Category Archives: Technology

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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Geomatics Career Promoted by US Careers Online Video

Posted on June 27, 2020 by lidar

US Careers Online has partnered with WithersRavenel to highlight Geomatics and Surveying as a possible career path. From an article in xyHt. North Carolina based US Careers Online—a leader in helping students find a career in new and interesting fields … Continue reading →

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AV Test Initiative Will Encourage Failure Reporting

Posted on June 19, 2020 by lidar

Federal safety regulators on Monday launched an effort to get companies working on autonomous vehicle – AV technology to share more data about the limits of their systems. From an article in Forbes by Greg Gardner. The National Highway Traffic … Continue reading →

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Pokemon GO May Support iPhone 12 Pro Lidar

Posted on June 14, 2020 by lidar

Today a datamined app file for the latest version of Pokemon GO showed imagery of a near-future feature. With one image (and some code clues from the code) we can see that Pokemon GO may have, and likely will have, … Continue reading →

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3D Recovery Models Need to be Agile and Resilient

Posted on June 10, 2020 by lidar

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through industries and forced many companies to either scale back their operations or shut down altogether. As the effects of the pandemic evolve, companies are identifying response efforts to implement the changes necessary to … Continue reading →

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FedTech is a Unique Start-up Platform

Posted on June 8, 2020 by lidar

I received an email from an individual that is a volunteer with a very interesting program appropriately called FedTech since it seeks to match entrepreneurs with scientists and their IP who work at federal facilities such as NASA. I had … Continue reading →

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A Brighter Perspective on Technology From Industry Veteran

Posted on June 4, 2020 by lidar

This is a guest blog post from good friend Richard Rybka who provides a brighter perspective on technology than some of the critics. Great to have you back on the team Richard. Recent research has found that some people are … Continue reading →

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Downtown Mobility Studied with Lidar Sensors

Posted on June 1, 2020 by lidar

The City of Kelowna, British Colombia, Canada says it will embark on a pilot project next week that will study the flow of traffic and pedestrians in the downtown core. On Thursday, the city announced that it will soon be … Continue reading →

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