny, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Constellation Energ
Transportation
Kevin Akin, Senior Transportation Surveyor,
Marvin Miller, Vice President, AERO-METRIC, Inc. (1 of 3)
Marvin Miller, Vice President, AERO-METRIC, Inc. (2 of 3)
Marvin Miller, Vice President, AERO-METRIC, Inc. (3 of 3)
Brad Canaday, Land Surveys Manager, Metro District Surveys Unit, Minnesota DOT
Michael Frecks, Vice President, OPTIRA, Inc.
New Mobile Civil Infrastructure Survey System: A Focus on Technical Performance and Return on Investment
Ted Knaak, President, Riegl USA, Inc.
Facility / BIM Integration - Part I
Dan Hodges, Program Manager, Technology Integration Office, Intel Corporation
Joseph Chumbley, Senior Technology Lead, Internal R & D, Terrestrial LIDAR, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
Facility / BIM Integration - Part II
Mitch Schefcik, CEO, OPTIRA, Inc.
Richard Heisenbottle, President, R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, PA, & James Kovas, GPS/Survey Group Manager, Wade-Trim, Inc. Pierre Bierre, CEO, BuildExact
Douglas Pritchard, Head of Visualization, Glasgow School of Art (1 of 3)
Douglas Pritchard, Head of Visualization, Glasgow School of Art (2 of 3)
Douglas Pritchard, Head of Visualization, Glasgow School of Art (3 of 3)
Myth-Busting Laser Rep Rates and Other Tech Specs for Pulsed Time-of-Flight Scanners
Dave Adams, Product Manager, Industrial & 3D Imaging Division, Optech Incorporated
Capturing Reality - Integration of Imaging and Scanning Technology
Michael Burenkov, Product and Project Manager, Laser Scanning Software, Topcon Positioning Solution
New Technologies
Dr. Dennis Hirota, President, Sam O. Hirota, Inc.
Dr. Xavier Lopez, Director, Spatial & Semantic Technologies, Oracle Corporation
Go from Paper-Based Markups to Digital with the Stroke of a Pen
John Simmons, Director, ProjectWise Content Publishing, Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Using Point Cloud Data Alongside CAD Data to Minimize Construction Errors
Peter Quinn, Product Manager, Plant Solutions, Autodesk, Inc
Asset Owner Roundtable
Facilitator: Tad Fry, Manager of Engineering, Brewing Operations & Technology, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
3D Laser Scanning and Modeling Services in China: Current Market Status
Steven Couwels, General Manager, Globe (Shanghai) Advanced Technical Services Co., Ltd.
Use of High-Quality Survey Information and Change Management to Control the Integrity of Plant Assets
Graham Miatt, Software Manager and Subject Matter Expert on Laser Scanning, AVEVA Group plc
GEOTECHNICAL- Part I
Murray Rhodes, Survey Department Manager, BHC Rhodes
Johannes Kutschera, Division Manager, geo-konzept GmbH
Matt Lato, PhD Candidate, GeoEngineering Center, Queen's University at Kingston
GEOTECHNICAL- Part II
Simon Barnes, Managing Director, Plowman Craven
Rich Barry, Engineer, Crazy Horse Memorial, & Dr. Xueming Xu, Vice President, Real Earth Models LLC
Damir Medak, Full Professor, Chair in Geoinformation, Faculty of Geodesy, & Bosko Pribicevic, Professor, Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb
Historic Preservation
Larry Wiese, Park Superintendent, Eastern Four Corners Group – Mesa Verde, Chaco Culture, Aztec Ruins, Yucca House, National Park Service
Tony Rogers, Managing Director, APR Services Ltd.
Elizabeth Lee, Manager of Documentation Projects, CyArk, & John Brown, CAD/HDS Project Manager, METCO Services, Inc.
Standards Update
Alan Lytle, Chair, ASTM E57 Committee on 3D Imaging Systems
Kam Saidi, Vice Chair, ASTM E57.01 Subcommittee on Terminology
Mike Garvey, Secretary, ASTM E57.02 Subcommittee on Test Methods