For the last six years, I have been writing this “Top Geospatial Trends” column, which is usually published in January or February. Some…
Volume 13 Issue 2
May 2023
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FEATURES
05.24.2023
Topobathymetric Lidar Reveals Hidden Springs in Florida
Gum Slough’s hydrology and karst features discovered in CZMIL Nova data
We would always tease hydrogeologist colleagues that in southwest Florida there are probably 1000 types of rocks, 999 of which are limestone, because,…
05.24.2023
Innovations in Lidar Education and Research at the University of South Florida
Demand for employees with education and training in advanced geospatial technologies is at an all-time high, because of the rapid growth of the…
05.24.2023
Lidar Looks Lively in the Sunshine State
A synopsis of the 13th UF/FL-ASPRS Lidar Workshop
FL-ASPRS/UF FALL 2022 Virtual Lidar Workshop The Florida Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (FL-ASPRS) and the University of…
05.24.2023
Enhancing Visual Intelligence with Efficient Beam Shaping for Automotive Lidar
How to achieve efficient, uniform illumination and iterate quickly with a customized solid-state lidar design As automobiles become more technologically sophisticated, they require…
05.24.2023
UAV Point Clouds at Millimeter Accuracy
Hybrid georeferencing of images and lidar point clouds for deformation monitoring
Note: This is a slightly shortened version of the published paper by the same authors, which is listed as the third reference in…
05.24.2023
100 Years of Innovation in Heerbrugg
Heinrich Wild’s company was founded in 1921
The company “Heinrich Wild, Werkstätte für Feinmechanik und Optik” was founded in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, on April 26, 1921. Over the decades, this company…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
07.22.2023
Jeffrey Yates Retires From DAT/EM
Geospatial veteran moves on to further adventure
Jeff Yates retired as general manager of DAT/EM Systems, Anchorage, Alaska, on June 2, 2023. This changing of the guard comes close on…
Ballistics
07.22.2023
Lidar’s Revolution of Forensic Ballistic Trajectory Analysis
Analysis after shooting events benefits from laser scanning
Trajectory analysis is a key element to accurately reconstructing a shooting event. Most often, police investigators or forensic experts perform this analysis by…
From the Publisher
06.14.2023
New Author Introduction: Jason Fries
LIDAR Magazine is pleased to announce that Jason C. Fries has agreed to join our team of contributing writers. Fries is the CEO…
ProFile
06.14.2023
SimActive: The Ferrari of Photogrammetric Innovation
“We want to keep pushing. And with the success we’ve had in the last couple of years, it’s exponential. All we see is…
From the Editor
05.24.2023
Quarterly Forecast
This issue marks our shift to four print issues per year—to bring you more substantial magazines, with more articles in each. This issue’s…
DEPARTMENTS
07.22.2023
Introduction to Pointcloudmetry
Point Clouds from Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry
Introduction to Pointcloudmetry: Point Clouds from Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry. Mathias Lemmens. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, 2023. 240 x 170 mm, xv…
06.20.2023
Florida Lidar Flourishes
This scribble has been created in the unusual environment of the lobby of Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, while waiting to…
05.24.2023
Book Review: High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery
High Resolution Optical Satellite Imagery 2nd Edition Ian Dowman, Karsten Jacobsen, Gottfried Konecny and Rainer Sandau. Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, 2022. 247…