On April 15th, global news outlets bellowed out reports of a fire racing through Notre Dame cathedral—as panic ensued, a handful of reporters…
Category: Feature
04.01.2019
Airborne Lidar for Archaeology in Central and South America
Teledyne Optech sensors map ancient civilizations under the rainforest
The rainforests in Central and South America give little indication of the civilizations that they’ve swallowed up. A few centuries ago these regions…
04.01.2019
3D Mapping on the Move: Making Fantasy a Reality
Kaarta Mobile Mapping Revolutionizes Laser Scanning
The Tricorder from Star Trek and the “pups” from Prometheus are Hollywood’s idea of a futuristic means to sense and capture surroundings instantly—almost…
04.01.2019
Geospatial Trends to Watch
Geospatial’s Next Wave of Innovation
There’s no question digital transformation is making geospatial technology increasingly relevant in industries globally, whether adding precision to a position, context to mass…
04.01.2019
Singapore Smart Nation Embraces 3D Land Management
Orbit GT tools simplify management and use of mobile mapping data
As part of Singapore’s quest to be a smart nation, the Singapore Land Authority embarked on a 3D national mapping initiative in 2014,…
02.01.2019
2019 LIDAR Leaders – Recap
and the winners are…
Earlier this year, the second annual Lidar Leader Awards ceremony was held at International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver. In cooperation with…
01.27.2019
FINESSEing Lunar Exploration
A role for Lidar in the future of lunar exploration
Early explorers set off into the jungle, or the desert, or some exotic land with the intent to learn as much as they…
01.27.2019
The DEM Users Manual, 3rd Edition
When Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM Users Manual, 2nd Edition was published in 2007, topographic lidar was a new and…
01.26.2019
Communicating Complex Engineering Projects Using Holographic Visualization
For proper understanding, 3D projects must be communicated to stakeholders in 3D—not 2D
Communicating complex engineering projects is highly intricate and complicated, especially on multidisciplinary projects that require community engagement and consultation. When projects are poorly…
01.26.2019
Best Practices for UAS Operations
Earlier, a two-part paper was published on the “Evolution of the Point Cloud”, in which data from different UAS platforms was evaluated. Six…
