Tag Archives: NASA

Small Satellites – The Next Big Thing in Geospatial Innovation

Posted on January 27, 2019 by lidar

For all of us in the geospatial industry an important milestone was achieved recently. It was a story on 60 Minutes which introduced the masses to the small satellite boom that is ever so quietly revolutionizing the collection of imagery … Continue reading →

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ICESat-2 Will Carry Photon-Counting Lidar

Posted on September 27, 2018 by lidar

NASA launched the ICESat-2 satellite with the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System – ATLAS in September of this year. The mission is to assess the impact of global warming on the polar ice caps and lidar is the main technology. … Continue reading →

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Day 1 SPAR 3D 2018

Posted on June 6, 2018 by lidar

Lights, camera, action and with that SPAR 3D 2018 and AEC Next were launched. The Anaheim Convention Center is a very nice venue. Lisa Murray welcomed the standing room only audience by noting that this was the 15th year for … Continue reading →

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May the Forests Be With You

Posted on May 6, 2018 by lidar

NASA is playing up the Star Wars theme with the coming launch of GEDI, a lidar sensor package that will be mounted on the International Space Station this fall with the primary mission being the 3D mapping of the world’s … Continue reading →

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NASA is Calibrating the Space Station Lidar

Posted on April 26, 2018 by lidar

(From article by Ruth Fraňková, Petr Kološ) The Žofín forest, located in Novohradské Hory in the Czech Republic near the border with Austria, was declared a protected area in 1838. Its oldest trees, mostly giant spruces and firs, are up … Continue reading →

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Bio-indicator Lidar

Posted on November 2, 2016 by lidar

A research scientist at NASA Goddard has developed a lidar-based sensor technology that can detect organic compounds which would be an indicator of life as we know it, now or in the past. Once on another planet, the device, which … Continue reading →

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NASA Scientists Study Alaska Forest in 3D

Posted on July 31, 2016 by lidar

Scientists are zeroing in on a slice of forest in Alaska, using a powerful laser scanner to probe the area and produce unique 3D views of the trees that call the forest home. Earlier this month, scientists working on NASA’s … Continue reading →

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New Aerosol Lidar for Jurong Island

Posted on June 27, 2016 by lidar

To extend the observation network of real-time weather monitoring systems, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) has also installed an aerosol LIDAR on Jurong Island to measure the local distribution of particulate matter in the atmosphere, as well as a wind … Continue reading →

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Fighting Wildfires with UAS

Posted on June 24, 2016 by lidar

This excellent  article discusses the use of UAS, satellites and lidar to fight wildfires. The Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada, imaged above with the Japanese satellite Suomi NPP burned for more than six weeks and is now the largest on … Continue reading →

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NASA RFI For Space Lidar

Posted on July 23, 2015 by lidar

NASA/ARC is interested in spaceflight-qualified LIDAR systems for planetary rover missions on the Moon. LIDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distance). This RFI seeks information about … Continue reading →

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