Surveying and mapping technologies have advanced tremendously over the last century, resulting in improved product accuracy. Yet some antiquated practices and processes continue,…
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06.14.2020
Green Laser is Helping to Save an Endangered Sparrow
Topobathy lidar fits the bill to monitor nesting sites
The Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis (Figure 1), one of nine surviving subspecies of seaside sparrows (the Dusky seaside sparrow was declared…
06.14.2020
When To Collect New Lidar?
The utilization of lidar has evolved dramatically, as technology has paved the way to higher accuracy, increased point density and lower costs. These…
06.14.2020
Repeated Imaging Success in Schiphol
In 2018, Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands recorded 499,444 commercial air flight movements, an average of about 1,350 take offs and landings per…
06.14.2020
The Real Advantages of UAV-lidar
Routescene asks its customer FlyThru about lidar experiences
Routescene’s Marketing Manager, Jason Rogers, interviewed Michael May and Ben Bishop from FlyThru1, a Routescene2 customer, whilst on location surveying a proposed cycle…
05.11.2020
Quantum Spatial Survives the Pandemic
Service company leads with lidar during tough times
For this installment of Quick Takes, LIDAR Magazine accepted an invitation from Quantum Spatial Inc. (QSI) to interview senior vice president Mark Meade….
04.11.2020
Lidar and GIS grow closer together
Riegl RiMAP Add-In smooths the data flow from Lidar scanner to Esri’s ArcGIS Platform
Lidar is a major source of geographic information, yet its voluminous data sets and their characteristics, which are different from those of image…
03.26.2020
Addressing Dire Coastal Mapping Needs on The Last Frontier
JALBTCX team acquires data critical to communities
The U.S. has more than 95,000 miles of coastline1, and its effective management is vital to the economy, environment and safety of the…
03.26.2020
Ready Willing Able: The SWAT Team of Lidar
In 2009, a client request for high-resolution video of an electrical transmission circuit drove this group of aerial cinematography experts to consider and…
03.26.2020
UAVs and AVs Fuel Direct Georeferencing Boom
Applanix retains GNSS/IMU leadership
Taking advantage of travel to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a meeting of the Council of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,…
