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Volume 9 Issue 1
January 2019
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FEATURES
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…
01.26.2019
2019 Lidar Leaders – Finalists
For the second year in a row, we’ve opted to celebrate the accomplishments of leaders in our field at the Lidar Leader Awards,…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
01.27.2019
New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday
Charles Lamb was a favorite in my high-school English literature, so let’s enjoy his pithiness as we set out on 2019. Lidar is…
Random Points
01.26.2019
Analyze This!
Our company, GeoCue Group, has been doing a lot of work these past two years in the areas of data processing and management…
DEPARTMENTS
01.27.2019
Book Review: The Laser That’s Changing the World
The Amazing Stories behind Lidar from 3D Mapping to Self-Driving Cars
Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, 2018. 228 x 154 mm, 314 pp 24 black and white illustrations, numerous notes and references, index. Paperback,…
01.27.2019
Tech Report: Elon Musk is Right—Lidar is a Crutch
Elon Musk has been right about a lot of things. That the web would enable new forms of payment (PayPal). That the rocket-launch…
01.27.2019
Points & Pixels: ASPRS Honoring Dr. Qassim Abdullah with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Qassim Abdullah, Ph.D., CP, PLS, has been selected to receive the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Lifetime Achievement Award….