1. Michael Raphael and his talented team at Direct Dimensions are in the national news again. 2...
Archive - August 2009
Caltrans’ Mobile Data Collection Test Strip
The California Department of Transportation has designated a stretch of freeway in San Diego as a...
2009 Digital Mapping Conference
1. MAPPS and ASPRS are teaming up to present a Digital Mapping conference. 2. One of the main...
Open Source Software Licensing
1. ASTM E57.04 is debating the type of open source license that we should adopt. 2. One will...
Towards a Common Architecture
1. The number one complaint that I hear is that you need a separate software package for every...
GSA Awards Laser Scanning Contracts
1. The high profile IDIQ laser scanning contracts have been awarded. 2. It will be interesting to...
The Free Business Model
1. In his new book, Chris Anderson, Editor of Wired Magazine predicts that anything in a digital...
3D Laser Scanning Innovation
1. Comments on yesterday's post show that people are thinking about a much larger market for 3D LS...
Where Will 3D LS Rank?
1. We were trying to come up with the top 5 high tech developments since 1980 on the ride home. 2...
The Power of Visualization
I found the embedded video of a canal bridge to be an excellent example of the power of...
Mobile Mapping Going Mainstream
1. Michael Baker Jr., Inc. has purchased a Lynx Mobile Mapper from Optech. 2. This is a vote of...
BIM and Laser Scanning
1. Quick notes - there is a mobile mapping LinkedIn group forming and it was recommended that ASPRS...
LiDAR Certification?
Is there a need for a certification program for LiDAR professionals? Would this solve the issue of...
Modeling Update
1. Terrasolid, a company based in Finland is a leader in the processing of aerial LiDAR data. 2...
Underwater Laser Imaging & LinkedIn
1. The Office of Naval Research is funding an underwater pulsed laser scanning project. 2. Dr...
Support for Waveform Data
1. ASPRS has just announced LAS 1.3. This comes less than one year after 1.2. 2. The major new...
To Model or Not to Model?
1. That is the key question, at least in terms of project costs. 2. We do not have the luxury of...