Our second annual conference on capturing and managing existing-conditions data in Japan will take place in Kawasaki on May 11, 2006. Confirmed sponsors include FARO Technologies, Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha, Leica Geosystems, Nikon-Trimble, Riegl, Syspro and Topcon.

For more details, please contact either Koji Kawamura, tel. +81-46-269-6727, or Tom Greaves, tel. +1 978-774-1102.

For information about the conference in both Japanese and English, please visit SPAR 2006J.

SUCCESS IS MEASURED...

• Find new work processes and technologies to limit construction growth, compress schedules and improve safety
• See the newest 3D laser scanning hardware and software
• Learn how to integrate point cloud data with CAD
• How much modeling is really required?
• Which CAD systems are best for integrating point cloud data?
• Choose from multiple conference tracks
  • Process and Power
  • Civil, Transportation, Buildings
  • Geotechnical
  • Forensic
  • Survey Control and Data Registration
  • Standards and Safety
• Hear about the latest in multi-sensor integration
• Discover best practices to...
  • Specify projects and select service providers
  • Grow in-house resources for project execution
  • Estimate and control collateral costs
  • Get your IT department on board

Who attends?

Project managers, engineering leads, construction managers, survey heads and asset managers from surveying, civil infrastructure, process manufacturing, fossil and nuclear power, transportation, offshore construction, automotive and other discrete manufacturing, mining and resource management, shipbuilding, defense and security organizations.

Why attend?

SPAR 2006 is committed to the proposition that better as-built data and improved dimensional control workflows enabled by new technologies such as 3D laser scanning yield significant safety, cost, schedule and quality values for capital projects. Getting this value is a matter of execution. SPAR 2006 aims to help its attendees learn from the world's best people about advanced dimensional control workflows, best practices for 3D laser scanning, and how to get it accepted inside their organizations.

The cost, schedule, safety and quality values of 3D laser scanning and dimensional control workflows are well documented. However, the technology is changing rapidly and so is best practice. Savvy design and construction managers have to decide what capabilities are best to have in-house, and what is best left to third-party service providers. Specifying project scope and deliverables to get accurate, timely results that don't bust the budget is a new competence. Learning which suppliers have the best data-capture technology is only part of the puzzle – just as important is learning which of your CAD suppliers will support these new workflows.

The SPAR 2006 agenda is full of project case studies drawn from building, civil and transportation infrastructure, process manufacturing, nuclear and fossil power, shipbuilding, forensic investigation, geotechnical and others that probe and analyze the value derived from new data capture technologies and techniques. We aim to help asset owner/operators and engineering and construction contractors not only learn the capabilities and limitations of these new technologies but also to help assess what capabilities they need to have in-house and what should be sourced to third-party service providers.

SPAR 2006 attendees also come to upgrade their skills and to learn from the very best practitioners about the best ways address the technical challenges found both in the field and in the office. Best practice is a moving target – the technology for data capture, registration, integration with CAD and other engineering and asset management systems and visualization is changing quickly. The conference program is designed to allow plenty of question-and-answer time and one-on-one discussions.

Finally, attendees at SPAR 2006 can compare the newest technology from all the world's leading suppliers of 3D laser scanning solutions. SPAR 2006 saves attendees weeks of time otherwise required to track down the top technical people who are inventing and developing these new technologies.

New for SPAR 2006

Industry-focused tracks on process and power generation, civil and transportation infrastructure and buildings, forensic and crime scene investigation, geotechnical applications, data registration and survey control, and emerging safety, instrument calibration and data exchange standards will help participants spend their time efficiently in sessions of particular importance to their industry.

Conference Take-Aways

Learn how to:

• Write scope documents to get the deliverables you want on upcoming scanning projects
• Capture all collateral costs to avoid budget-busters on scanning projects
• Assess which CAD vendors support point cloud data integration and how they will support you
• Decide what capabilities are needed in-house for successful project execution and what is best sourced to third-party service providers
• Judge the competence of service providers
• Get your IT department's support for storing and managing point cloud data
• Use advanced laser scanning techniques to reduce the cost of survey work currently executed with manual methods and older technology. Learn when to stay with traditional methods
• Get more value from previously purchased laser scanning hardware and software by refining survey, design, fabrication and construction work processes and improving post-processing efficiency
• Drive rework costs and construction growth to below 1% from current 5% or greater levels on revamp and modification projects
• Reduce project schedule and limit downside exposure to schedule change and scope creep
• Improve dimensional control for new construction and revamp projects
• Improve safety of survey operations by removing personnel from harm's way through remote data capture
• Minimize facility outage and shutdown time with improved construction sequencing and planning visualization
• Improve accountability of engineering, fabrication and construction
• Minimize disruption and inconvenience to the public for road, bridge and tunnel projects
• Understand and assess the capabilities of the world's leading suppliers of terrestrial laser scanning software and hardware to support your project execution processes

SPAR 2006 is the third annual Spar Point Research conference focused on advanced dimensional control work processes and 3D laser scanning technologies. SPAR 2005 attendance topped 374 from 20 countries.