I am not exactly sure what this means, but LiDAR blogs are getting hot. The latest to surface is...
Archive - September 2009
Improved 3D Data Visualization
1. Topcon's latest version of their Scanmaster software features frustum culling. 2. This is a...
New LiDAR Blog from Sanborn Mapping
There's a new Lidar Blog in town. The Lidar Group at Sanborn Mapping has launched a very...
MelaFind – Skin Cancer Breakthrough
Electro Optical Systems is using multispectral scanning and analysis to much more accurately...
Definiens to Launch Online Community
Definiens announced the creation of an online community aimed at sharing third party technology...
Cost Effective Topcon Scanner for Surveyors
Topcon just announced the GLS-1000 with a price starting at $75,000. It captures data at 3,000 pts...
Quality Control of Derived LiDAR Data
1. The September issue of PE & RS has an important paper on the work being done by Dr. Habib and...
The Shift from 2D to 3D
The Aero and Defense Test 2009 Show will be staged at the Baltimore Convention Center Sept. 29 and...
National Institute of Building Sciences – NIBS
1. NIBS is a non-profit, non-governmental agency that is focused on promoting high performance...
Commodity Pricing
1. What will it take to drive the price of scanners down to the commodity level? 2. There is a...
Portable Laser For 3D Forestry
1. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Forest Ecology Lab has developed a portable, low...
More Intelligent Sensors
1. There is an opportunity for sensors to become more intelligent. 2. The new Z/I RMK-D digital...
INTERGEO
My sincere apologies for the issues with the site last week. INTERGEO, the world’s largest...
Tiling LiDAR Data
1. Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne noted that he thinks tiled LiDAR data should include an overlap. 2. This...
New ASPRS LiDAR Procurement Guidelines
1. The ASPRS in conjunction with ACSM and MAPPS has developed a new guideline for the procurement...
High Power Plugin for 3DS Max
1. Alice Labs has ported their Studio Clouds point cloud plug from Maya to 3D Studio Max. 2. It can...
New Products from Leica Geosystems
1. Leica has announced the ScanStation C10 and Cyclone 7. 2. It is interesting to see the direction...