xyHt in print, April 2016 Archives
The Process of BIM
Above: An InfraWorks 360 model of downtown San Francisco. Image courtesy of Autodesk. An analysis of Autodesk’s software suite, BIM 360, reveals how BIM< can give project stakeholders unique access and insight across all phases of the AEC design process. Large modern buildings are permeated with sensors and systems—plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, ventilation, security, elevators, […]
BIM: Some Assembly Required (But not as Much as You Might Think)
Above: A 3D model combines building structure, systems, and site data. Trimble’s Bryn Fosburgh Talks BIM Editor’s note: From a distance, BIM looks like it would present quite a challenge to implement: how to affect smooth and efficient workflows encompassing diverse and complex elements. As surveyors and other geospatial practitioners try to get their arms around […]
Where The Future Is Now
Notes from the second FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting We came from six countries and 23 states because we were told that we are the future. We traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota in frigid February to meet each other and figure out what that means. After attending the 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting, […]
Level Up Your BIM!
BIM is soon to be mandatory for certain public works contracts in the UK, driven by expected cost-benefits. We asked a UK geospatial design expert (and xyHt contributor) to give us a look at what a few years forward may hold for BIM on this side of the pond. If you didn’t know already, the […]