
Illinois Tech Elevate College Prep: Robots and Lasers in Surveying the Earth
Chicago, IllinoisAccurate spatial measurements are necessary for any major project involving natural and human-built systems, from tracking tectonic plate shifts along the Mississippi River, to making accurate flood plain maps. Fully digital total stations have supplanted the traditional theodolites for measuring distances and angles on the earth’s surface. Similarly, laser-based point-cloud generators are efficiently used to portray objects in a 3D formation, inside and outside. ..(more)