Jeff Yates retired as general manager of DAT/EM Systems, Anchorage, Alaska, on June 2, 2023. This changing of the guard comes close on…
Author: Dr. A. Stewart Walker
07.22.2023
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…
06.20.2023
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…
05.24.2023
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…
05.24.2023
Book Review: High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery
High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery 2nd Edition Ian Dowman, Karsten Jacobsen, Gottfried Konecny and Rainer Sandau. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, 2022. 247…
03.20.2023
Spring Time for Developers
Esri Developer Summit reflects conference growth
Before writing these lines, I logged on to a Zoom call hosted by the British Cartographic Society (BCS), of which I am a…
03.03.2023
Unveiling the ancient wealth and the modern tragedies of nations
Geo Week’s growth surprises everyone
Have you noticed how the attention of cats – and doubtless of other species – focuses on anything that’s different, such as an…
02.14.2023
A Lidar New Year!
You may read this in a copy of the magazine that you picked up at the Geo Week conferences in Denver on 13-15…
02.14.2023
Tools for a Better Tomorrow
The lidar legacy of Martin Isenburg
Founded in 1952 20 km east of San Francisco Bay and 20 km northeast of Silicon Valley, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) applies…
02.14.2023
L-Band Locates Leaks
ASTERRA uses radar to find unwanted moisture
LIDAR Magazine learned that a startup, ASTERRA1, was using L-band radar (frequency 1-2 GHz; λ = 15-30 cm) to detect leaks and enable…
