Most practitioners in the lidar community know LiDAR USA, an acknowledged leader in the successful integration of lidar sensors on to land vehicles…
Volume 9 Issue 6
January 2020
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FEATURES
01.14.2020
QL0 Lidar Data Provides Highly Accurate Roadmap for Blueprint Columbus
Columbus is the capital city of the state of Ohio, which contracted for its first statewide lidar collection in 2006. Similarly, Columbus is…
01.14.2020
Levee Assessment After Hurricane Harvey Utilizing UAV-Lidar
Texas geospatial service provider provides critical data fast
The aftermath of Harvey Harvey began as a small, slow moving tropical storm in mid-August 2017. It was categorized as a tropical wave…
12.04.2019
Not Just for Surveying: Lidar’s Big Impact in Weather
How light detection and ranging technology is being used in relationship to weather
We’re all aware that lidar (light detection and ranging) data supports a myriad of surveying activities—from modeling and mapping to emergency response and…
12.04.2019
Crunching the Numbers
New software solution lets municipality handle massive volumes of lidar data, improving dike inspection process and more.
While hailed as one of the great achievements in modern survey and measurement technology, lidar has long been hampered by the very product…
11.20.2019
UAS: Get to Know the Newest Tool in Your Toolbox
Woolpert UAS Technology Manager Aaron Lawrence, GISP, discusses why understanding the strengths and weaknesses of drone technology is the key to commercial success.
If you feel every business but yours has a drone, here’s why: the market for commercial drones is growing faster than even the…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
01.14.2020
So Much to Read, See and Learn!
In addition to the contributions of valued partners and customers to our annual Aerial Showcase, this issue includes articles that are exemplars of…
Random Points
01.14.2020
Random Points: Beauty is Only Skin Deep
I was recently involved in a detailed discussion of various metrics of processed airborne laser scanning (ALS) data that can be used as…