Friday, July 22nd, 2016
According to a new research report by MarketIntelReports titled “Global LiDAR Industry 2016 Research Report” is a detailed qualitative analysis of the factors responsible for driving and restraining growth of the LiDAR Industry and future opportunities are provided in the report. Improved automated processing ability in data processing and image resolution capabilities over other technologies
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
YellowScan has put together a diverse and exciting agenda for the YellowScan LiDAR for Drone 2016 User Conference, proving the broad usage of YellowScan LiDAR equipment in applications such as archeology, forestry, powerlines, surveying, mining, civil engineering and more. We are extremely excited to be working with renowned international partners and speakers from Applanix, TerraSolid,
Thursday, March 10th, 2016
The U.S. Geological Survey has announced the first recipients of the 2016 partnership funding awards for the 3D Elevation Program. This program, referred to as 3DEP, presents a unique opportunity for collaboration between the USGS and other federal, state and local agencies to leverage the services and expertise of private sector mapping firms that acquire
Friday, February 19th, 2016
February 18, 2016 (Portland, Maine) — International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) kicks off Monday, February 22 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Colorado Convention Center. The conference and exhibition, which will take place February 22-24, will showcase the latest airborne, terrestrial, and underwater LiDAR as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and technologies. Conference attendees
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Just in time for ILMF 2016, the makers of the open LASzip LiDAR compressor annouce the latest addition to their LiDAR processing software LAStools. The new ‘laspublish‘ from rapidlasso GmbH creates stand-alone Web Portals for interactive 3D viewing of LiDAR points and for selective downloading of LAZ or LAS files. The new tool is based
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 23, 2015 — Just as The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) pioneered mobile light detection and ranging (LiDAR) mapping at the turn of the century, the firm now is at the leading edge of collecting and processing high-resolution oblique aerial imagery. In 2015, Sanborn added 2.8 million new images to its Oblique
Thursday, December 17th, 2015
December 17, 2015 (Portland, Maine) — Dave Gallo, Oceanographer and Director of Special Projects at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, will deliver the keynote “Beyond Titanic: The Pursuit of Tactical Oceanography” at International LiDAR Mapping Forum on Monday, February 22, 2016 in Denver. Dr. Gallo has been at the forefront of ocean exploration for over 25 years
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
Leicestershire, December 9, 2015 — Aerial photography and detailed 3D height models of the UK are being used to assess the risk of flooding, and help development projects progress through the planning process. Working with Betts Hydro, part of engineering consultancy group Betts Associates, the geographic datasets from Bluesky are providing ground level information for use
Thursday, November 12th, 2015
Leicestershire, UK, November 12 2015 — LiDAR is being employed to reveal the hidden archaeology of a Bronze-Age hill settlement in Lancashire, England. Visually, the archaeological features are very difficult to see, but the Bluesky laser survey, commissioned by the Morecambe Bay Partnership, is expected to reveal previously undiscovered details of the settlement at Warton Crag. Identified as
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
November 10, 2015 — Anchorage, AK – Merrick Alaska (www.merrick.com/Alaska) was recently awarded a contract to provide aerial photography and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) services for the Municipality of Anchorage, AK (MOA). This data will address important management issues for Alaska’s largest city. The Municipality plans to make use of the LiDAR data and aerial
