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Geoinformatics-8-2008
conference sharing worldwide user experiences leica geosystems hds and airborne sensor user conference booth networking in san ramon, california, leica held the high definition surveying and airborne sensors worldwide user conference 2008. the company actively invited users to openly share their experiences about the use of their products, both hardware and software. cultural heritage projects, the maintenance and use of oil and gas installations, and many more topics were discussed during three days of presentations by leica users worldwide. also, panel discussions, a plan contest and a dinner cruise in the bay area for entertaining and networking purposes made this a well organised and informative event. by eric van rees from october 26 to october 30, the 2008 leica geosystems high definition surveying and airborne sensor worldwide user conference was held in san ramon, california. this event combined two separate events, namely the leica high definition surveying (hds) conference and airborne sensors conference. this year s event attracted 400 visitors, compared to 300 in 2007. the conference was designed to allow users to share their experiences while visitors were encouraged to network in between sessions. in addition, hands- on workshops were provided which focused on high definition surveying and airborne sensor applications. the high definition surveying event covered the latest available information on applications, workflows and business factors, and updated product insights. also, a plan contest was held whereby companies could share their electronic and hard copy plans (drawings) of civil/survey, building/heritage, and plant projects with others (see text box).the airborne sensor part was primarily about indepth product training, supplemented by user presentations. overall, the presentations of the two parallel tracks consisted of user stories with a fine balance between us users and users from outside the us, ranging from china to belgium. during three days, parallel sessions for both tracks were held. offering hardware and software solutions the conference was opened by juergen dold, president of leica s geospatial solutions division. in his keynote address, he mendecember 2008 46
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