The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an independent, U.S. foreign-aid agency that invests billions of dollars in partnerships with some of the world’s…
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What Do Geospatial, Northeastern University and Silicon Valley Have in Common? Lidar
A Look at Lidar Education at Northeastern
Northeastern University (NU) is a top-tier, globally focused, private research university that stresses experiential and lifelong learning. Founded in 1898, it is headquartered…
Realizing the Potential of UAV Photogrammetry and UAV LIDAR Mapping
Flight planning and direct georeferencing make the difference
In his book, Digital Photogrammetry, Prof. Toni Schenk writes that “Photogrammetry and cats share a common, most important trait: both have several lives”1….
Meaningful Mapping
When it comes to determining what a particular object is, nothing beats a personal inspection. With a ground survey, one can see the…
Autonomous Vehicles Operational Thanks to Lidar
May Mobility relies on home-grown sensor fusion to guide vehicles on fixed route
When Managing Editor Stewart Walker first visited Cepton Technologies to investigate their efforts to build on their automotive lidar experience with a sensor…
UAS Data Becomes Increasingly Valuable for Worksite Monitoring
Commercial Role of UAS Expands
In 2013, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) predicted that from 2015-2025 the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the…
Subsurface Utilities Meet Mobile Lidar
There has been a dramatic growth in the past decade in subsurface utility mapping, but the need for improved utility location continues to…
Evolution of Point Cloud—Part 2
In the first part of this paper, the various methods of creating point clouds from laser scanners and cameras were discussed. Additionally we…
Mission Planning: Interested in Lidar Surveys?
Now’s the Time to Start Planning for 3DEP Grant Applications
Hurricanes, flooding, landslides, wildfires and erupting volcanoes—rarely a week goes by when you don’t see headlines about these types of natural disasters, which…
Ron Roth Helps Steer Single-Photon
A Tale of People, Acquisitions and Technology
In the early years of this century, Leica Geosystems’ lidar guru Ron Roth and LIDAR Magazine managing editor Stewart Walker were both employed…