One Remarkable Project

Riding the winds of victory, PhD student and Hexagon Geospatial U.S. Education Award winner Su Zhang and his advising Professor Christopher Lippitt joined us in Las Vegas for HxGN LIVE 2015. Both enjoyed an all expenses paid trip courtesy of Hexagon Geospatial. They received their awards, and Zhang showed us exactly how cool his research project was.

In his session presentation titled “Pavement Surface Cracks Detection and Assessment Based on Hyper-Spatial Resolution Natural Color Digital Aerial Photography,” Zhang demonstrated the utility of aerial imagery acquired from a tethered weather balloon, for a ‘proof of concept” analysis of asphalt surface distress conditions using ERDAS IMAGINE.

Watch the presentation and learn how hyper-spatial digital aerial imagery acquired from a low-cost unmanned remote sensing system enabled detailed pavement characterization.

And to all students out there…stay tuned because next year’s winner could be YOU!

If you would like more information about the Hexagon Geospatial U.S. Education Program, contact Diane Geheber at diane.geheber@hexagongeospatial.com or 866-282-4325 with any questions.

Su Zhang is an ASPRS Rocky Mountain Region scholarship winner and President of the University of New Mexico Student Chapter.