Category Archives: Laser Scanning

3D Laser Scanning is Being Used to Improve Health

Posted on September 13, 2019 by lidar

Two separate articles this past May referred to the use of 3D laser scanning to improve one’s health. In the first case it was in support of the shape of an infant’s head and the second better design of hearing … Continue reading →

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USIBD LOA vers. 3 Certification Training Next Week

Posted on September 12, 2019 by lidar

USIBD will be offering LOA V.3 Certification Training LIVE in St. Louis, MO as part of their Symposium in conjunction with the BIMForum next week in St. Louis, MO. USIBD is offering a FREE training session on the newly-published LOA … Continue reading →

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Google Arts and Culture Program Preserves the Past

Posted on September 9, 2019 by lidar

The Google Arts and Culture program is providing all of us with an incredible opportunity to experience places we might never see. From an article in i News by Rhiannon Williams. Technology, as an industry dedicated to the relentless reinvention … Continue reading →

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Airborne Commercial Lidar – The Early Development Days

Posted on September 7, 2019 by lidar

I was doing some research on the early days of airborne commercial lidar and luckily remembered Todd Neff had done all that work for me. Todd’s book is “The Laser That’s Changing the World,” and it is a must read … Continue reading →

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Anonymous Security Solutions Better Served by Lidar

Posted on September 4, 2019 by lidar

There is a growing need for autonomous security solutions as organizations are becoming increasingly concerned about protecting privacy. From an article by Neil Huntingdon in Security Sale and Integration. Most of today’s security and monitoring systems have been designed around … Continue reading →

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Geomatics Career Opening at the U.S. Military Academy

Posted on August 31, 2019 by lidar

If you are looking for a truly once in a lifetime, geomatics career opportunity please read on. Having visited the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY this spring I can tell you there is a 200+ year old … Continue reading →

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FHWA Supports DOT Drone Programs

Posted on August 30, 2019 by lidar

UAS offer several transformative aspects for highway transportation, enhancing safety and productivity and reducing cost. The FHWA is supporting DOTs around the country with the introduction of drones for wide variety of applications. From the FHWA Every Day Counts program. … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower Memorial Enlists 3D Laser Scanning

Posted on August 29, 2019 by lidar

When it opens next May, one of the most dramatic features of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be a 450-foot-long stainless steel tapestry depicting the coast of Normandy, France, the site of the Allied D-Day Victory … Continue reading →

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Levandowski Criminally Charged – Theft of Trade Secrets

Posted on August 28, 2019 by lidar

Lidar News provided a number of posts beginning in October 2017 involving Anthony Levandowski and his involvement in a Waymo vs. Uber patent lawsuit. The case was eventually settled in Waymo’s favor. The judge in  the case recommended that the … Continue reading →

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Neural Network on a Chip Designed by Tesla

Posted on August 27, 2019 by lidar

The building block of a human nervous system is a neuron and millions of them form a neural network in the body’s central nervous system. To make autonomous cars a reality, computer scientists need to create artificial neural networks (ANNs) … Continue reading →

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