Patrick Crawford and Scott Confer stood on a sidewalk in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Mo. and waited as the laser from their LiDAR scanner whorled and churned, capturing millions of data points and high-resolution photos of a large, nine-story brick building.

Launched in May 1999, online retailer Overstock.com Inc. initially sold surplus and returned merchandise, liquidating the inventories of at least 18 failed dot-com companies at below-wholesale prices.

Trimble Navigation introduced new additions to its line of construction laser tools, specifically the Spectra Precision GL412N/GL422N Grade Lasers, LL400HV Laser Level and HV302 Horizontal/Vertical Laser.

Trimble has introduced a new-generation, ruggedized, fully automatic, self-leveling Spectra Precision laser level designed for a wide range of general construction, concrete and site preparation applications.