Who is really writing this? As I embark on another account of my travels, I am acutely aware that readers may be in…
Category: From the Editor
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…