Simon Yorke on Why UAVs and Mixed Reality are Critical to AEC

When the 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand in February 2011, the "Beverly Hills" of Christchurch that was perched on a cliff crumbled into the ocean below. The collapse at Deans Head took with it several houses and threatened many others in the surrounding area.

Aurecon, a global consulting, engineering, management, and specialist technical services firm, was tasked with managing the surveying and ensuring the structural integrity of the site.

Simon Yorke, Aurecon's advanced design technologist, brought his maverick-like tendencies  to the project. His innovative recipe of UAVs, photogrammetry, AR, VR, ReCap, ReMake, 3dsMax, Dynamo, and Stingray not only saved considerable time and money but also improved safety.

Optimized #UAV data capture workflows with @3DRobotics Solo & @AutodeskReMake for high definition #3D models pic.twitter.com/t1zT0YYHSm

— Simon Yorke (@SimonYorkeNZ) July 7, 2016

Using ReMake's mesh models and a Hololens, Yorke was able to present the site to the client and government officials prior to their site visits - identifying critical areas and highlighting the work to date.  

Watch our interview with Yorke, above, and check out his presentation of this real-life case from AU 2016. 

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