Geiger-mode (GM) lidar has been operationally proven by the US military since 20101 and is seeing renewed interest in the commercial geospatial world….
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12.30.2024
The U.S. Geodesy Crisis
Editor’s Note: The following appeared in the September 2023 of the Hydrographic Review Panel newsletter The current decline in the geodetic capacity in…
09.22.2024
Vexcel Imaging Enters the Lidar Market
Raptors portfolio enhanced by all-Austrian hybrid while popular industry veteran Michael Gruber retires
Recent Vexcel Imaging announcements Vexcel Imaging, headquartered in the beautiful city of Graz in Austria, is familiar to most readers. Its high-performance aerial…
09.22.2024
A Digital Twin for Nottingham
Harnessing the power of hybrid sensors to optimise urban planning
As urban environments continue to evolve, local authorities require increasingly comprehensive and accurate geospatial data to inform governance, planning, and communication with their…
09.22.2024
Elevations for the Nations Part II
Understanding Europe’s varied approach to lidar mapping
Mapping activities for the United States are centrally regulated for a land area of 3.8 million square miles, whereas lidar coverage of Europe’s…
06.03.2024
French Mining Company Eramet Advances Sustainability with Smart Maps
In Senegal, one of the world’s largest titanium and zirconium mines is always on the move. The French mining company Eramet, which operates…
06.01.2024
USDA Exceeds Petabyte Milestone for Processing Lidar Data
LP360 leveraged for efficient lidar data management and advanced geospatial analysis
How did the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) address the challenge of processing an enormous volume of lidar data, modernize the output, then manage and catalog the data for its stakeholders?
06.01.2024
Florida Lidar Tradition Continues
A synopsis of the 16th UF/FL-ASPRS Lidar Workshop
The Florida Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (FL-ASPRS) and the University of Florida (UF) Geomatics Division held the…
05.04.2024
Lidar Brings Monticello into Focus
Thomas Jefferson Foundation commends discoveries from laser scanning
Today, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello ranks as one of the most important historical sites in the United States. Two centuries ago, Monticello was a…
05.04.2024
3D AI in the Lidar HD Production Process
How AI improves the point-cloud classification process at IGN, France’s national mapping agency The Lidar HD program Designed to meet the needs of…
