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| Fugro announces recipient of Herman Zuidberg Award Morgan Reed, Lidar Development Manager with John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. (Lafayette, LA, USA) is the third recipient of Dutch engineering consultancy Fugro's ''Herman Zuidberg Award for Innovation.'' The namesake of this prestigious Fugro award is long-time Fugro innovator and inventor Herman Zuidberg. This Fugro Engineer, who has been working for the company for 40 years, put his work into a simple perspective: 'Development is making something possible that was previously thought impossible. It is the modification and adaption of technical systems, of human beings. Development is generally not inventing something.' Reed was chosen as this year's recipient for his design, development and integration of Fugro's airborne laser system, called FLI-MAP (Fast Laser Imaging-Mapping and Profiling). The FLI-MAP system is a cost-effective and innovative alternative to traditional surveying and mapping. The helicopter-based system is used for terrain mapping, primarily for the utility, transportation, and rail industries. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |