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PSA: A new AI tool just helped me map out a massive tree root system in under an hour
Last week, I was bidding on a job to remove a huge oak in Seattle that was threatening a foundation. The usual method is to dig around it, which takes a full day just to see what you're dealing with. I saw a demo for a new AI that analyzes ground-penetrating radar data. We rented the gear, ran it over the lawn, and the software built a 3D model of the root ball in about 50 minutes. It showed a major root running right under a gas line we would have hit. Has anyone else used something like this for survey work or similar planning jobs?
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the_nathan5d ago
That's the kind of tech that makes gear talk, like @wendy391 mentioned, actually matter for real work.
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That's wild. How much did it cost to rent the gear?
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wendy39113d ago
Honestly, who cares about the price. It's just gear. People act like you need a full film crew setup to make a decent video these days. My phone camera works fine for pretty much everything. Seems like a flex more than a real need.
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