AD Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Hey there, I was interviewed for the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet show and it aired last week. They've posted the story online if anyone wants to check in out. Cool? AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Cool shit man, Looks like an adventure on its own. Job well done. *you should be a hand model.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple foot Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 that looked like an intense project. I would want plenty of afghani hash her sure. few questions. who payed for this? or what company hired you? and why? I understand they need new nfrastructure but how does having a detailed survey help? you have to replace the road anyway, why not just go ahead and do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Very cool. Sounds like you have an interesting job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 right on, good work AD... just had another friend get back from afghanistan, definately the other side of the planet took you guys a quarter of the time it would have a traditional survey team, nice to see things work pretty much as they should you going back over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by purple foot: that looked like an intense project. I would want plenty of afghani hash her sure. few questions. who payed for this? or what company hired you? and why? I understand they need new nfrastructure but how does having a detailed survey help? you have to replace the road anyway, why not just go ahead and do so? First, you wouldn't want plenty of hash, unless you want to keep the Taliban in business, and I don't think anyone wants that. Who payed for this? Well, USAID (United States Agency for International Development) paid our client (The Louis Berger Group) to rehabilitate the infrastructure of Afghanistan (roads, electricity, irrigation, dams, schools, health clinics, etc...) Why? Because for Afghanistan to get back on their feet they need the basics. Why not just rebuild the road? Well, to rebuild something you have to know the following: 1. What's there at the moment. You need to know where you're going and what's there before putting crews out working. Just like a symphony needs sheet music before they sit down to play. You can't replace something without knowing what's there. 2. Materials. With our survey you can plan how much aggregate, asphalt, etc.. you need down to the cubic foot. Our survey is accurate vertically to 5cm, horizontally to 15cm. 3. Safety and Speed. Road conditions are harsh out there; with our data you can view the road out in the middle of the desert from the comfort of your office. Great for safety. No road survey crews means no kidnappings, ambushes, traffic accidents. Also, our survey is very very fast (fastest road survey ever was done by us in Afghanistan). Timelines are very tight over there and we were the only solution, plus our data is more complete than any other type of survey. Hope this answers your questions. If not, post again and I'll answer again. Cheers AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by paisley: you going back over? If we go back (kinda tense right now, there was an ambush on the weekend that killed a pilot friend of mine and seriously wounded another friend), it would be mid to late March. I hope we go back, but it really depends on the security. Election coming up and Taliban does not want that to be successful. AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 yeah, during the elections won't be a good time to be a foreigner over there you'd figure probably best to wait until the "dust" settles sorry to hear about your buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Thanks for the link AD. I've only read about your job out there, and saw a few pictures, but that piece really put it into perspective. That's some MAJOR hitech gizmos y'all work with. How does that bouncing around and wavering action of the laser mount affect things on those roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bouche: How does that bouncing around and wavering action of the laser mount affect things on those roads? Well, inside the same box as the laser is an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) which tells us the Pitch, Roll, and Yaw (the attitude) of the sensor at 200 Hertz. The IMU is the same instrument that guides guided missles... It's got 6 laser-ring gyros inside it, so it always know exactly what heading it's on, 200 times a second. So even though the laser mount may be bouncing around like crazy, there is an instrument measuring these 'bounces' and accounting for them when we process the data. Hope this answers your question. ad nerosaturdaynerosaturdaynerosaturdaynerosaturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I feel learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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