HxGN Live
More than 3,500 attendees from more than 70 countries attended HxGN Live, the annual Hexagon AB user conference, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 3-6. About 450 keynotes and panel discussions were held, and several companies from around the world exhibited their geospatial products. Here are a few snapshots from the event.
Hexagon President welcomes attendees
Hexagon President and CEO Ola Rollén welcomes attendees of HxGN Live to Las Vegas on June 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Hexagon President and CEO Ola Rollén welcomes attendees of HxGN Live to Las Vegas on June 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Managing director of Truth Design, talks with potential customers
Don Seals, managing director of Truth Design, talks with potential customers at the HxGN Live Welcome Reception on June 3.
Don Seals, managing director of Truth Design, talks with potential customers at the HxGN Live Welcome Reception on June 3. Truth Design utilizes the latest technology for building information modeling, such as 3D laser scanning, 3D modeling and 4D simulation software. The Woodlands, Texas-based company has experience in oil and gas, architecture and highway projects.
Intelliwave Technologies of Leduc, Alberta, talks about the company's ROVER system
Jordan Williams, center, vice president of engineering and development for Intelliwave Technologies of Leduc, Alberta, talks about the company’s ROVER system for automated material tracking with SiteSense software and technology in the SiteSense booth on June 3.
President of Hexagon Geosystems, gets ready to unveil the Leica Nova MS50 MultiStation
Juergen Dold, president of Hexagon Geosystems, gets ready to unveil the Leica Nova MS50 MultiStation during his keynote address on June 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Director of surveying TPS for Leica Geosystems talks about the company's "multistation," the Nova MS50
Juergen Mayer, left, director of surveying TPS for Leica Geosystems, talks about the company’s “multistation,” the Nova MS50 on June 4. “As you can imagine, today is a big day for me. … Always when such a long period comes to an end, when we get close to a launch, things get very tight, the nights get very long,” Mayer said. “I’m really happy we made the announcement today.”
Leica Geosystems' aerial imaging work in Zurich West, Switzerland
Ruedi Wagner, vice president of imaging in the geospatial solutions division of Leica Geosystems, talks about the company’s aerial imaging work in Zurich West, Switzerland, during a breakout session on June 5.
Jana Miller, marketing communications manager at Intergraph, explains Smart 3D technology for materials handling
Jana Miller, right, marketing communications manager at Intergraph, explains Smart 3D technology for materials handling.
Emily O'Dea, of Hexagon Metrology talks about the Leica T Probe scanner.
Emily O’Dea, right, of Hexagon Metrology talks about the Leica T Probe scanner. The T-Probe is a “walk-around” wireless device to probe hidden or hard-to-reach points.
Co-founder and chief technology officer of Techviz
Alexis Vartanian, co-founder and chief technology officer of Techviz in Paris, shows off the company’s 3D visualization solutions during the Welcome Reception on June 3. The software helps to display virtual prototypes directly from a computer into a virtual environment for project design, planning or review.
Cathy Brett talks with potential customers at HxGN Welcome Reception
Cathy Brett, center, product and vertical marketing coordinator at Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colo., talks with potential customers during the HxGN Live Welcome Reception on June 3.
Machine control training simulator for excavators
David Rowlett, right, regional sales manager for Leica Geosystems’ machine control division, shows Steve Chambers of Australia how to use a machine control training simulator for excavators on June 5 at HxGN Live in Las Vegas.