Combining Reality Capture Data for a Complete Project Picture with Kris Brandt

- JANUARY DINNER MEETING - 

Join us for our next SME Tucson Dinner Meeting! Please note that the January meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21st! Make sure to select your meal when making your reservation. Reservation deadline is Friday, January 16th.

Program:

Combining Reality Capture Data for a Complete Project Picture

Modern projects demand more than a single data source. In this presentation, Kris Brandt explores how combining datasets from multiple sensors—mobile, terrestrial, and conventional survey methods—creates a more accurate and complete understanding of the built environment.

Using a neighborhood-scale example, Kris will walk through real-world workflows for integrating mobile mapping, terrestrial laser scanning, and traditional survey data while maintaining data integrity across platforms. Attendees will gain insight into how these complementary methods work together to capture design elements, reduce data gaps, and deliver reliable, decision-ready results.

This session is ideal for geospatial professionals looking to strengthen multi-sensor workflows and better leverage reality capture technologies on complex projects.

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Speaker: Kris Brandt, Reality Capture Manager, Darling Geomatics

Kris Brandt is a licensed commercial UAV pilot with years of hands-on drone operations and training experience. He brings specialized survey and mapping expertise, having led numerous large-scale projects—including several spanning more than 10,000 acres.

While LiDAR is his true passion and primary specialty, Kris also brings extensive experience in photogrammetry and multispectral imaging for advanced vegetative mapping. His background includes training hundreds of organizations across the U.S., from state DOTs to federal agencies, on cutting-edge data acquisition and processing workflows across a wide range of software platforms. He has also developed custom command-line automation scripts to streamline the processing of massive datasets.

Before entering the geospatial field, Kris served in the U.S. Air Force as an F-16 Dedicated Crew Chief in Misawa, Japan, where he achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant.

• 6:00pm - 7:00pm Social Hour
• 7:00pm - 7:45pm Dinner
• 7:45pm - 8:00pm Announcements
• 8:00pm - 8:30pm Program
• 8:30pm - 8:45pm Q&A

Location:
HEXAGON, 40 E Congress St #300, Tucson, AZ 85701. CLICK FOR MAP.

Costs:

• $55 for SME Tucson members
• $65 for non-members
• Free for UA SME Student Chapter members

Payable at the door by cash, credit card, or check payable to SME Tucson.

Cancellations and No Shows:

Please call or email by the registration deadline to cancel.  If you do not cancel your reservation by the deadline, SME is still required to pay for your dinner, and you will in turn be billed. Thank you. 

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