21.05.2018
Master class on total station measurements at IcGSM
Werner Lienhart gave a master class on total station measurements at the 5th International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring (IcGSM) in Rome. In this interactive tutorial potential error sources of total station based monitoring were discussed and the participants had the chance to experience the impact of wrong instrument settings or insufficient equipment in hands on experiments.
14.04.2018
Visitor Record at Long Night of Research 2018
The Long Night of Research had a new visitor record of 228 000 people visiting exhibitions at Austria’s research institutes. TU Graz was strongly involved with 30 exhibition areas. IGMS demonstrated "How to digitize the whole world" using laser scanners, tracking total stations and mobile mapping systems.
19.02.2018
Research visit from Italy
Paolo Caporossi, PhD student at the University of Rome Sapienza, joins IGMS for a 2 months research visit. Paolo focusses in his research on the development of imaged based methods for monitoring of natural hazards. During his stay in Graz, Paolo will evaluate his methods in the IGMS measurement lab. Additionally his methods will be used with other monitoring techniques of IGMS to observe the behavior of a rock face in Austria. We welcome Paolo and wish him a fruitful stay in Graz.
08.02.2018
Distributed Fiber Optic Installation at Semmering Base Tunnel
IGMS successfully performed a second distributed fiber optic installation in the shotcrete lining at the Semmering Base Tunnel. Permanent Brillouin and Rayleigh measurements are used to assess the deformation behavior at the early stage right after excavation. Periodic long term measurements will be used to assess the long term behavior of the tunnel. More about the fiber optic activities of IGMS in tunneling can be found here.
17.01.2018
Christoph Monsberger receives Heinrich Wild Award 2017
Christoph Monsberger received the Heinrich Wild Award 2017. The Heinrich Wild Award recognizes outstanding young researches in the field of Engineering Geodesy. This prize is awarded by Leica Geosystems AG and Christoph Monsberger was selected as winner for the development of innovative solutions for monitoring of tunnel linings based on distributed fiber optic sensing.
08.01.2018
Invited Talk of SLAC
Georg Gassner, Department Head for Metrology at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy, visited IGMS and gave an invited talk on “Alignment activities at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory”.
18.12.2017
Rigorosum Matthias Ehrhart
Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Ehrhart successfully defended his PhD Thesis with the title “Applications of image-assisted total stations: Concepts, experiments, results and calibration”. This thesis is available at the Shaker Verlag. The examiners Prof. Thomas Wunderlich from TU Munich and Prof. Werner Lienhart from TU Graz congratulate Dr. Ehrhart on his new doctor title.
17.11.2017
Geoday 2017
On November 27th IGMS co‐hosted the 5th Geoday– the open house presentation of the Geodesy and Geomatics Science courses at TU Graz. Several school classes from different Austrian counties experienced hands‐on demonstrations and exciting presentations of the wide range of geodetic applications. More information about this event can be found at http://geoday.tugraz.at/.
25.09.2017
KinderUniGraz visits IGMS
On September 25th, KinderUniGraz visited IGMS. Pupils from a 4th grade elementary school (Volksschule Premstätten) learned about the principles of surveying and went on a treasure hunt with total stations.
01.08.2017
Fibre optic measurements of ferryboat
IGMS performed in collaboration with Fróðskaparsetur Føroya (The University of the Faroe Islands) and the University of Nottingham Ningbo (China), fibre optic deformation measurements of a ferryboat. High frequent strain data of the ship's hull were recorded during the loading and unloading of the ship and while the ship was sailing on the sea. The high-resolution data are expected to provide new insights into the ship's behavior.
10.05.2017
3D Modelling of a Stalactite Cave
IGMS bachelor students performed terrestrial laser scanner measurements in the stalactite cave Katerloch. The Katerloch is one of the largest stalactite caves in Austria. Goal of the measurements are the development of a 3D model of the cave, which can be used to determine the dimensions of the cave. Furthermore, the number and size of the stalactites as well as 2D plans shall be derived from the 3D model.
29.04.2017
18th International Course on Engineering Geodesy held at TU Graz
The 18th International Course on Engineering Geodesy was held at TU Graz from April 25th until April 29th. TU Graz, ETH Zurich and TU Munich jointly organized this prestigious conference. More than 300 experts attended the tutorials with practical exercises, the presentations or joined the excursion. The program and impressions from the course can be found at iv2017.tugraz.at.
03.02.2017
IGMS presents project SIBS at VÖBU fair
IGMS presented first results of the research project SIBS at the VÖBU fair in Vienna. The project SIBS focuses on the automated remote detection of damages of retaining walls along motorways and railway tracks. IGMS records mobile mapping data using a platform with 2 laser scanners, 1 IMU, 6 cameras and 1 differential GNSS receiver. The resulting high-resolution point clouds are analyzed automatically with newly developed algorithms. More information about the project can be found at the VÖBU Blog.
16.01.2017
IGMS interview on radio station
Werner Lienhart explains the benefits and challenges of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in a radio interview. The research work of IGMS in this field supports predictive maintenance and provides early warnings in case of structural failure. The interview was broadcast on the webradio of TU Graz and on Radio Soundportal.
13.01.2017
Field Trip Tunnel Stein
On January 13th, IGMS organized a field trip to the construction site of the Tunnel Stein for the students of Engineering Geodesy. The Tunnel Stein is part of the Koralmbahn which, after completion, will reduce the travel time from Graz to Klagenfurt from 2 hours to 45 minutes.
25.11.2016
Geoday 2016
On November 25th IGMS co‐hosted the 4thGeoday – the open house presentation of the Geomatics Engineering and Geomatics Science courses at TU Graz. Several school classes from different Austrian counties experienced hands‐on demonstrations and exciting presentations of the wide range of geodetic applications.
01.10.2016
IGMS Monitoring Project on Austrian TV Show
The patented IGMS monitoring solution (AT516158 B1) for tunnel segment linings is featured in the science magazine Newton of the Austrian TV channel ORF EINS. The embedded distributed fibre optic measurements deliver the complete strain field inside the tunnel segments and can be used to determine stresses within the segment. An optimization of the segment design is possible based on the fibre optic measurements during detailed investigations on a tunnel segment test rig.
26.09.2016
KinderUniGraz visits IGMS
On September 26th, KinderUniGraz visited IGMS. Pupils from a 3rd grade elementary school (Volksschule Gralla) gained hands-on experience with modern geodetic measurement systems.
28.06.2016
Best Paper Award at ICSIC
IGMS and its co-authors won the best paper award at the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) held at the University of Cambridge. Werner Lienhart received the award from Professor Lord Mair at the conference dinner at St. Johns College. The awarded paper Condition monitoring of railway tracks and vehicles using fibre optic sensing techniques is based on the IGMS research in a railway monitoring project.
24.06.2016
Guest lecturer em. Prof. Brian Culshaw finalizes his visit at IGMS
After two weeks staying at Graz University of Technology Brian Culshaw gives his final lecture and discusses the challenges of fiber optic sensing with students. Thank you Brian for visiting IGMS and the exchange of research ideas.
23.06.2016
IGMS Master Students visit tunnel construction sites
IGMS students visit the tunnel construction sites Fröschnitzgraben, Longsgraben and Grautschenhof of the Semmering Train Tunnel. At Fröschnitzgraben two 400m deep shafts are being constructed for an intermediate tunnel access. The disposal site of this and other construction sites is located at Longsgraben where IGMS operates the long term fiber optic monitoring of a reinforced earth structure. Another intermediate access is located at Grautschenhof where a gas pipeline has to be permanently monitoring in order to detect deformations caused by tunnel construction.
13.06.2016
Em. Prof. Brian Culshaw gives a guest lecture at TU Graz
Brain Culshaw, emeritus Professor of University of Strathclyde Glasgow, stays for two weeks in Graz to give a guest lecture on Enhanced (fiber optic) Sensing and Monitoring. Brian is a renowned researcher of fiber optic sensors, published several books in this field, founded sensor companies and initiated leading fiber optic conferences. During his stay students will get an insight view of fiber optic sensors and also see fiber optic sensing in action during an excursion to the monitoring site Longsgraben.
20.05.2016
Month of Open Education
As part of the project Month of Open Education, the lecture Surveying was held at the urban public park of Graz. The students and park visitors enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere while learning the principles of different distance measurement techniques.
20.01.2016
Matthias Ehrhart receives Heinrich Wild Award 2015
Matthias Ehrhart has been awarded the Heinrich Wild Award 2015 on January 20th. The Heinrich Wild Award recognizes outstanding young researches in the field of Engineering Geodesy. This prize is awarded by Leica Geosystems Austria GmbH and Matthias Ehrhart was selected as winner for his innovative work in structural monitoring using imaging total stations.
22.01.2016
Field Trip to the Tunnel Chain Granitztal
On January 22nd IGMS organized a field trip to the construction site of the Granitztal Tunnels for the students of Engineering Geodesy. The tunnel chain consists of three tunnels. Two tunnels are constructed with the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) and third tunnel is an open construction site. During the excursion, the students gained insights into the challenges of geotechnical monitoring and tunnel steering.
22.12.2015
OEGK Vice-Presidency
On December 22nd the Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner appointed Prof. Werner Lienhart as Vice-President of the Austrian Geodetic Commission (OEGK) for the period 2016 to 2019.
27.10.2015
Karl Rinner Award
Today Dr. Andreas Roncat received The Karl Rinner Award 2014. The award ceremony was held at Graz University of Technology and included a scientific presentation of the award winner. The Karl Rinner Award recognizes outstanding international presentations and publications of young Austrian scientists. The winner is selected by the Austrian Geodetic Commission.
23.10.2015
University of Cambridge visits IGMS
Dr. Mohammed Elshafie from the University of Cambridge visits IGMS to discuss collaboration between the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and IGMS. The two day visit focused on collaboration in the field of calibration and application of fiber optic sensors for geotechnical monitoring tasks. Next steps will include combined research work in the IGMS measurement lab and at the research@ZAB facility at the open pit mine Erzberg.
23.09.2015
Rinner Award 2015
This year's Karl Rinner Award Ceremony will be held on October 27th at Graz University of Technology (17:00, Lecture Room BE01, Steyrergasse 30, 8010 Graz). Dr. Andreas Roncat was selected as winner by the Austrian Geodetic Commission for his work on Full-Waveform Lidar. He will also give a presentation at the award ceremony. The Karl Rinner Award recognizes outstanding international presentations and publications of young Austrian scientists.
03.07.2015
SHMII 2015
IGMS gave three presentations at the 7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII). More than 300 participants from 30 countries discussed in Torino, Italy the current status and progress of monitoring of civil infrastructure. The IGMS contributions focused on calibration of fiber optic sensors, fiber optic sensing developments for dam monitoring and the assessment of reinforced earth structures.
22.05.2015
Geoday 2015
On May 22nd IGMS co-hosted the 3rd Geoday – the open house presentation of the Geomatics Engineering and Geomatics Science courses at TU Graz. More than 140 pupils from Styrian schools experienced hands-on demonstrations and exciting presentations of the wide range of geodetic applications.
23.04.2015
Houska Prize 2015
IGMS has been awarded as finalist of the Houska prize 2015 for its scientific engagement. More than 300 representatives from the Austrian economy and research institutes attended the award ceremony at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. The video of the awarded IGMS project High Sensitive Monitoring of Water Dams in Pump-Storage Operation is available on YouTube.
23.03.2015
GNSS Unlimited
IGMS Professor Fritz K. Brunner explains the challenges of accurate GNSS positioning in the new video of Leica Geosystems AG. In this video the crucial elements of reliable positioning with cm accuracy are highlighted. These are: 1) Reception of the analogue signals with excellent multipath mitigation and stable phase centre for all signals. 2) AD conversion with minimum noise but still high sensitivity for tracking under canopy. 3) Smart algorithms to fix and validate phase ambiguities. The full video is available on YouTube.
26.02.2015
Houska Award Nomination
The IGMS Project High Sensitive Monitoring of Water Dams in Pump-Storage Operation has been nominated for the prestigious Houska Award. IGMS is already listed as one of the top 10 projects. The final jury decision will be announced on April 23rd at the Award Ceremony in Vienna.
14.01.2015
Field Trip Koralm Tunnel
On the 21st of January 2013, IGMS organized a field trip to the construction site of the Koralm Tunnel for the students of Engineering Geodesy. The Koralm Tunnel, with a final length of 33 km, is built to improve the railway connection between Graz and Klagenfurt.
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