Category Archives: Mapping

Lidar for Drone Conference Hosted by YellowScan

Posted on February 16, 2019 by lidar

If you are interested in learning about the use of drones and lidar from some of the top experts in the industry then attending the Lidar for Drone Conference in the south of France March 20 and 21 should be … Continue reading →

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NGS 2019 Geospatial Summit – Registration is Required

Posted on February 15, 2019 by lidar

The NGS 2019 Geospatial Summit will be held in Silver Spring, MD May 6 – 7, 2019. The ongoing modernization of the National Spatial Reference System will be the main focus of the event. The NGS plans to replace the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Never Lost Again – Must Read for 3D Digital Mappers

Posted on February 8, 2019 by lidar

When you are building your list of books to read in 2019, Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday deserves to be near the top of that list. It’s the inside story of Keyhole, Google Earth and now Niantic. An incredible … Continue reading →

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World Magnetic Model Recently Updated Ahead of Time

Posted on February 5, 2019 by lidar

Magnetic North is not a static position. The World Magnetic Model was recently updated to reflect the fact that the movement of magnetic north has been rapidly progressing northward towards Siberia. From an article by Maya Wei-Haas in National Geographic … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Augmented Reality Requires Powerful 3D Camera

Posted on February 1, 2019 by lidar

A report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple is planning to launch iPhones in 2020 with a more powerful 3-D camera to support the company’s push into augmented reality, according to people familiar with the plans. The rear-facing, longer-range 3-D camera … Continue reading →

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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 →

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