Category Archives: Mapping

USGS NGP Releases New Lidar Base Specification

Posted on November 8, 2019 by lidar

The USGS NGP Lidar Base Specification version 2.1 is now available. Some notable changes include: Defining the project area as the lidar acquisition project boundary plus a 100-meter buffer Applying the specification to the extent of the defined project area … Continue reading →

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Advantages and Challenges of Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Webinar

Posted on November 7, 2019 by lidar

An important and free educational webinar, entitled “Advantages and Challenges of a Multi-Sensor, 3D Data Fusion Strategy” is being offered on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 2 PM EDT. This event, sponsored by RIEGL USA, will include an introduction to … Continue reading →

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Drone Flight Safety Management At NUAIR

Posted on November 5, 2019 by lidar

Drone flight safety management is a concept that means different things to different people across a wide variety of organizations. A lot has been written about safety in the world of aviation where, in fact, the culture and standards have … Continue reading →

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Multisensor Data Collection Includes Sonar and Lidar

Posted on November 4, 2019 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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Underground Mining on the Verge of Full Automation

Posted on November 3, 2019 by lidar

CSIRO engineers have developed a world first “flameproof” 3D laser scanning device that can “see things our eyes cannot” by transmitting a full panoramic view of an underground coal mine in real time. Called the ExScan, the device is set … Continue reading →

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WeWork is Leveraging 3D BIM to Fuel Its Rapid Expansion

Posted on November 2, 2019 by lidar

Not familiar with WeWork? They are like ride sharing companies Uber or Lyft, but their game is sharing downtown office space. Since this blog was first posted WeWork has had some major issues with corporate governance. Co-founders Adam Neuman, who … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Map Service Available from USGS

Posted on October 28, 2019 by lidar

The USGS 3DEP program offers a powerful dynamic map service capability to make it much simpler to investigate the range of products that can be generated on demand from the digital elevation data. The dynamic map service can generate multi-resolution … Continue reading →

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Precision Agriculture Informed with Drone Lidar

Posted on October 27, 2019 by lidar

The RedTail LiDAR Systems’ RTL-400, designed specifically for use on small drones, is a cost-effective tool that provides high-resolution, accurately geolocated images needed to make informed business decisions. Precision agriculture is one area where it is well suited. As the … Continue reading →

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Forest Health to be Monitored with Lidar

Posted on October 26, 2019 by lidar

October 24, 2019 – North Fork, California – In August Yosemite Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council was awarded $4.1 million in forest health funding for the Madera Projects – Southern Sierra All Lands Recovery and Restoration Project (Madera SSARR … Continue reading →

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Ancient City Revealed by Lidar in Cambodian Jungle

Posted on October 24, 2019 by lidar

Stone inscriptions tell tales of an ancient city called Mahendraparvata. The once-mighty metropolis was one of the first capitals of the Khmer empire, which ruled in Southeast Asia between the ninth and 15th centuries. It was long believed that the … Continue reading →

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