The firm will deliver aerial and mobile mapping lidar data, ground control survey and UAS services. Columbia, S.C. (Nov. 17, 2021) — The…
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11.16.2021
Baraja Unveils Spectrum HD, a World-First LiDAR Built to Enable Level 4 Autonomy at Automotive Scale and Integration
Baraja to demonstrate per-point Doppler, a major leap for autonomous LiDAR systems, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 Detroit, 16 November 2021 –…
11.15.2021
Back on the Road
Growing anticipation of face-to-face events
Sometimes I wonder, sitting in my office enjoying the sunset through the California palms, whether it is such a blessing to be back…
11.15.2021
Airborne Hybrid Sensor Maps the Country
Multiagency effort to test a potential new hybrid 3DEP-NAIP sensor
The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is a partnership program with many state, local, and Federal partners, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…
11.15.2021
Tough Requirements Call for New Solutions
G2: A solution for difficult terrain, dense vegetation and restricted airspace
When the Merrick-Surdex Joint Venture (JV) saw the call for proposals for a US government 3DEP survey to deliver classified point clouds and…
11.15.2021
Mapping the Era of Sustainable Sustenance
Precision agriculture’s next chapter
Agriculture, one of humanity’s oldest industries, remained largely unchanged for tens of thousands of years, until a century ago. Then, it underwent a…
11.15.2021
Lidar for Housing Valuations
Zibber uses Leica BLK2GO to provide fast house measurements to Dutch realtors
Lidar is now being used to address an age-old problem that impacts nearly everybody—real-estate valuations. As accuracy improves and form factors get smaller,…
11.15.2021
Watching the Great Lakes Shorelines
USACE National Coastal Mapping Program provides critical, repeat-mapping data to address regional monitoring needs
Record high water levels in the Great Lakes of the United States increase shoreline erosion, reduce efficacy of natural shoreline protection, and threaten…
11.15.2021
Energetic Data Acquisition in Florida
Updates from agencies on lidar collections
The spring 2021 FL-ASPRS/UF Lidar Workshop was held remotely on 17 June 2021 and attended by 140 participants. While the majority were from…
11.15.2021
We Need New Lidar Testing Criteria
I have been in the business long enough to watch lidar point density go from single-line profilers with perhaps a point every few…
