Category Archives: Technology

SENSR is 3D Perception Software for all Lidar Sensors

Posted on August 1, 2019 by lidar

SENSR is 3D perception software that wants to become the Windows of 3D Lidar sensors, enabling mass-adoption of automotive-grade LiDAR solutions. It will be interesting to see if the key players will buy into this. Seoul Robotics, a dynamic provider … Continue reading →

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Geomatics Career Promoted by US Careers Online Video

Posted on July 31, 2019 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 →

Posted in 3D Modeling, Civil Engineering, Education, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, GPS, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, Technology, The Industry, training, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Geomatics Professional versus Licensed Land Surveyor

Posted on July 25, 2019 by lidar

The term “surveyor” has tremendous historical significance dating back to the Egyptian “rope stretchers,” but I think the time has come for the idea of the geomatics professional to emerge. The digital transformation began in the 1950’s for the surveying … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, AI, artificial intelligence, Autonomous vehicles, Business Development, Deep Learning, Digital Transformation, driverless vehicles, Education, geodetic, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, Government, GPS, intelligent cities, Internet of Things, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Robots, Sensors, smart cities, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, Technology, UAS, UAVs, Young Geospatial Professional | Tagged , | 1 Comment

TRB AFB80 Summer Meeting 2019 – Some Highlights

Posted on July 24, 2019 by lidar

This past weekend’s heat wave in New Hampshire prepped me for the weather in Daytona, Fl at the TRB AFB80 summer meeting, but it was still HOT. Although I was not able to attend the morning presentations on Tuesday, the … Continue reading →

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3D Accuracy Webinar Preview – You Can Still Register

Posted on July 10, 2019 by lidar

If you are not aware, Lidar News is hosting an educational webinar today at 2PM EDT on the subject of specifying 3D accuracy. This important event is co-sponsored by Paracosm and the USIBD. To register click here. A lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Modeling, BIM, Business Development, Certifications, Construction, Data, Hardware, Indoor Mapping, Infrastructure, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Marketing, Quality, Research, Software, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, Technology, The Industry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nathan Eick – Geospatial Specialist at Aerial Services, Inc.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by lidar

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s probably….Nathan Eick. Meet Nathan, Aerial Services’ Geospatial Specialist. As a Geospatial Specialist some of Nathan’s responsibilities include preflight planning, fixed-wing and UAS collection, post flight processing and has assisted with maintenance.  He is … Continue reading →

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PrimeSense 3D Scanning Invention Patent Updated

Posted on June 29, 2019 by lidar

Apple filed a continuation patent in Europe on Thursday that covers a major update to a key PrimeSense 3D scanning and projection invention. PrimeSense, which Apple acquired in late 2013, originally filed this patent in February 2013. Apple was granted … Continue reading →

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Airborne Lidar Industry Understands Value of Standards

Posted on June 28, 2019 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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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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