Tag Archives: GIS

Protecting Personal Privacy of Geo-location Data

Posted on August 17, 2019 by lidar

James Van Rens, Senior Vice President with RIEGL USA and Strategic Advisor for Government and Industry Relations for the RIEGL International Group, recently participated in the 9th meeting of the United Nations Global Geographic Information Management group. Discussions were held on the issue … Continue reading →

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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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ARE – AirShark Teams Up With UVM Spatial Analysis Lab

Posted on February 25, 2019 by lidar

Good friend Jarlath O’Niel-Dunne, the Director of UVM SAL has been promising to write an article for Lidar News. I guess we will have count this blog post on the ARE-AirShark website as his report on UAV operations – for … Continue reading →

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AeroVironment is Helping NPS with Woolsey Fire Aftermath

Posted on December 9, 2018 by lidar

With nearly 100,000 acres and over 600 park structures destroyed AeroVironment is providing critical services to the assess the damage. The Woolsey wildfire burned almost 90% of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California. Simply and painfully … Continue reading →

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SAM, LLC Invests in Technology to Enhance Solutions

Posted on September 27, 2018 by lidar

This is an excerpt from an article on Lidar News that provides an inside look at Surveying and Mapping, LLC – SAM and how technology has helped them become the largest geospatial service company in the U.S. Surveying and Mapping, … Continue reading →

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Esri 2018 User Conference Opens with Exciting Plenary and Keynotes

Posted on July 10, 2018 by lidar

“The Science of Where” has been the Esri tagline for some time now. It says it all in terms of the Esri approach to GIS and mapping vs. let’s say, Google who still does a lot of GIS science, but … Continue reading →

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Lidar and GIS

Posted on October 6, 2015 by lidar

Esri has recently published a book entitled, Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar. The scenarios in this reference feature lidar as the primary data source and lidar-related analysis as the primary skill focus. Lidar is a powerful, and increasingly … Continue reading →

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University of Maine’s Spatial Information Degree Programs

Posted on August 4, 2013 by lidar

For those who might be interested in an advanced degree in Spatial Information Science and Engineering. This is where geomatics and geospatial technology can intersect. Continue reading →

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