Christopher Kercheval, Founder and CEO of TopKerv Consulting combines 10 year of land survey experience - working with mortgage brokers, energy companies, private landowners - with a love of laser scanning & education. Christopher has worked for Zoller + Froelich's Pittsburgh, PA office and, in 2018, started his own private consulting practice whose clients have included General Motors, General Electric, and Sherwin-Wiliams. Also in 2018, Christopher was elected to the board of directors for the International Association of Forensic & Security Metrology where he continues to contribute today. Christopher planned the 2023 GeoWeek Scanner Shootout for the USIBD to compare terrestrial laser scanners on an even parity, the 2023 Slam Scanner Walk off in October 2023, the 2024 GeoWeek event to compare SLAM and terrestrial scanners in a like environment for comparison on both data and pricing for those that are interested in entering the Reality Capture market, and is a founding member of "The Committee;" a US-based reality capture advocacy and education group.
Christopher is currently a Central Support Specialist in the Reality Capture division of Leica Geosystems, helping customers to maximize their investment in the technology and resolve issue that arise in the process from data acquisition to product deliverable.
Sessions in which Christopher Kercheval participates
miércoles 8 noviembre, 2023
The SLAM Scan-off results are in, but what does that mean, where can this technology be applied, and what technology can be applied to it?Join us for a discussion following the results of the GoGeomatics SLAM Scan-Off:- The strengths and weaknesses of adopting SLAM platforms into your workflow.- The appropriateness of SLAM platforms for specific uses.- The compatibility of SLAM platforms with downstream tools and methods.- The current and possible futures of SLAM sys...
miércoles 30 octubre, 2024
In this year's reality capture track, we have shown you the unprecedented value of reality capture systems when adopted into high-cost, high liability and fast pace environments, some of the problems these systems are solving today, and tools to help the effectiveness and quality of those solutions. However, our presenters will also have demonstrated how critical digital lifecycle planning can be to any asset, from pre-design through construction and lifetime operation right up to demolition,...
Sessions in which Christopher Kercheval attends
miércoles 8 noviembre, 2023
Great Leadership is central to our Industry – leaders that are adeptly able to connect and interoperate with business, government, and institutional entities. While traditional hub-and-spoke leadership structures remain, a wave of agile, resilient, and dynamic leaders are stepping up. But organizations aren’t made up simply of leaders. In our quest for the best leadership, have we overlooked or forgotten about the skills, resources, and commitment to developing and empoweri...
Rapid, short-range data collection will only become more critical as the technological revolution continues. From planning and analytics to VDC and BIM, to Safety, Security, Project, and Facilities management, the applications for reality capture technology is only going to increase as industry calls for cost savings, awareness, accountability, and efficiency. In this climate, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) platforms are emerging as the solution that can meet the needs of ind...
Got a cool geomatics product, service, student project, or academic/science research project/paper? Pitch it to a select panel of geomatics press and industry experts at the GoGeomatics expo held in Calgary, November 6-8 2023.Top picks will have their pitch written up as an online article published and promoted by GoGeomatics.You’ll have 3 minutes to make your presentation, with 2 minutes of questions from the panel. You can present a PowerPoint, do a live demonstration, or j...
