26 May
2017
GEO Business 2017
GEO Business is quickly becoming one of the most important shows in the geospatial calendar. In a relatively brief period, GEO Business has brought an enormous number of geospatial and geomatics professionals together, attracting great attention from the geospatial market and making several headlines along the way. This year’s event attracted over 3,000 visitors from 50 different… Continue reading
25 Nov
2016
The new Leica BLK360 – Game Changer?
Yesterday, myself and a few colleagues attended the Leica Geosystems UK HDS Symposium, held a Luton Hoo Hotel near Luton. The annual event is organised to showcase ground-breaking improvements to Leica’s HDS Scanning & Imagery portfolio of hardware and software, as well as serving as a platform for their user-base to meet and discuss the… Continue reading
10 Nov
2016
Scanning the Chester Shot Tower
As a marketer, it’s often that I’m in the situation where I learn what I need to know from websites, images, blog posts and occasionally books, but it’s not very often that I come across the opportunity to be there when the surveyors carry out their work, so this was a great chance to learn… Continue reading
03 Oct
2016
Ever wondered what it is that Formby Surveys does?
Of course, we produce topographical surveys and can assist you and your business with our 3D Laser Scanning services, but what does that actually entail? Over the years we’ve become involved in the delivery of CPD presentations to a wide array of businesses, engaging professionals and enabling them to understand our vast range of surveying… Continue reading
31 Aug
2016
CICES North West host Survey4BIM
The CICES North West region recently hosted a CPD event at their offices in Sale, presented by the cross-industry Survey4Bim group. The speakers were Survey4BIM committee members, Simon Navin (Ordnance Survey) and Mark Lawton (Skanska) who explained the history and reasons behind the group as well as detailing the Big 5 Challenges in achieving BIM… Continue reading