Category Archives: Autonomous vehicles

TRB 2019 Annual Meeting Kicks – Off Sunday

Posted on January 11, 2019 by lidar

The TRB 2019 meeting is scheduled to begin Sunday January 13 in Washington, D.C. The question is what effect the government shut down is going to have on this important  event. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting will … Continue reading →

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Foldable Drone Can Change Shape In-Flight

Posted on January 10, 2019 by lidar

Now this is impressive. Be sure to see the video below. There have been other drones that could alter their shape in flight, but this foldable drone (developed by roboticists from University of Zurich and EPFL) is different in several … Continue reading →

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CES Opens Today with the Key Vendors Jockeying for Position

Posted on January 8, 2019 by lidar

As CES opens today in Las Vegas there is  a press release from each of the major vendors as they try to out do each other for the top spot in the news. Rather than trying to sort this out … Continue reading →

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Geo Week includes MAPPS, ASPRS and ILMF

Posted on January 4, 2019 by lidar

It’s going to be quite a month for the 3D geospatial industries with CES next week, TRB the following, then the World of Concrete and Geo Week wraps up January 2019. WOW, that’s a lot of lidar and 3D laser … Continue reading →

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2019 – Let’s Make it the Year of the YGP

Posted on December 31, 2018 by lidar

Overall 2018 has been a very positive year for the 3D laser scanning and lidar industry, but for me the news item with the greatest potential impact is the Younger Geospatial I can’t think of a single news item during … Continue reading →

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The 3D Laser Scanning Industry – Where Are We?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by lidar

There is no question that 2018 has seen advancements in many of the 3D laser scanning application areas, including the red hot drone and autonomous vehicle sectors, but as an industry are we taking full advantage of the transformation from … Continue reading →

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2019 Geospatial Summit Update From NGS

Posted on December 7, 2018 by lidar

The NGS has announced that the Draft Agenda for this summer’s 2019 Geospatial Summit, to be held in Silver Spring, Maryland May 6 – 7, 2019, is now available In addition, they issued a Call for Case Studies focusing on … Continue reading →

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November 2018 Lidar News Video of the Month

Posted on December 6, 2018 by lidar

It’s time to vote for the November 2018 Lidar News Video of the Month. Here is the list of outstanding videos for you to consider: Road Resurfacing from Chao Han at VRMesh Caterpillar Global Mining from Rob Lawton at Fortescue … Continue reading →

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Site Operations Engineer – University of Washington Opening

Posted on December 2, 2018 by lidar

This Site Operations Engineer is a fantastic opportunity for an individual looking to be on the cutting edge of the latest 3D technology and applied research. The Site Operations Engineer will support the National Science Foundation (NSF) NHERI (Natural Hazards … Continue reading →

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Volvo and Luminar Team to Produce 360c Concept

Posted on November 29, 2018 by lidar

There is no question that the video is impressive and that Volvo and Luminar seem fully invested in a safe introduction of autonomous vehicles, but achieving Level 4 (everything with some constraints) under highway conditions is a monumental challenge. A … Continue reading →

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