LIDAR Magazine was invited to attend Quantum Spatial’s fourth user conference, entitled Acquisition Summit 4.0, in the university town of Corvallis, Oregon, on…
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Action for Planet Earth
Scribblings from Stuttgart - INTERGEO 2019
After a weekend in rural Switzerland with my old Leica Geosystems colleague Peter Fricker and his family – Peter was involved in sales…
57th Photogrammetric Week
Scribblings from Stuttgart - PhoWo 2019
Thanks to a kind invitation from Prof. Dr. Uwe Sörgel, I was able to attend the 57th Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart, capital of…
From the Archive: Peering Through Time with Laser Scanners
Sophisticated as-built surveys gradually reveal the mysteries of gothic cathedrals
On April 15th, global news outlets bellowed out reports of a fire racing through Notre Dame cathedral—as panic ensued, a handful of reporters…
Changing of the Guard – Addressing Complementary Technologies
Following his accession to the chair of the Institute for Photogrammetry (ifp) at the University of Stuttgart, Professor Uwe Soergel chaired the 56th…
From the Editor: Taming the Tumultuous Times
I have joined LIDAR Magazine as our geospatial world whirls amongst spectacular advances. Recent visits to the 56th Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart and…
Points & Pixels
Laser-Equipped Drone Helps Improve Safety and Efficiency on Highway 4 Improvement Project Emerging Drone Technology Moves Construction and Engineering into the Future In…
Shifting Approaches To Landslides
It happens in a blink of an eye. One second, the ground is there; the next second it’s gone. That is the speed…
My Drone Lidar is Better than Yours – The New Geospatial Shiny Object
The Drone LiDAR world is exploding right now and everyone wants one. Does anyone know what they are doing? Is Drone LIDAR any…
Demystifying Smart Cities: How Base Mapping Will Help Navigate Your Future
Technological advances seem to take place in leaps and bounds, as news breaks about innovations like the debut of autonomous vehicles or the…