Most people associate lidar with long-range applications: aerial mapping, or those domes atop experimental autonomous vehicles. But lidar’s most exciting story may come…
Author: LidarMag-Editor
08.18.2021
New Multi-Sensor/Software Combo Poised for Autonomous Driving Market
Neural Propulsion Systems proclaims promising innovation
On 30 January 2021, a draft press release from Bay Area start-up Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS) hit the magazine’s inbox1. The fledgling company…
08.18.2021
Why Optical Phased Array is the Future of Lidar for Autonomous Vehicles
Lidar enables the future of AVs—it is a key technology that will help make self-driving cars safe, efficient, and reliable. Until recently, however,…
08.18.2021
Cities Branch out to Trim Trees
New workflow tames hazardous vegetation
Dan Hicks, director of operations for the Parks Department in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, oversees several city assets from arenas to forestry. Every…
08.18.2021
Accuracy Assessment of the Microdrones mdLiDAR3000DL
Testing sUAS-lidar system for large-scale mapping
Note: See the PDF for more graphics Lidar systems based on small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) are rapidly advancing. This research investigates a Microdrones…
08.18.2021
Lisa Murray, Lidar Impressario: Reflections on Collaboration
Diversified Communications’ geospatial lead moves on
Most readers of LIDAR Magazine have attended a Diversified Communications (DC) event, International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) being the best known. Many of…
08.18.2021
Israeli Automotive Lidar Supplier Leapfrogs into Sight
Innoviz lidar’s price point must raise geospatial eyebrows
We have often acknowledged in these pages the difference that lidar suppliers focused on the automotive sector, on both ADAS (advanced driver assistance…
08.17.2021
NV5 Geospatial Expands Mobile Mapping Fleet with State-of-the-Art RIEGL VMX-2HA Platform
New Solution Delivers Higher Accuracy for Transportation and Utility Projects, and Can Be Leveraged for Use on Boats, ATVs and Trains Winter Garden,…
08.12.2021
NV5 Geospatial’s Michael Shillenn Elected to MAPPS Board of Directors
Hollywood, Fla., August 12, 2021 – Michael B. Shillenn,CP, ASPRS senior account manager for NV5 Geospatial has been elected to serve on the board…
08.11.2021
RedTail LiDAR Systems Unveils Innovative LiDAR System for Small Drones
New Payload System Provides Lightweight, High-Resolution Capabilities for Geospatial, Surveying, Construction, and Government Applications. Fairmont, WV, August 11, 2021 — RedTail LiDAR Systems, a…
