Category Archives: Lidar

Jason Dolf, CP, CMS-UAS – Aerial Services, Inc.

Posted on February 21, 2019 by lidar

Jason Dolf is the Flight Operations Manager at Aerial Services, Inc. and he is a key member of the “I am ASI” campaign. ASI is seeking professionals, like you, to share your story. (See below for more information.) Meet Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in airborne LiDAR, Business Development, Lidar, Mapping, Photogrammetry, remote sensing, Surveying, The Industry, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lidar for Drone Conference Kicks Off Wednesday

Posted on February 16, 2019 by lidar

Well, I made it to the south of France where I will be attending YellowScan’s Lidar for Drone conference on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. These small, highly focused events are often the best learning and networking experiences. Look … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, Agriculture, airborne LiDAR, Business Development, Cloud, Conferences, Data, Entertainment, Environmental, Feature Extraction, Forestry, Inspection, Lidar, Mapping, Photogrammetry, point clouds, remote sensing, Software, UAS, UAVs | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Studying Drought Using Lidar in the Amazon Rain Forest

Posted on February 9, 2019 by lidar

Most people would not expect the Amazon rain forest to be associated with studying drought, yet prolonged dry spells are projected to become more prevalent and severe because of climate change. The question at hand is how these droughts are … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, Agriculture, airborne LiDAR, Environmental, Forestry, GIS, Government, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, point clouds, remote sensing, Research, Sensors, topography, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Emesent is Data61 Spin-Out – Can Fly Autonomous Without GPS

Posted on February 4, 2019 by lidar

Emesent, a drone autonomy spin-out from CSIRO’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group, has raised $3.5 million in venture capital to commercialise its first product, Hovermap. Main Sequence Ventures, which manages the CSIRO Innovation Fund, led the funding round along with … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, artificial intelligence, Business Development, Environmental, Government, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Mining, remote sensing, Research, Sensors, SLAM, Software, UAS, UAVs | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Automotive Lidar – The Details Behind 10 Leading Companies

Posted on February 3, 2019 by lidar

Over the past year the automotive lidar manufacturers have been providing more details on their proprietary technology. Timothy B. Lee provides an in-depth look at 10 of the leading companies for Ars Technica. Today, there are three big ways that … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, artifical perception, artificial intelligence, Augmented reality, Autonomous vehicles, computer vision, Consumer, Flash LiDAR, Hardware, Laser Scanning, Lidar, machine learning, Mapping, point clouds, Research, Sensors, Software, solid state, solid state lidar, The Industry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

NavVis M6 is Streamlining Scan-to-BIM Workflows

Posted on February 2, 2019 by lidar

The M6 mobile mapping platform from NavVis provides a highly efficient means of collecting the as-found conditions for the interior of a building. From a NavVis blog post by Stephen Cousins Scanning technology is becoming a critical function of integrated … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, artificial intelligence, BIM, Data, Indoor Mapping, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Sensors, SLAM | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Roboats Build 3D Maps of Amsterdam’s Canals in Real time

Posted on January 31, 2019 by lidar

MIT researchers are working with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) to develop on-demand roboats for the city. With a name like “Ro(e)boat how could you go wrong? From an article in designboom. MIT and AMS are working … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, artificial intelligence, Data, Environmental, GIS, Government, Hardware, Infrastructure, intelligent cities, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Mobile LiDAR, Orgs, Research, Robots, Sensors, smart cities, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Day 2 at ILMF 2019 Produced a Number of Hidden Gems

Posted on January 30, 2019 by lidar

Day 2 at ILMF 2019 resulted in discussions and presentations with a number of companies that have truly outstanding products which I doubt you have heard of. The keynotes were interesting, but not quite what I was hoping for, particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, airborne LiDAR, artifical perception, artificial intelligence, Augmented reality, Autonomous vehicles, Business Development, computer vision, Conferences, Consumer, Data, Geomatics, GIS, Hardware, Laser Scanning, Lidar, machine learning, Mapping, Orgs, point clouds, remote sensing, Research, Sensors, SLAM, solid state, solid state lidar, Surveying Engineering, Technology, The Industry, UAS, UAVs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

State Farm Granted Waivers for BVLOS and OPA

Posted on January 27, 2019 by lidar

In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence State Farm Insurance in conjunction with Virginia Tech/MAAP obtained two impressive waivers. One for operations beyond visual line of sight and the other for flights over populated areas. State Farm was the first insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in airborne LiDAR, Business Development, Certifications, Environmental, GIS, Government, Inspection, Lidar, Mapping, Photogrammetry, remote sensing, Research, UAS, UAVs | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Geo Week 2019 Opens with MAPPS, Then ASPRS and ILMF

Posted on January 26, 2019 by lidar

Geo Week 2019 opened yesterday with the MAPPS Winter Conference,  followed by the ASPRS Annual Conference and ILMF 2019 opening on Monday. This is the first time that the three events have been held in conjunction. It will be interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, Business Development, Cloud, Conferences, cultural heritage, Environmental, Feature Extraction, Forestry, Forums, GIS, Government, Hydrographic LiDAR, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Marketing, Photogrammetry, point clouds, remote sensing, Research, Sensors, Standards, Structure from motion, Surveying, Technology, The Industry, training, UAS, UAVs, Visualization | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment