When it comes to getting the lay of the land on your infrastructure construction site, more options are available than ever before. There are traditional surveying techniques, drones, and LIDAR scanning, which can create an accurate digital model of its surroundings in a few minutes. There’s also mobile mapping, which can gather more than a million data points per second while travelling up to 40 mph. But the real advantage, according to Topcon’s Ed McCaffery, comes from integrating data from these technologies quickly and easily to get a single cohesive picture. For the first time, that give... READ MORE >

Morgan Fabian is perhaps among the most naturally curious individuals you will ever meet. As the lead research engineer of the Applied Research team within the Digital Manufacturing Group at Autodesk, her job involves asking and answering an array of ever-evolving questions about each aspect of her projects. Fabian’s team collaborates with customers and product teams to build proof of concepts for future manufacturing product offerings related to machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and virtual reality. Here Fabian lets us in on what the future can hold for machine learning, IoT, a... READ MORE >

  It’s official—this year’s Call for Proposals (CFP) is now open! Put your thinking caps on. Get those gears turning. Brainstorm away. Whatever your method, get to work and submit your proposal. Here are some quick links to get you started: Download the AU 2017 CFP Guide for the scoop on everything from our selection process and criteria to class format descriptions and lengths, and information about topics we’re most interested in. READ MORE >

Each year we receive thousands of class proposals for AU Las Vegas. Needless to say, the competition is fierce. Whether or not your proposal gets selected can come down to the smallest details. To help you prepare, here are some tips on what we’re looking for this year. For starters, be sure to review the CFP Guide carefully. Dot all your i’s and cross your t’s. Sweat the little things. READ MORE >

We can hardly believe it’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung and March Madness has ended, which means the AU Las Vegas 2017 Call for Proposals (CFP) is opening soon. Whether you’re a seasoned AU speaker or you’re thinking about submitting a proposal for the first time, here’s what you can expect this year. Submit a proposal—we want you to speak at AU Do you have a great idea for an AU class or session? Then submit a proposal. Speaking at AU is a great way to share your expertise with your peers, and establish yourself as an industry leader. Demonstrate workflows and collaborations,... READ MORE >