Category Archives: Lidar

Coronavirus – If You Have Good News, Please Share It

Posted on March 30, 2020 by lidar

As some of you may have noticed I have chosen to avoid the issue of the coronavirus crisis that is facing our 3D industry and the world. My reasoning is that I am sure you are receiving plenty of information … Continue reading →

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Trees Have a Heartbeat – Lidar Proves It

Posted on March 29, 2020 by lidar

Scientist Diana Beresford Kroeger proved that the biochemistry of humans and that of plants and trees are the same – ie the hormones (including serotonin) that regulate human and plant life are identical. What this means practically is that trees … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, Agriculture, Data, Environmental, Forestry, Laser Scanning, Lidar, point clouds, remote sensing, Research | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Continuous Time SLAM – How does it work?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by lidar

GeoSLAM is a world leader in the development and use of Simultaneous Location and Mapping technology, or SLAM. They have developed an informative infographic that explains why SLAM is needed and how it can be used to benefit customers when … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, BIM, Business Development, Cloud, Consumer, geodetic, Geomatics, GPS, Hardware, Indoor Mapping, Infrastructure, Inspection, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Marketing, point clouds, Robots, Sensors, SLAM, Software, Technology, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

LevelS3D Delivered Beyond Spec Using Mobile Lidar

Posted on March 26, 2020 by lidar

LevelS3D delivered results that exceeded the project requirements on a recent project where they mapped a Paris metro station using the NavVis M6. LevelS3D is a French company founded in 2012 which develops 3D scanning applications for the next-gen tablets … Continue reading →

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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument 3D Mapped

Posted on March 25, 2020 by lidar

Crow Canyon Archaeology Center and the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument looked to map Sand Canyon an ancestral Pueblo site. They knew traditional mapping would not suffice. Using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) LiDAR technology, they received impressive results. They … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, archaeology, cultural heritage, Data, Historic Preservation, Laser Scanning, Lidar, remote sensing, Sensors, topography, UAS, UAVs | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RIEGL Virtual Lidar Conference is Today

Posted on March 24, 2020 by lidar

To replace the loss of this week’s ILMF conference RIEGL has taken this opportunity to offer a free, day long virtual lidar conference. When you are given lemons make lemonade. I hope everyone will take this opportunity to support this … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, bathymetric, BIM, Conferences, Data, Drones, Forestry, Forums, Full waveform, Geomatics, Hardware, Infrastructure, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Mobile LiDAR, remote sensing, Sensors, Software, Surveying Engineering, Technology, The Industry, training, UAS, UAVs, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Waymo Autonomous Vehicles Upgraded to Gen 5

Posted on March 23, 2020 by lidar

People who are accustomed to seeing the Waymo autonomous vans rolling around Chandler and the East Valley are due for a surprise. These are likely to be the most sophisticated AVs on the market and the safest. From an article … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, artifical perception, artificial intelligence, Autonomous vehicles, computer vision, Consumer, driverless vehicles, Hardware, Laser Scanning, Lidar, machine learning, Radar, remote sensing, Research, Safety, Sensors, The Industry, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Google Driverless Car Project Founder Pleads Guilty

Posted on March 21, 2020 by lidar

ANTHONY LEVANDOWSKI, the once-lauded engineer who co-founded Google’s self-driving car project and helped spark interest in autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a confidential Google document shortly before leaving the company. In the agreement, Levandowski agreed to a maximum … Continue reading →

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iPad Pro Models for 2020 Will Feature Lidar Sensor

Posted on March 19, 2020 by lidar

Adding support to my claim that this will be the Lidar Decade and that lidar will become more well known by the general public than GPS, Apple announced yesterday that two iPad Pro models and some models of the iPhone … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, 3D Printing, AI, AR/VR, artificial intelligence, Business Development, computer vision, Consumer, Entertainment, Hardware, Indoor Mapping, Laser Scanning, Lidar, point clouds, Sensors, Software, Technology, The Industry, virtual reality, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Multisensor Data Collection Includes Sonar and Lidar

Posted on March 17, 2020 by lidar

Bibby HydroMap, a UK-based company, has successfully completed an asset inspection survey of several bridges and the Weaver Sailing Club along the River Weaver in Cheshire (UK), an opportunity demonstrating its multisensor, marine 3D imaging capabilities in a highly dynamic … Continue reading →

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