Category Archives: Laser Scanning

How to Specify 3D Laser Scanning Services

Posted on July 2, 2020 by lidar

How to Specify 3D Laser Scanning Services: It has to be all or nothing Make it performance vs. prescriptive – results, not methods Rely on the expertise of the laser scanning services provider Must provide results that the client can … Continue reading →

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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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3D Scans and Animations Used to Inform Project Team

Posted on June 29, 2020 by lidar

The issues facing the project team on the $968 million International Arrivals Facility project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport could hardly have been more extreme. 3D scans and animations  were used to virtually sequence and insure that the install would go … 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 →

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Google Arts and Culture Program Preserves the Past

Posted on June 23, 2020 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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Museum of the Future Relies on Laser Scanning

Posted on June 21, 2020 by lidar

In Dubai, where tower blocks seem to pop up almost overnight, residents have grown adept at averting their eyes from building sites. But one construction project has caught everyone’s attention: the Museum of the Future, which has loomed up over … Continue reading →

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Photogrammetry and Mobile Lidar – A Hybrid Approach

Posted on June 20, 2020 by lidar

Combining multiple types of geospatial data collection, such as aerial photogrammetry and mobile lidar, requires a detailed knowledge of sensors, error models, navigation, ground control and data processing. This would be a challenge for any geomatics firm, but the rewards … 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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Toyota Smart Vehicle Strategy Could Be the Winner

Posted on June 17, 2020 by lidar

The automobile world is in quiet retreat on the topic of fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). As an excellent article by Steve LeVine in Marker described, vehicle autonomy is closely linked with ride-sharing, and in the pandemic era we’re going through, … Continue reading →

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Disaster Vulnerability Assessed with Lidar

Posted on June 16, 2020 by lidar

A new Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) initiative is using LiDAR to map Saint Lucia for the very first time. The initiative is the latest in a series of major activities under the Disaster Vulnerability program, including steps toward the … Continue reading →

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