The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is a partnership program with many state, local, and Federal partners, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)…
Volume 11 Issue 4
October 2021
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FEATURES
11.15.2021
Tough Requirements Call for New Solutions
G2: A solution for difficult terrain, dense vegetation and restricted airspace
When the Merrick-Surdex Joint Venture (JV) saw the call for proposals for a US government 3DEP survey to deliver classified point clouds and…
11.15.2021
Mapping the Era of Sustainable Sustenance
Precision agriculture’s next chapter
Agriculture, one of humanity’s oldest industries, remained largely unchanged for tens of thousands of years, until a century ago. Then, it underwent a…
11.15.2021
Lidar for Housing Valuations
Zibber uses Leica BLK2GO to provide fast house measurements to Dutch realtors
Lidar is now being used to address an age-old problem that impacts nearly everybody—real-estate valuations. As accuracy improves and form factors get smaller,…
11.15.2021
Watching the Great Lakes Shorelines
USACE National Coastal Mapping Program provides critical, repeat-mapping data to address regional monitoring needs
Record high water levels in the Great Lakes of the United States increase shoreline erosion, reduce efficacy of natural shoreline protection, and threaten…
11.15.2021
Energetic Data Acquisition in Florida
Updates from agencies on lidar collections
The spring 2021 FL-ASPRS/UF Lidar Workshop was held remotely on 17 June 2021 and attended by 140 participants. While the majority were from…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
11.24.2021
RIEGL Ribbon-Cutting
Eminent lidar supplier celebrates new US HQ
LIDAR Magazine was honored with an invitation to RIEGL USA’s Official Grand Opening, to celebrate the formal inauguration of its new building in…
From the Editor
11.15.2021
Back on the Road
Growing anticipation of face-to-face events
Sometimes I wonder, sitting in my office enjoying the sunset through the California palms, whether it is such a blessing to be back…
Random Points
11.15.2021
We Need New Lidar Testing Criteria
I have been in the business long enough to watch lidar point density go from single-line profilers with perhaps a point every few…
From the Editor
11.08.2021
Esri Imagery Summit in Redlands
Lidar and SAR offerings blossom
For some years, Esri has run an Imagery Summit over the weekend prior to the International User Conference in San Diego. This attractive…