Fox Fridays: Lidar and Virtual Reality in Building

Students will be taught how to use Lidar equipment to create a point cloud model for a given building, such as Givens Hall. The model will be used to create a VR environment for multiple purposes. Students will produce a VR model by using a Lidar survey.

Instructor: Shawn Thompson.

Cross-disciplinary Connections: The VR and MR systems can be used widely in Construction, Medical care, and advanced manufacturing.

Next Steps: Shawn Thompson, BuildingPoint Midwest

For Continued Investigation: Trimble