Category Archives: Education

Airborne Lidar Industry Understands Value of Standards

Posted on July 1, 2020 by lidar

As I mentioned in a recent post, the airborne lidar industry has had the good fortune and wisdom to continue to follow the time proven mapping standards established for aerial photogrammetry projects. Lidar is basically treated as just another imaging … Continue reading →

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Geomatics Career Promoted by US Careers Online Video

Posted on June 27, 2020 by lidar

US Careers Online has partnered with WithersRavenel to highlight Geomatics and Surveying as a possible career path. From an article in xyHt. North Carolina based US Careers Online—a leader in helping students find a career in new and interesting fields … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, Civil Engineering, Education, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, GPS, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, Technology, The Industry, training, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Wounded Eagle UAS Completes Mission for the VA

Posted on June 25, 2020 by lidar

Wounded Eagle UAS (WE) unmanned aerial surveillance, with the help of their student UAS operators, completed aerial mapping of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) 388-acre VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (WLA) campus. Using a UAS and drone … Continue reading →

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AV Test Initiative Will Encourage Failure Reporting

Posted on June 19, 2020 by lidar

Federal safety regulators on Monday launched an effort to get companies working on autonomous vehicle – AV technology to share more data about the limits of their systems. From an article in Forbes by Greg Gardner. The National Highway Traffic … Continue reading →

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A Brighter Perspective on Technology From Industry Veteran

Posted on June 4, 2020 by lidar

This is a guest blog post from good friend Richard Rybka who provides a brighter perspective on technology than some of the critics. Great to have you back on the team Richard. Recent research has found that some people are … Continue reading →

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Geomatics Professional versus Licensed Land Surveyor

Posted on May 19, 2020 by lidar

The term “surveyor” has tremendous historical significance dating back to the Egyptian “rope stretchers,” but I think the time has come for the idea of the geomatics professional to emerge. The digital transformation began in the 1950’s for the surveying … Continue reading →

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UAS Lidar is not Difficult – A Rebuttal From GeoCue

Posted on May 11, 2020 by lidar

This post from friend and colleague Lewis Graham, President and CTO of GeoCue Corporation is in rebuttal to a post of mine about upgrading from a camera to a UAS lidar system. ##### My friend and colleague Dr. Gene Roe … Continue reading →

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Railway Heritage Access Supported with 3D Modeling

Posted on April 30, 2020 by lidar

A titan of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel began the Great Western Railway (GWR) in Swindon, England, in 1835 with an ambitious plan to link the cities of London and Bristol. His story and many others that represent the … Continue reading →

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Imagine – Important Book on Creative Problem Solving

Posted on April 26, 2020 by lidar

I am in the process of re-reading one of the most inspiring and therefore important (especially for the YGPs) books that I have ever read. The book is Imagine by Jonah Lehrer. The main theme is creativity and how it … Continue reading →

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Inside Revit 2021 – A Series of Introductory Training Videos

Posted on April 16, 2020 by lidar

Dan Edleson, Founder of STEREO and Revit guru has been hard at work creating a series of focused, small bite training videos that put you inside Revit 2021, the latest release from Autodesk. Dan has had some of the highest … Continue reading →

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