Category Archives: Technology

Ground Penetrating Radar for the Surveyor

Posted on June 13, 2019 by lidar

One of the more impressive product announcements from this week at HxGN Live involves GRP – ground penetrating radar. Geoff Zeiss in his Between the Poles blog commented, “Two years ago the one-button BLK360 opened up engineering grade laser scanning … Continue reading →

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FMCW – Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Lidar

Posted on June 4, 2019 by lidar

It certainly sounds more complicated than Time of Flight (ToF), but Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) lidar has a number of important advantages over ToF, like being able to measure the velocity of objects in a scene and having the … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame Acoustics Were Also Documented

Posted on May 16, 2019 by lidar

The Notre Dame acoustics are as important to historians as the physical construction. Luckily some forward thinking French acousticians made recordings of the cathedral at the same time that Andrew Tallon was recording the structure. From an article in Ars … Continue reading →

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Chinese Researchers Claim Lidar Camera with 45 km Range

Posted on May 14, 2019 by lidar

With what would seem to be a record for a lidar camera Chinese researchers claim they have an invented a camera that can record images at a distance of 45 km. From an article in Fossbytes. Chinese researchers have developed … Continue reading →

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SPAR 3D Expo and Conference 2019 Opens in One Week

Posted on May 14, 2019 by lidar

If you are interested in finding out about the latest developments in reality capture, BIM, AI, AR/VR and more than you need to attend SPAR 3D Expo and Conference. Included this year will be the Younger Geospatial Professional of the … Continue reading →

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Underwater Drone Eelume Moves Like a Snake

Posted on May 9, 2019 by lidar

Having just watched the video below I am at a nearly total loss for words to describe what this underwater drone is capable of doing. Since my days in earning my Ph.D. in marine geotechnical engineering I have known that … Continue reading →

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Ship Building Is Making the Transition to 3D

Posted on May 9, 2019 by lidar

Ship building is being transformed from 2D paper to 3D digital models. Even decades-old aircraft carriers are being mapped onto digital models at Newport News Shipbuilding. From an article in Defense One. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — When the USS George … Continue reading →

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Digital License Plates for Drones Are Coming

Posted on May 7, 2019 by lidar

Mariah Scott, the President of Skyward testified before Congress last September making the case for remote identification of drones which can be likened to digital license plates. From the Skyward website. There’s just one problem. Without a system for universal … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells – Better UAV Power?

Posted on May 5, 2019 by lidar

Lithium batteries provide relatively short duration flights and are restricted on most commercial airlines; internal combustion engines create air and noise pollution. Are hydrogen fuel cells going to provide the best option? From an article in sUAS News. Like batteries, … Continue reading →

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Kitty Hawk Wishes to Re-define Mobility with the Flying Car

Posted on May 1, 2019 by lidar

Kitty Hawk has a simple corporate vision – to free people from traffic by using a flying car to re-define the term mobility. In case you might be thinking that this Silicon Valley start-up can’t be serious, then you should … Continue reading →

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