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LiDAR USA Buzzes with Success and Innovation
Alabama integrator-farmer leads the way
Most practitioners in the lidar community know LiDAR USA, an acknowledged leader in the successful integration of lidar sensors on to land vehicles…
QL0 Lidar Data Provides Highly Accurate Roadmap for Blueprint Columbus
Columbus is the capital city of the state of Ohio, which contracted for its first statewide lidar collection in 2006. Similarly, Columbus is…
Levee Assessment After Hurricane Harvey Utilizing UAV-Lidar
Texas geospatial service provider provides critical data fast
The aftermath of Harvey Harvey began as a small, slow moving tropical storm in mid-August 2017. It was categorized as a tropical wave…
Return to Glory
Geomatic Solutions Aid Restoration of Historic Structures
Historic structures and architectural wonders like the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris rely on the inventions of their era to stay standing for…
Not Just for Surveying: Lidar’s Big Impact in Weather
How light detection and ranging technology is being used in relationship to weather
We’re all aware that lidar (light detection and ranging) data supports a myriad of surveying activities—from modeling and mapping to emergency response and…
Crunching the Numbers
New software solution lets municipality handle massive volumes of lidar data, improving dike inspection process and more.
While hailed as one of the great achievements in modern survey and measurement technology, lidar has long been hampered by the very product…
The Past and Future of Handheld 3D Scanning
Handheld SLAM-based lidar scanners are changing the way we think about 3D capture
In the past few years, SLAM-based handheld lidar scanners have made a big entrance into the 3D-capture market. These solutions are becoming popular…
UAS: Get to Know the Newest Tool in Your Toolbox
Woolpert UAS Technology Manager Aaron Lawrence, GISP, discusses why understanding the strengths and weaknesses of drone technology is the key to commercial success.
If you feel every business but yours has a drone, here’s why: the market for commercial drones is growing faster than even the…
The Right Tool for the Job
Quick-takes with Troy Hittle of senseFly USA
For this installment of quick-takes, we caught up with Troy Hittle of senseFly USA, manufacturer of America’s most popular fixed-wing drone platform, to…