Calgary – January 29, 2019 – Solv3D, a leading provider of 3D processing, geospatial data visualization and collaboration tools announced that a number of…
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01.29.2019
Commercial UAV Expo Europe Announces Exhibitors & Supporters
Third Annual Event 8-10 April 2019 In Amsterdam
Amsterdam The Netherlands, 29 January 2019– Organizers of the third annual Commercial UAV Expo Europe, an international trade fair and conference focused on…
01.28.2019
FARO Releases SCENE 2019 for Advanced 3D Reality Capture
Improved Efficiency and Faster Workflows for FARO Laser Scanners
Lake Mary, Fla., Jan. 28, 2019 — FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for public safety forensics…
01.27.2019
New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday
Charles Lamb was a favorite in my high-school English literature, so let’s enjoy his pithiness as we set out on 2019. Lidar is…
01.27.2019
Book Review: The Laser That’s Changing the World
The Amazing Stories behind Lidar from 3D Mapping to Self-Driving Cars
Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, 2018. 228 x 154 mm, 314 pp 24 black and white illustrations, numerous notes and references, index. Paperback,…
01.27.2019
Tech Report: Elon Musk is Right—Lidar is a Crutch
Elon Musk has been right about a lot of things. That the web would enable new forms of payment (PayPal). That the rocket-launch…
01.27.2019
Points & Pixels: ASPRS Honoring Dr. Qassim Abdullah with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Qassim Abdullah, Ph.D., CP, PLS, has been selected to receive the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Lifetime Achievement Award….
01.27.2019
FINESSEing Lunar Exploration
A role for Lidar in the future of lunar exploration
Early explorers set off into the jungle, or the desert, or some exotic land with the intent to learn as much as they…
01.27.2019
The DEM Users Manual, 3rd Edition
When Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual, 2nd Edition was published in 2007, topographic lidar was a new and…
01.26.2019
Communicating Complex Engineering Projects Using Holographic Visualization
For proper understanding, 3D projects must be communicated to stakeholders in 3D—not 2D
Communicating complex engineering projects is highly intricate and complicated, especially on multidisciplinary projects that require community engagement and consultation. When projects are poorly…
