In the last issue, we reflected on the rambunctious nature of our industry and the likelihood that it will enjoy rapid growth over…
Author: Dr. A. Stewart Walker
06.09.2019
The Right Place and Time
Perusing the news on one’s phone every morning can be a dispiriting experience, as so many of the constants that have safeguarded those…
04.01.2019
Lidar, On the Road Again
In fulfillment of its responsibility to bring readers the most compelling, varied and relevant articles possible, LIDAR Magazine attends conferences and exhibitions throughout…
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,…
11.27.2018
Lidar Flies High
Writing this on board a Lufthansa flight to Germany to participate in the mid-term symposium of ISPRS Technical Commission I, entitled “Innovative Sensing—from…
11.27.2018
Sigma Space Brings Single-Photon to Hexagon
A Further Tale of People, Acquisitions and Technology
In our July issue, managing editor Stewart Walker gave a lengthy account of the development and status of airborne lidar systems at the…
09.24.2018
Summer Highs
I had the privilege, along with publisher Allen Cheves and professional land surveyor Jason Foose, County Surveyor, Mohave County Public Works, Arizona, to…
09.24.2018
Autonomous Vehicles Operational Thanks to Lidar
May Mobility relies on home-grown sensor fusion to guide vehicles on fixed route
When Managing Editor Stewart Walker visited Cepton Technologies to investigate their efforts to build on their automotive lidar experience with a sensor designed…
07.17.2018
Summer Learning
I’m writing this at home in the hinge of a diptych of learning opportunities. I’ve just returned from the AEC Next/SPAR 3D conference…
