Category Archives: Mapping

Delivery Drones – Do the Benefits Outweigh the Liabilities?

Posted on July 3, 2020 by lidar

This is a guest post from Karlyn McKell who explores the pros and cons of delivery drones for The Zebra. Social distancing guidelines have made contactless delivery essential for many businesses and delivery services to continue operations. With the rise … Continue reading →

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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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Wounded Eagle UAS Completes Mission for the VA

Posted on June 25, 2020 by lidar

Wounded Eagle UAS (WE) unmanned aerial surveillance, with the help of their student UAS operators, completed aerial mapping of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) 388-acre VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (WLA) campus. Using a UAS and drone … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced Database of Street-Level Imagery

Posted on June 24, 2020 by lidar

Mapillary, the Swedish startup that wants to take on Google and others in mapping the world via a crowdsourced database of street-level imagery, has been acquired by Facebook, according to the company’s blog. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed. … Continue reading →

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Positional Accuracy Assessment for NAIP/3DEP Pilot

Posted on June 22, 2020 by lidar

The Leica Geosystems CountryMapper hybrid system has the potential to collect data that satisfy the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) and 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) … 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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3DEP Developing a Partnership – Lessons Learned

Posted on June 18, 2020 by lidar

To encourage geospatial data collection and foster information sharing, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) launched the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) three years ago. 3DEP is a valuable tool, but many state and local agencies may be unaware of the … 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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