Category Archives: Lidar/Imaging
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xyHt Magazine Digital Edition: June 2021
xyHt's June issue features hydrography and the need to survey everything water related.
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Island Hopping
Using topo-bathy lidar to map distant islands helps develop high-resolution 3D topographic data for the U.S. and its territories
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Taking Flight
As drones begin to fill our airspace, Switzerland is figuring out how the skies will remain friendly
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The Early Days of 3D Laser Scanning: Part 11
In 1998 I joined a small start-up, Cyra Technologies, which was pioneering 3D laser scanning technology. I had a senior product marketing role, reporting to the CEO.
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Aerial Efficiency
With 174 miles of transmission line to capture and the need for fine detail images for inspection analysis, SkySkopes turned to a helicopter platform with a 100-megapixel (MP) camera to produce RGB photographs for quick project turnarounds.
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Drones in Confinement
From warehouses to underground facilities, demand for drone inspections in GPS-denied places is rising. The new flying destination for UAVs is the great indoors.