Pushing the next generation of digitizing heritage
Relicarte have been working with museums in creating digital output for a varied range of outcomes, since 2006. Since then they have seen that the interest in digital content as a resource across the heritage market has grown exponentially.
Due to the growing business of Relicarte they were looking for a new scanner which would allow to digitize larger subjects with increased accuracy and with less processing time and the search began. Relicarte was introduced to the FARO product range and purchased a Laser ScanArm Quantum with Geomagics package.
Earlier this year Relicarte also decided to buy a FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D as they move towards digitizing heritage sites as part of developing new services for the Museum and heritage industry.
Relicarte has created ‘My-museum’, which delivers a fully interactive platform that provides online visitors with immersive access to cultural media, from fully rendered 3 dimensional arte-facts to film, text, music and beyond.‘My-museum’ is further designed as public engagement tool through which users can communicate with the Museum and their fellow visitors, generating a vibrant cultural conversation.
3D documentation in the construction sector with the FARO Focus3D
Watch this video and find out how laserscanning technology supports the real estate and construction sector.
Discover the brought field of activities which the Focus3D can easily handle. Its portability and its compact design make it an indispensable tool for architects, construction engineers and BIM managers.
Refining the refinery with 3D as-built documentation
With a total refining capacity of 4.5 million tons per year, OMV-Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery near Ploiesti City, is one of the most important refineries in Romania.
To facilitate the ongoing planning and modification work, OMV-Petrom decided to have 3D as-built documentation produced.
“Before we acquired the FARO Focus 3D, we worked with traditional tools and methods,” explains Dr. Dipl. Ing. Marian Radoi, the founder and managing director of the International Partner Buro S.R.L. (IPB). “But this is a job that would have simply been impossible with a Total Station and measuring tapes because in a refinery it is not always possible or safe to climb the pipes or scale the walls of a tank with a measuring tape”, according to Radoi.
Laser Scanner Focus3D helps police find the truth faster
The Plattsburgh police department used its new FARO Focus3D laser scanner to investigate a deadly train accident involving a pedestrian last week.
Besides allowing investigators to take a 3D fly through of the crash scene to review the evidence, it took only 2 instead of 4 officers to get the job done, in one-third of the usual time!
“It assisted us in better documenting the scene than I have ever seen it done,” Plattsburgh Police Ofc. Chris Maggy said.
Alabama Stadium in football video game with Focus3D
Greg Palinkas, an environment artist with Electronic Arts Tiburon, adjusts the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D before making scans of Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama (USA). Palinkas gathers data on the stadium and the University of South Alabama football team for inclusion in EA Sports’ “NCAA Football” video game.
“It not only will scan the points but it will take color photographs and when you put it into the software (in process of building the stadium for the game) you can overlay the color into those points and you get an accurate representation of the colorization of the lights during the day, what the different materials look like. It’s really outstanding.”
Latest developments in the CGI Sector supported by FARO @Photokina
Visit us at Photokina and learn more about Computer Generated Imaging (CGI) at our daily presentation in hall 4.1 at the Photokina stage from 14:30.
FARO and photo4d present the latest developments in the CGI sector and inform visitors about digital Terrain Modeling, High Definition rendering, image sampling and 3D capturing.
Trimble and FARO Sign OEM and Distribution Agreement for 3D Laser Scanners
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and FARO (NASDAQ: FARO) announced that they have signed an OEM and distribution agreement for 3D laser scanners.
Under the agreement, FARO will provide Trimble with an OEM differentiated product based upon its successful FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D platform. Trimble will offer the OEM product throughout its worldwide survey and building construction distribution networks, serving the needs of surveyors, contractors, engineers and geospatial professionals. As part of the strategic relationship, future versions of the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D platform will also be made available to Trimble.
Read more or visit the FARO website for more information about the Laser Scanner Focus3D
Digital visions of the future – GeoInformatics reports on Zurich User Meeting
With this article GeoInformatics produces a concise but complete overview of FARO’s User Meeting May 22nd – 23rd, 2012 in Zurich.
“FARO’s European User Meeting 2012 marked a move away from the concept of high definition survey and a move toward 3D documentation.”
Looking forward to meeting you at our next 3D documentation event in Strasbourg June 6th – 7th, 2013! More info and registration
Laser scanning to help shipping firms manage ballast water regulations
Harris Pye, a global player in the offshore oil and gas, industrial and marine industries, purchased a FARO Focus3D four months ago and created a workflow that involves scanning with the FARO Focus3D using the accompanying SCENE software for registration.
Construction monitoring with the 3D laser scanner
Construction monitoring is one of the key applications of the 3D laser scanner. Starting with the inspection of the foundation excavations through to the weekly monitoring of the building shells, the laser scanner enables time and cost-efficient working. Any discrepancies between the building under construction and the existing plans are monitored. In this article we show how the laser scanner helps with construction monitoring and the advantages that are offered by the laser scanner compared with conventional measuring instruments.
Surveying the property using a 3D laser scanner
Monitoring the progress of an office building using the 3D laser scanner
A job in the construction industry might involve monitoring the progress of an office complex. The excavation for the foundations has already been completed. The client requires weekly documentation and monitoring of construction progress for legal and technical documentation. The property is a modern design with lots of free-form surfaces. Conventional measuring instruments cannot measure it comprehensively. Laser scanners are predestined for this purpose. They are also suitable for documenting any discrepancies between the existing building and the planning documents. Laser scanning saves time and money. With the appropriate software it is also possible to produce new plans if necessary.
