I was recently involved in a detailed discussion of various metrics of processed airborne laser scanning (ALS) data that can be used as…
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ASPRS Pecora 21 – ISRSE 38
Remote sensing of critical changes to our planet
ASPRS held its 21st William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium in conjunction with the 38th International Symposium for Remote Sensing and Environment…
Quantum Acquisition Summit 4.0
More types of data more often
LIDAR Magazine was invited to attend Quantum Spatial’s fourth user conference, entitled Acquisition Summit 4.0, in the university town of Corvallis, Oregon, on…
Action for Planet Earth
Scribblings from Stuttgart - INTERGEO 2019
After a weekend in rural Switzerland with my old Leica Geosystems colleague Peter Fricker and his family – Peter was involved in sales…
57th Photogrammetric Week
Scribblings from Stuttgart - PhoWo 2019
Thanks to a kind invitation from Prof. Dr. Uwe Sörgel, I was able to attend the 57th Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart, capital of…
The More Things Change…
LIDAR Magazine—so what’s that about? Over the years, when asked this question, I’ve honed my response to inquire as to one’s familiarity with…
Market Report
Lidar Market to Reach USD 6 Billion by 2024
Key Takeaways: • The lidar market is on track for fast growth, driven by robotic vehicles • Massive investments show high expectations for…
Relevancy in the Age of Change
Recently I heard someone describe my organization as a 36 year-old startup company. That is a pretty good way to define what is…
Enjoying the Energy
In the last issue, we reflected on the rambunctious nature of our industry and the likelihood that it will enjoy rapid growth over…
Let’s all do the Z bump!
I just returned from the summer meeting of the Transportation Research Board’s AFB-80 committee. This is a standing committee that deals with high…