Africa Surveyors September- October Digital issue 2021

EVENTS
Geo Week Conference
Program and Speaker
Lineup Announced
Organizers of Geo Week, the single
powerhouse event that champions the
coming together of geospatial technologies
and the built world, have announced an impressive
list of conference sessions and speakers for the 2022
event, which will take place February 6-8, 2022, in
Denver, CO. The conference program features more
than 125 speakers across 50 sessions with content
that explores best practices in 3D capture, working in
the built environment, gaining ROI from BIM, defining
what’s possible now with lidar, and much more.
The coming together of AEC Next Technology Expo
& Conference, International Lidar Mapping Forum,
and SPAR 3D Expo & Conference to form Geo Week
reflects the increased integration between the
built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial
technologies, and commercial 3D technologies.
Partner events taking place in conjunction with Geo
Week include ASPRS Annual Conference, MAPPS
Winter Meeting, and USIBD Annual Symposium,
ensuring the presence of geospatial and built world
industry movers and shakers all in one place.
Presenters representing leading organizations
including Autodesk, Esri, USGS, The Beck Group,
Hexagon Geosystems, GM, Caltrans, Velodyne Lidar,
Draper, MLB and NASA will share their expertise on a
range of topics. Featured sessions include:
• BIM Project Approaches
• The Digital Twin In Action
• Locating and Mapping Underground
Infrastructure
• 3D Technology in Transportation
• AR/VR/XR Applications
• Mapping for Transportation (Road, Rail)
• Exploring How 3D Technology Will Define
Our Future Workflows
• Advances in Processing of Point Clouds
Geo Week will have multiple tracks with content
clearly identified as relevant to one or more of
the audience groups feeding into Geo Week. The
International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) audience
has historically been comprised of precision
measurement professionals in surveying and mapping
who use airborne and terrestrial lidar and related
remote sensing technologies. The AEC Next audience
has historically been comprised of professionals in
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) that
use technologies such as reality capture, automation,
AI and XR to bid and manage projects and improve
workflows. The SPAR 3D audience has historically
been comprised of professionals who use 3D capture,
scanning, visualization and modeling technologies
across a variety of verticals.
“We’ve witnessed the growing convergence between
geospatial and the built world,” said Lee Corkhill,
Group Event Director at Diversified Communications,
organizer of Geo Week. “We believe the market is
ready and eager for this next step of leveraging
the confluence of technologies for improved
collaboration, increased efficiency, and better
outcomes. Much of the conference content and
technology being showcased will reflect and support
this increasing integration. At the same time, we
recognize that individuals and organizations are
at differing levels of adoption, and so there will be
ample content that is more focused on what were
traditional AEC Next, ILMF, and SPAR 3D topics.”
Geo Week will provide education, technology, and
resources for professionals in industries including
AEC, Asset & Facility Management, Disaster &
Emergency Response, Earth Observation & Satellite
Applications, Energy & Utilities, Infrastructure
& Transportation, Land & Natural Resource
Management, Mining & Aggregates, Surveying &
Mapping, and Urban Planning & Smart Cities.
More than 80 companies have confirmed booths
on the Exhibition Floor with additional companies
being confirmed every week and more than 100
associations and media companies are signed on as
supporters.
Geo Week takes place February 6-8, 2022, with
conference programming and exhibits Sunday,
February 6 through Tuesday, February 8. Additional
features of the programming are vendor-delivered
Product Previews, Exhibition Theaters, workshops, and
programming hosted by ASPRS, MAPPS, and USIBD.
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