Who is really writing this? As I embark on another account of my travels, I am acutely aware that readers may be in…
Author: Dr. A. Stewart Walker
A Tale of Three Meetings
Esri, SDSU/ASPRS and GreenValley host lively events
A perfect, vernal morning on the Berkeley Marina offered stirring views of the Golden Gate Bridge in one direction and the UCB campus…
A Digital Record
Our cover story is about an archaeological application. Well-known geospatial services company Surdex1 was contracted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation to acquire lidar…
Reflections on Geo Week 2024
Even bigger and brighter
This year’s Geo Week event was as professionally managed as ever by Diversified Communications (DivCom). Records were broken: over 3400 registrants, including 2976…
Celebrating World Lidar Day
You may have picked up LIDAR Magazine at Geo Week, or you may be an existing subscriber. Or both. Thank you. In the…
Communications Trifecta
We have become a podcaster!1 Three episodes of The LIDAR Magazine Podcasts have been recorded. These podcasts are sponsored by rapidlasso GmbH2, the…
Jeffrey Yates Retires From DAT/EM
Geospatial veteran moves on to further adventure
Jeff Yates retired as general manager of DAT/EM Systems, Anchorage, Alaska, on June 2, 2023. This changing of the guard comes close on…
Introduction to Pointcloudmetry
Point Clouds from Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry
Introduction to Pointcloudmetry: Point Clouds from Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry. Mathias Lemmens. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, 2023. 240 x 170 mm, xv…
Florida Lidar Flourishes
This scribble has been created in the unusual environment of the lobby of Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, while waiting to…
Quarterly Forecast
This issue marks our shift to four print issues per year—to bring you more substantial magazines, with more articles in each. This issue’s…