Lidar is a major source of geographic information, yet its voluminous data sets and their characteristics, which are different from those of image…
Tag: Airborne
03.26.2020
Addressing Dire Coastal Mapping Needs on The Last Frontier
JALBTCX team acquires data critical to communities
The U.S. has more than 95,000 miles of coastline1, and its effective management is vital to the economy, environment and safety of the…
03.26.2020
Ready Willing Able: The SWAT Team of Lidar
In 2009, a client request for high-resolution video of an electrical transmission circuit drove this group of aerial cinematography experts to consider and…
03.26.2020
Accuracy Isn’t One Dimensional
We have built dozens of True View 410 3D imaging Systems (3DiS) for sUAS over the past several months. With each unit, we…
01.28.2020
The Advantages and Complementarities of SAR
Quick Takes with Dr. Joerg Herrmann of Capella Space
For this installment of Quick Takes, we discuss the commercialization of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with Dr. Joerg Herrmann, Senior Vice President, Special…
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…
11.08.2019
The Right Tool for the Job
Quick-takes with Troy Hittle of senseFly USA
For this installment of quick-takes, we caught up with Troy Hittle of senseFly USA, manufacturer of America’s most popular fixed-wing drone platform, to…
11.08.2019
UAVs flying high
Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2019
A frenetic conference year lost no momentum as LIDAR Magazine attended Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2019, held in the usual Westgate Las Vegas…
