The events took place on 10/27, in Sao Paulo. Check out the highlights of the workshop

Last Thursday (10/27), two workshops occurred: Solutions in Earth Images for Corporate Use and Geomatics in Engineering Works and Infrastructure, at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, in  Sao Paulo (SP). These workshops were attended by 40 speakers and 840 participants, including in person and via webinar. Among the topics covered during the day, the highlights were the use of robotic workstations and laser scanning in engineering works, plus the use of radar sensors and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). These events were held by MundoGEO with the leading companies in the geotechnology field.

In a different format, in a “talk show” style, the presentations enabled participants to exchange ideas and stay up to date in the areas of remote sensing and topographic automation.

“Images of Earth Solutions for Corporate Use” workshop had 164 participants and 16 speakers and debaters. The high point of this event was the first session of the day – “What’s the ideal sensor?” – in a “Roda Viva” format, in which a special guest sitting in a swivel chair in the middle of the auditorium had to answer questions from experts. In the event, the guest was Antonio Machado, director of AMS Kepler Systems Engineering, who spoke about the ideal sensor to take images of the Earth’s surface, as well as technological limitations in the search for an ideal instrument.

In addition, there was a session on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which was broadcasted via webinar, and it had 286 participants. The lecture “The invasion of UAVs promises to revolutionize the market,” addressed the use of this type of vehicle in Brazil nowadays.

“Geomatics in Engineering Works and Infrastructure” workshop had 113 participants and 18 local speakers. It was discussed how and why the total stations, RTK GPS and laser scanners, combined with an efficient surveying software, expand productivity.

The debate “Compare robotic stations and reflector less measurements with traditional survey technologies” saved time for engineers and technicians to talk about the power of topographic automation in reducing deadlines and costs during the execution of great works. This session was attended by Adam Spencer, land surveyor technologist of Andrade Gutierrez Constructor, Fabio Marcel Sanz, civil engineer and managing partner of HZ Engineering and Roberto Lazarini, cartographic engineer and director of the Department of Heritage Property Management of the city of Sao Paulo. This lecture was also broadcasted via webinar and 242 people were connected.

Another high spot of this event was the presence of Daniel Queiroz, civil engineer and technical specialist of Autodesk, who showed, in a lecture entitled “Integration of field data: equipment for CAD and BIM”, how all data collected can be integrated through three-dimensional models. He also presented the advantages of using 3D models in engineering works and infrastructure.

Besides the transmission of a session of each workshop via webinar, events were commented on in real time on Twitter and Facebook.

The event Solutions in Earth images for Corporate Use was sponsored by AMS Kepler, Santiago & Cintra Consultoria, Esteio and GlobalGeo. The Geomatics workshop in Engineering Works and Infrastructure was sponsored by Santiago and Cintra Geo-Tecnologias, Furtado Schmidt and Alezi Teodolini.