Category Archives: Lidar/Imaging
Creating Earth’s Digital Twin
If airborne lidar can create an exact replica of Earth, will it help future geospatial professionals and scientists understand the history of our planet?
Karen Schuckman is the ASPRS’ Next Executive Director
The ASPRS Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Karen Schuckman as the next executive director of ASPRS. “After a thorough and extensive search process, the ASPRS board of directors has named Karen Schuckman as its next executive director. Karen, in her previous positions in ASPRS, has demonstrated an incredible commitment to seeing the...
The Center for the Arts in Nevada County, California Optimizes Operations
Mobile LiDAR scanner Hovermap was used to conduct an internal and external scan of the facility in just over an hour to capture accurate as-builts and CAD drawings.
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 07/16/2021
Esri Releases New Predictive 2050 Global Land Cover Map Esri Awards GIS Users for Innovations Velodyne Lidar Partners with NVIDIA Metropolis for Infrastructure Solutions Zoom75 & Zoom 95 – The New GeoMax Robotic Total Stations Lidar Helps Reveal Radiation Hot Spots at Chernobyl GIS-Pro 2021: October 3-6, 2021 Setting the Record Straight: The RETAIN Act...
Early 3D Scanning Competition: 1998 – 2000, Part 13
When you join a start-up, as I did in 1998 with 3D laser scanning pioneer Cyra Technologies, you worry about two things. One is if your start-up’s “new thing” will catch on in the market and your company will survive. The second is if a competitor will “out-invent” you with something better (and your company...
Laser Scanning Scores in Stadium Renovation
In Spain, soccer stadiums are often as beloved as their local teams. The Carlos Tartiere stadium in Oviedo, a small city in the northern Asturias region, is no exception. Built in 2001, the Tartiere stadium is home to the city’s Real Oviedo soccer team, a second-division club that’s been engaging fans for 95 years. As...