Airborne
04.01.2019

Airborne Lidar for Archaeology in Central and South America

The rainforests in Central and South America give little indication of the civilizations that they’ve swallowed up. A few centuries ago these regions…
Mobile
04.01.2019

3D Mapping on the Move: Making Fantasy a Reality

The Tricorder from Star Trek and the “pups” from Prometheus are Hollywood’s idea of a futuristic means to sense and capture surroundings instantly—almost…
AirborneMobileTerrestrial
04.01.2019

Geospatial Trends to Watch

There’s no question digital transformation is making geospatial technology increasingly relevant in industries globally, whether adding precision to a position, context to mass…
AirborneMobileTerrestrial
04.01.2019

Singapore Smart Nation Embraces 3D Land Management

As part of Singapore’s quest to be a smart nation, the Singapore Land Authority embarked on a 3D national mapping initiative in 2014,…
AirborneMobileTerrestrial
02.01.2019

2019 LIDAR Leaders – Recap

Earlier this year, the second annual Lidar Leader Awards ceremony was held at International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver. In cooperation with…
MobileTerrestrial
01.27.2019

FINESSEing Lunar Exploration

Early explorers set off into the jungle, or the desert, or some exotic land with the intent to learn as much as they…
Airborne
01.27.2019

The DEM Users Manual, 3rd Edition

When Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual, 2nd Edition was published in 2007, topographic lidar was a new and…
Terrestrial
01.26.2019

Communicating Complex Engineering Projects Using Holographic Visualization

Communicating complex engineering projects is highly intricate and complicated, especially on multidisciplinary projects that require community engagement and consultation. When projects are poorly…
Airborne
01.26.2019

Best Practices for UAS Operations

Earlier, a two-part paper was published on the “Evolution of the Point Cloud”, in which data from different UAS platforms was evaluated. Six…
AirborneMobileTerrestrial
01.26.2019

2019 Lidar Leaders – Finalists

For the second year in a row, we’ve opted to celebrate the accomplishments of leaders in our field at the Lidar Leader Awards,…
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