Editor’s note: Coverage continues from YellowScan LiDAR Convention 2026 – Day 1 Day 2 – 16 April 2026 The day’s program was adjusted…
Volume 16 Issue 2
June 2026
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FEATURES
06.11.2026
YellowScan LiDAR Convention 2026 – Day 1
French UAV-lidar integrator's 6th global user conference underscores strength of its Navigator bathymetric product and transition to manufacturing
YellowScan, headquartered near Montpellier in the south of France, is different. It’s vivid yellow livery, its French culture and its low-key ambience belie…
06.09.2026
The European Point Cloud Portal
The first step towards a pan-European lidar elevation dataset A continent rich in data, yet hard to navigate Europe is rich in lidar…
06.09.2026
Emergency Mapping for Documenting and Managing Natural Hazards
Example of the storm of July 24, 2023 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events require efficient…
06.09.2026
Smart Pixels: The Building Block for Next Evolution of Digital Twins
A revolutionary change of philosophy and architecture is required to take digital twins beyond visualization and fulfill their promise. This article introduces a…
06.09.2026
Improving Topobathymetric Lidar Planning and Operations with Satellite-Based Water Clarity Monitoring
TCarta’s water clarity dashboard, HydroIQ, provides daily measurements contextualized against historical trends to inform flight operations, project timelines, and reflight decision-making. Topobathymetric project…
06.09.2026
Precision and Pace: Lidar’s Role in Data Center Delivery
How 3D reality capture supports fast, fault-free hyperscale construction Data center construction has become a defining segment of contemporary infrastructure work. Growth in…
06.09.2026
Dubrovnik and the Long Game: EAASI’s Seventh Summit Takes Stock of a Changing Industry
From a founding idea shaped by a uniquely European challenge to a seventh Partner Summit that tackled GPS jamming, decarbonization, and the future…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
06.09.2026
A European Flavor
The year began with informative visits to Geo Week in Denver in February and the YellowScan LiDAR Convention 2026 (YLC) in Aix-en-Provence in…
USIBD Matters
06.09.2026
Accuracy Isn’t A Setting
Applying lidar data with intent, validation, and judgment: Why the Level of Accuracy (LOA) framework and practitioner’s guide are changing how accuracy is…
Last return
06.09.2026
Another Wavelength
Ouster recently announced the new REV8 OS product family, billed as the ‘World’s First Color Lidar’. This might not sound like a significant…