Category Archives: Education

Surveying Engineering Professionals Group

Posted on May 10, 2018 by lidar

Continuing with the surveying engineering professionals theme, I have created a LinkedIn group with the same name. To get things started I put in the following description: This group is to be a meeting place for the exchange of ideas … Continue reading →

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Drone Training

Posted on April 10, 2018 by lidar

I don’t usually find a company that I can blog about on ABC’s Shark Tank, but DARTdrones is one I think you might want to make note of. DARTdrones is the national leader in drone training, consultation, and expert support … Continue reading →

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ASCE Surveying and Geomatics Conference

Posted on April 5, 2018 by lidar

Make your plans to join us in sunny Southern California April 22 – 24, 2018 for the inaugural ASCE UESI 2018 Surveying & Geomatics Conference in joint collaboration with California State Polytechnic University Pomona. We invite you to participate in … Continue reading →

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Learn Mobile Lidar

Posted on April 3, 2018 by lidar

Are you looking for a detailed overview of mobile lidar as it applies to transportation applications, then I have some good news for you. As part of the team that developed  NCHRP Report No. 748 we were asked to create … Continue reading →

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2018 JACIE Workshop Call for Abstracts

Posted on March 1, 2018 by lidar

The JACIE Team (Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation) is excited to issue this Call for Abstracts for the 2018 JACIE Workshop. This year’s JACIE workshop will be held in College Park, Maryland on September 18-20′ 2018. The JACIE workshop focuses … Continue reading →

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MADD and Velodyne Partner

Posted on February 21, 2018 by lidar

In what is certain to be a strong argument in support of autonomous driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Velodyne have teamed up to launch an education campaign explaining the benefits of fully autonomous vehicles. It’s hard to believe … Continue reading →

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How Accurate is Your Drone? Real World Results

Posted on January 20, 2018 by lidar

By Mike Tully, ASI Aerial Services and the Iowa Department of Transportation completed a UAS project in 2017 that tested the positional accuracy of several Unmanned Aerial Systems (camera and lidar). In this highly informative article Mike Tully presents a … Continue reading →

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Free Airborne Lidar Data Webinar

Posted on January 15, 2018 by lidar

Join the New York State GIS Association for a webinar titled ‘What’s the Point in LiDAR’ presented by David McKittrick of Blue Marble Geographics. This webinar is FREE and open to all, regardless of membership in the Association. Date: Tuesday … Continue reading →

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USIBD Best Practices Webinar

Posted on January 11, 2018 by lidar

Join Us January 17th at 1 PM ET to Hear Case Studies that Demonstrate the Unique Challenges and Best Practices for High-Precision 3D Laser Scanning & Modeling Projects Pharmaceutical and medical research labs share several unique characteristics that can present … Continue reading →

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Introductory Lidar FAQ

Posted on November 10, 2017 by lidar

WWF-UK has compiled easy-to-read guidelines related to the practical use of LiDAR remote sensing in conservation and ecological research. The main argument behind creating these guidelines was that as vegetation and terrain structure has been known to determine habitat quality, … Continue reading →

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