Activities
The main focus of the Gicarus Lab is to handle different aspects of civil engineering and architecture with a particular attention to historical, structural, geotechnical and hydraulic issues. The laboratory is constantly keeping up with the newest technological advances and provides the following services:
- architectural and engineering surveying and 2D/3D modeling
- photogrammetry and laser scanning
- land surveying
- cartographic applications
- remote sensing
- monitoring systems
Instruments
Surveying
- total stations
- digital and optical levels
- GNSS receivers
Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning
- laser scanner for architectural projects
- laser scanner for environmental surveying
- calibrated digital cameras and photogrammetric cameras
Monitoring of Structural Movement
- first order total stations
- high precision digital and optical levels
- different rods for geometric leveling
- interferometric radar
- inclination sensors (coordinatometers, plumb line) for tall buildings
- micrometric sledges equipped with automatic zenith plummets for inclination measurement
- digital and optical clinometers
- digital and optical extensometers
- systems for crack aperture measurement
- automatic monitoring systems and real time data acquisition units