UN-GGIM meets annually at United Nations headquarters in New York. It’s very formulaic, i.e. three days of deliberations, preceded by two days of…
Volume 15 Issue 2
June 2025
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FEATURES
07.15.2025
Hexagon LIVE Global, Las Vegas, 16-19 June 2025: A Retrospective Part 1 of 4
Geospatial behemoth delivers innovations and updates in fine setting – the big picture
The first user group meeting I organized was for Kern DSR users in the UK, held in York, England in 1987 (DSRs were…
06.30.2025
The Multi-Faceted Evolution of Multibeam Sonar
Expanding reach through ease of use
While multibeam sonar solutions have become an essential piece of seafloor and underwater mapping, the application of this technology has been somewhat limited….
06.30.2025
Overview of the ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data
Edition 2, Version 2 (2024)
The global geospatial community relies on ASPRS when it comes to education and standardization…
06.30.2025
New Author Introduction: John Welter
LIDAR Magazine is pleased to announce that John Welter has joined our team of contributing writers. Based in Arizona, John is President of…
06.30.2025
Airborne Lidar: A Tutorial for 2025
Part III: Bathymetric lidar
Airborne laser bathymetry (ALB), also referred to as bathymetric laser scanning or bathymetric lidar…
04.05.2025
Connected Workflows Optimize Value of Geospatial Data
New features in Trimble Business Center (TBC) offer advanced capabilities that boost efficiency, improve output, and open new markets by including artificial intelligence…
02.11.2025
From Alcatraz to the Maya to Notre-Dame Cathedral and Beyond
Lidar and 3D technology deliver benefits to discovery, restoration and preservation From preserving the fine details of historical landmarks to uncovering the genius…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
07.23.2025
Hexagon LIVE Global 2025, Las Vegas, 16-19 June 2025: A Retrospective Part 4
Geospatial behemoth delivers innovations and updates in fine setting – ground-penetrating radar
LIDAR Magazine, unsurprisingly, is focused on lidar, but we like to publish about other active sensors too. We have tried for some years…
From the Editor
07.23.2025
Hexagon LIVE Global 2025, Las Vegas, 16-19 June 2025: A Retrospective Part 3
Geospatial behemoth delivers innovations and updates in fine setting – lidar security
In my pursuit of lidar goings-on at Hexagon LIVE Global 2025, and thanks to my hosts Hexagon and WeAreTFD, I interviewed Radek Zachoval,…
From the Editor
07.23.2025
Hexagon LIVE Global 2025, Las Vegas, 16-19 June 2025: A Retrospective Part 2
Geospatial behemoth delivers innovations and updates in fine setting – the airborne sensors
We lidar people must remember that a Hexagon user event is much broader than it used to be. There’s far more than surveying…
From the Editor
06.30.2025
All Along the Pipeline
Earlier this spring, I had the good fortune of attending the 59th Photogrammetric Week in Stuttgart1. Spectacular in every sense of the word,…
DEPARTMENTS
06.30.2025
25¢ Piano Lessons
Published by David F. Maune, PhD, Colonel (Ret.), Alexandria, Virginia, 2024 229 x 153 mm, x + 294 pp, numerous color and black…