LEICA
Camera/laser cooperation
Leica Geosystem's new option for Leica ScanStation C10 laser scanner enables users to apply the brilliance of external camera imagery to laser scan point cloud data. The new option consists of a direct digital camera mount on the ScanStation C10 scanner and tight, automated integration of external camera images into the scanner's onboard controller and data storage system. Cyclone v7.4 supports this new option. Write 22 on Reader Service Card or visit www.betterroads.com/info.
SERIOUS THERMAL
Infrared technology toasts frozen ground
Serious Thermal Products' Complete Heat System for use with its Serious Toaster ground-thawing features a heavy-duty cabinet that houses everything needed to run up to five Toasters at one time machines. The system includes storage to contain a 250-gallon propane tank (or "pig"), all necessary hoses to connect propane to five Toasters, a generator with extended gas tank, all electri- cal cords, and propane-tank heaters to keep the propane vaporizable in extreme cold weather conditions. Serious Toaster ground-thawing machines use a pat- ented infrared technology to thaw frozen ground, thawing up to 1.6 inches deep per hour in a 2-foot-by-10-foot area. Write 23 on Reader Service Card or visit www.betterroads.com/info.
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