Congratulations to the Glen Canyon Dam Modeling Team

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc. just won the 2018 USGIF Government Achievement Award. https://autode.sk/2Job2Kq

USGIF

Some Autodesk employees (including myself) led by Pete Kelsey were involved in the 3D capture and modeling of the Glen Canyon Dam. The US Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk just won a USGIF Government Achievement Award.

What an amazing project that took a long time to plan due to the immense scale and then a lot of sweat and CPU cycles to accomplish it.

Project Overview
Glen Canyon Dam 3D Model Created by Autodesk ReCap and ReMake

How do you capture one of the worlds largest dams in 3D? 
Find out here: https://on.doi.gov/2mlPO4K

The Award:

Government Achievement Award
Glen Canyon Dam Modeling Team, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc. collaborated on the creation of comprehensive 3D models of the Glen Canyon Dam and Powerplant. This 50-year-old national critical infrastructure facility on the Colorado…

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