Our cover story is about an archaeological application. Well-known geospatial services company Surdex1 was contracted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation to acquire lidar…
Category: Column
05.04.2024
Full Coverage: The Case For (And Against) Propagated Uncertainty in Aerial Topographic LiDAR
There is a strong case for adding Total Propagated Uncertainty to the LAS specification, but it would almost certainly increase cost. The Geo…
02.12.2024
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…
02.12.2024
The Quest For “Wall-to-Wall” Coverage for Hydrospatial Applications
The benefits of a “fly lidar first, fill-in with sonar” philosophy to obtain full bathymetry coverage Over the past few decades, airborne topographic…
02.04.2024
The Quest For “Wall-to-Wall” Coverage for Hydrospatial Applications
The benefits of a “fly lidar first, fill-in with sonar” philosophy to obtain full bathymetry coverage
Over the past few decades, airborne topographic lidar has been the “go to” technology to create high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) of land…
12.31.2023
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…
10.14.2023
Model Behavior
The winds of change continue to blow through the lidar industry. In this year’s Sensor Integration Spotlight, we’ve addressed a handful of the…
10.14.2023
Creating Forensic Accident Perspectives with Lidar-Based Modelling
When a serious car accident results in significant damages to one or more parties, an insurance or legal case is opened to determine…
07.22.2023
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…
07.22.2023
Lidar’s Revolution of Forensic Ballistic Trajectory Analysis
Analysis after shooting events benefits from laser scanning
Trajectory analysis is a key element to accurately reconstructing a shooting event. Most often, police investigators or forensic experts perform this analysis by…
