Category Archives: remote sensing

Landsat 8 Fully Operational

NASA transferred operational control of the Landsat 8 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, S.D.on Thursday May 30, 2013. Continue reading

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Nuclear Underwater Laser Scanner

It was recently used successfully at Nine Mile Point 1, one of the oldest reactors in the United States, to inspect the steam dryer assembly and support brackets. Continue reading

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LiDAR Pulse Densities

The folks at Watershed Sciences have created an outstanding white paper entitled, “LiDAR Pulse Densities Comparison”. Continue reading

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Integrating Terrestrial LiDAR and Sonar Data

I had a very interesting meeting with the folks at H2H in Troy, New York today. They are definitely pushing the envelope of 3D data innovation. Continue reading

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LiDAR and Sonar

I am working on a video that was taken of the field operation and I have a meeting scheduled to review the data on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading

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Using LiDAR to Study Dam Removal

an award winning introductory video on the use of LiDAR to study the effects on the river dynamics from the removal of a dam. Continue reading

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LiDAR Bathy On Site

I have a trip planned this week to observe the folks at H2H based in Troy, New York using a boat equipped with LiDAR and a side scan sonar. Continue reading

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Using LiDAR to Analyze Riparian Vegetation

This is a 30 minute presentation by Jay Mills, Vegetation Data Specialist with Jeodesy GIS, on identifying riparian boundaries and quantifying structure. Continue reading

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Underwater Laser Scanning

In this case it is an underwater laser scanning system for pipe inspection from 2G Robotics. Continue reading

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$20 Million for LiDAR Minesweeper Research

The Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $20 million contract to develop an airborne LiDAR-based system for detecting near shore mines. Continue reading

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