4. Implementing Reality Capture in the Digital Building Lifecycle with Salla Eckhardt

In episode 4 of the RCN Podcast, Salla Eckhardt of Microsoft shares her perspective on the future of technology in construction and how reality capture is leveraging the intelligence cloud to bring physical data into the digital world. Episode Timeline 01:27 Salla’s background 05:00 The digital building lifecycle Salla has developed that includes capturing data, transforming it into information, clustering it into intelligence, and applying it as knowledge to make educated decisions 08:20 Types of laser scanners used to capture data for the digital building lifecycle 09:50 Benefits of using a laser scanner to capture data 12:20 Some challenges with using reality capture technology 14:30 The opportunities for education about reality capture technology 17:00 Hiring reality capture service providers 18:45 The technologies Salla and her team at Microsoft are integrating into their projects 20:05 Salla’s futuristic hardware and software wishlist 25:55 The future of drone and robotic technology applications 31:30 How faster adaptation to reality capture and increased frequency of reality capture expands our understanding of the built environment phenomena and saves money #RealityCaptureNetwork #RCN #RCNPodcast