The ASPRS 2022 Virtual Conference kicked off with some inspiriting sessions, including one about high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles, chaired by Qassim Abdullah,…
Category: Column
02.07.2022
Panglossian?
It’s a good time for lidar
Many of you, I hope, will read this during the Geo Week conferences in Denver in February 2022. At the time of writing,…
02.06.2022
Thought Leader: How Can We Use Lidar on the Moon?
Readers of this magazine already understand the utility of lidar for producing digital terrain models and for autonomous navigation. The same things that…
01.24.2022
LAS Exchange: LAS Working Group Releases Standard ExtraByte Registry
2021 was not the post-pandemic year we all hoped it would be. As covid fatigue settled in, committee participation and other non-essential work…
12.27.2021
Mixed Feelings at Year’s End
Lidar shines despite global turbulence
We couldn’t hide disappointment as 2021 drew to a close. US politics are deadlocked. Travel remains risky and limited. There is uncertainty, indeed…
12.27.2021
In Memoriam: Martin Isenburg, 1972–2021
Lidar visionary and activist passes unexpectedly
“ His tools were easy to use; they worked and scaled; and they drove standards and became the foundation of countless lidar processing…
11.24.2021
RIEGL Ribbon-Cutting
Eminent lidar supplier celebrates new US HQ
LIDAR Magazine was honored with an invitation to RIEGL USA’s Official Grand Opening, to celebrate the formal inauguration of its new building in…
11.15.2021
Back on the Road
Growing anticipation of face-to-face events
Sometimes I wonder, sitting in my office enjoying the sunset through the California palms, whether it is such a blessing to be back…
11.15.2021
We Need New Lidar Testing Criteria
I have been in the business long enough to watch lidar point density go from single-line profilers with perhaps a point every few…
11.08.2021
Esri Imagery Summit in Redlands
Lidar and SAR offerings blossom
For some years, Esri has run an Imagery Summit over the weekend prior to the International User Conference in San Diego. This attractive…
