Category Archives: Technology

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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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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Day 2 at ILMF 2019 Produced a Number of Hidden Gems

Posted on January 30, 2019 by lidar

Day 2 at ILMF 2019 resulted in discussions and presentations with a number of companies that have truly outstanding products which I doubt you have heard of. The keynotes were interesting, but not quite what I was hoping for, particularly … Continue reading →

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Geo Week 2019 Opens with MAPPS, Then ASPRS and ILMF

Posted on January 26, 2019 by lidar

Geo Week 2019 opened yesterday with the MAPPS Winter Conference,  followed by the ASPRS Annual Conference and ILMF 2019 opening on Monday. This is the first time that the three events have been held in conjunction. It will be interesting … Continue reading →

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GeoIgnite Conference Launched by GoGeomatics

Posted on January 24, 2019 by lidar

GoGeomatics Founder, Jonathon Murphy took the plunge this week announcing GeoIgnite – an exciting new geospatial conference that will be held in Ottawa, Canada June 18 and 19 at the Ottawa Conference Center. The plans are still being finalized for … Continue reading →

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WaveSense Uses GPR for Autonomous Vehicle Location

Posted on January 21, 2019 by lidar

WaveSense uses ground penetrating radar – GPR to create a reference map of the subsurface conditions below the pavement of a highway. This can be accomplished because the return GPR signal creates a unique electromagnetic signature. From an article in … Continue reading →

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World of Concrete Kicks Off Tuesday in Las Vegas

Posted on January 18, 2019 by lidar

If you love construction like I do, then the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV is the place to be next week. Standards for the use of 3D laser scanning to measure concrete tolerances are being addressed. The annual … Continue reading →

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Rain on Lidar Sensors – What is the effect on Performance?

Posted on January 17, 2019 by lidar

This paper looks at the influence of rain on a lidar sensor using a mathematical model to predict the degradation of the performance. Among the many challenges involved in the development of safe, reliable advanced driver assist systems (ADAS), sensing … Continue reading →

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Dropcopter Co-Founder Promotes Exiting Comfort Zone

Posted on January 15, 2019 by lidar

Adam Fine is co-founder of Dropcopter which uses unmanned aerial systems to pollinate orchards. In this interview in Syracuse.com he offers some thoughts on being a successful entrepreneur. Adam moved to Syracuse from San Francisco (ouch) in December 2017 for … Continue reading →

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Camera is Much More Sensitive to Laser Pulses

Posted on January 13, 2019 by lidar

An engineer at CES last week was very disappointed to find that his  new $1,998 Sony a7R II mirrorless camera had been permanently damaged by an automotive lidar sensor. From an article in PetaPixel Self-driving cars widely use a technology … Continue reading →

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