Airborne
11.27.2018

Sigma Space Brings Single-Photon to Hexagon

In our July issue, managing editor Stewart Walker gave a lengthy account of the development and status of airborne lidar systems at the…
Airborne
11.27.2018

Challenges and Benefits of Infra-water Lidar Technical Support

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an independent, U.S. foreign-aid agency that invests billions of dollars in partnerships with some of the world’s…
11.27.2018

What Do Geospatial, Northeastern University and Silicon Valley Have in Common? Lidar

Northeastern University (NU) is a top-tier, globally focused, private research university that stresses experiential and lifelong learning. Founded in 1898, it is headquartered…
Airborne
11.27.2018

Realizing the Potential of UAV Photogrammetry and UAV LIDAR Mapping

In his book, Digital Photogrammetry, Prof. Toni Schenk writes that “Photogrammetry and cats share a common, most important trait: both have several lives”1.…
Airborne
09.24.2018

Meaningful Mapping

When it comes to determining what a particular object is, nothing beats a personal inspection. With a ground survey, one can see the…
Terrestrial
09.24.2018

Autonomous Vehicles Operational Thanks to Lidar

When Managing Editor Stewart Walker visited Cepton Technologies to investigate their efforts to build on their automotive lidar experience with a sensor designed…
Airborne
09.24.2018

UAS Data Becomes Increasingly Valuable for Worksite Monitoring

In 2013, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) predicted that from 2015-2025 the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the…
Mobile
09.24.2018

Subsurface Utilities Meet Mobile Lidar

There has been a dramatic growth in the past decade in subsurface utility mapping, but the need for improved utility location continues to…
09.24.2018

Evolution of Point Cloud—Part 2

In the first part of this paper, the various methods of creating point clouds from laser scanners and cameras were discussed. Additionally we…
Airborne
07.17.2018

Mission Planning: Interested in Lidar Surveys?

Hurricanes, flooding, landslides, wildfires and erupting volcanoes—rarely a week goes by when you don’t see headlines about these types of natural disasters, which…
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