TRB conducted a webinar on April 11, 2013, from 1:00p.m.- 2:30 p.m. ET that highlighted TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program report:
Guidelines for the Use of Mobile LIDAR in Transportation Applications. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a link to the webinar recording.
Mobile LIDAR is a new 3D technology that offers a promising way to help transportation agencies plan, design, construct and maintain their highway networks. This active system of measurement can be used to obtain accurate and dense 3D information to support a wide variety of applications.
Webinar Presenters:
• Michael Olsen, Oregon State University
• Gene Roe, LiDARnews.com
• Fred Persi, Persi Consulting
• Marcus Reedy, David Evans and Associates
Moderated by: Ed Harrigan, Transportation Research Board
Webinar Outline:
1. Project Objectives and Motivation –Michael Olsen
2. Establishing the Baseline – Michael Olsen
3. Management Considerations -Michael Olsen
4. Applications – Michael Olsen
5. Data Collection Categories – Michael Olsen
6. Decision Flow Chart – Marcus Reedy
7. Benefit\Cost – Marcus Reedy
8. Implementation Plan – Gene Roe
9. Technical Considerations – Craig Glennie
10. Factors Affecting Accuracy – Craig Glennie
11. Data Management – Fred Persi
12. Deliverables and Documentation -Gene Roe
13. Conclusions – Michael Olsen
The first 60 minutes of the webinar is for presentations and the final 30 minutes is reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objective: To learn how mobile LIDAR can be appropriately used and integrated with a variety of transportation applications.
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Registration information:
There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups
- CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar
- Members of the media
- Employees of tribal governments
- Congressional staff members
Other sites must pay $89 per site.
View our pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour information:
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum,
RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number. Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in December 2012. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, PO Box 1686, Clemson, SC, 29633. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 6/25/2013