1. Ben Kacyra and Jerry Dimsdale invented the first commercial laser scanner. 2. Their company...
Archive - February 2009
Global Airborne LIDAR Market Report
1. Cary and Associates of Longmont, CO. has just issued a detailed report on the global airborne...
More is Better?
There are applications, such as floodplain mapping where the more dense the point cloud the better...
EFTN – Elevation for the Nation and SilviLaser 2009
The USGS gets $140 million, in part for LiDAR mapping. This will help to move the EFTN concept...
The Point Cloud – Friend or Foe?
1. Laser scanners are dumb - they produce far too many points. 2. Intelisum uses the point cloud to...
It’s Hard to Compete with Free
There is a trend developing in the laser scanning marketplace for companies to make increasingly...
Automated Feature Extraction – The Search for the Holy Grail
Automated feature classification/extraction is not an easy problem to solve. 2. A pixel by pixel...
The Laser Scanning Innovator’s Dilemma
Prof. Clayton Christenson's seminal work entitled, "The Innovator's Dilemma" is a must read for...
DIAL – Differential Absorption LIDAR
This is an introduction to the use of Differential Absorption LIDAR, or DIAL to identify various...
Laser Scanning Conference Planning
This is a listing of upcoming laser scanning/LIDAR conferences with some of the key sessions...
Laser Scanning and BIM
The GSA is promoting the use of laser scanning on all of their major projects. They will be one of...
On-Line Laser Scanning Forums
A quick reference to existing on-line forums.
LIDAR 101 – The Basics
This is a brief introduction to LIDAR - the technology.
CLICK – The USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge
This is a brief introduction to CLICK - The USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and...