For the second year in a row, we’ve opted to celebrate the accomplishments of leaders in our field at the Lidar Leader Awards,…
Category: Feature
11.27.2018
Sigma Space Brings Single-Photon to Hexagon
A Further Tale of People, Acquisitions and Technology
In our July issue, managing editor Stewart Walker gave a lengthy account of the development and status of airborne lidar systems at the…
11.27.2018
Challenges and Benefits of Infra-water Lidar Technical Support
Ground control, high-resolution lidar and multispectral imagery provide vital information for irrigation and transportation projects in Niger, one of Africa’s least developed nations.
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…
11.27.2018
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…
11.27.2018
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….
09.24.2018
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…
09.24.2018
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…
09.24.2018
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…
09.24.2018
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…
09.24.2018
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…
