09.05.2020

Schott at the Sharp Edge

Today’s geospatial reality involves a world awash with sensors. As developers seek to embed lidar technology in ever smaller, increasingly mobile installations, the…
09.05.2020

Velodyne’s Journey

We arranged to interview Velodyne Lidar’s new CEO, Dr. Anand Gopalan, in mid-January 2020—only ten days after Anand was promoted and founder David…
09.05.2020

Intel Makes Lidar Too

As part of our series on lidar players in Silicon Valley, we were keen to talk to Intel Corporation. Our curiosity about the…
09.05.2020

Intelligence at the Speed of Light

LIDAR Magazine last visited Cepton Technologies in San Jose at the end of 2017, just as the firm was preparing to move into…
09.05.2020

Technology Helps Combat Covid-19

LIDAR Magazine attended a webinar moderated by the organizers of the INTERGEO trade show and noted how various enterprises were exploring the use…
07.12.2020

Rethinking Error Estimations in Geospatial Data: The Correct Way to Determine Product Accuracy

Surveying and mapping technologies have advanced tremendously over the last century, resulting in improved product accuracy. Yet some antiquated practices and processes continue,…
Airborne
06.14.2020

Green Laser is Helping to Save an Endangered Sparrow

The Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis (Figure 1), one of nine surviving subspecies of seaside sparrows (the Dusky seaside sparrow was declared…
Airborne
06.14.2020

When To Collect New Lidar?

The utilization of lidar has evolved dramatically, as technology has paved the way to higher accuracy, increased point density and lower costs. These…
06.14.2020

Repeated Imaging Success in Schiphol

In 2018, Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands recorded 499,444 commercial air flight movements, an average of about 1,350 take offs and landings per…
06.14.2020

The Real Advantages of UAV-lidar

Routescene’s Marketing Manager, Jason Rogers, interviewed Michael May and Ben Bishop from FlyThru1, a Routescene2 customer, whilst on location surveying a proposed cycle…
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