Category Archives: Government

LiDAR in Space

Posted on July 28, 2010 by lidar

A research team from NASA Ames is on Devon Island exploring the Haughton Crater with the goal of understanding how humans and robots can work better together. Continue reading →

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Laser Scanning for Airport Obstruction Surveys

Posted on July 27, 2010 by lidar

The Transportation Research Board has issued a research report on the use of LiDAR for airport obstruction surveys. Continue reading →

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California Coast to be Mapped with LiDAR

Posted on July 19, 2010 by lidar

NOAA will supervise the $3.3 million effort to LiDAR map California’s entire coastline. Continue reading →

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NASA LiDAR Access System (NLAS)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by lidar

In anticipation of 2 new NASA earth observation satellite missions, a new online web portal will serve a variety of space-based, high and low altitude laser altimetry data through the Open Topography system. Continue reading →

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Laser Scanning Submarine Hulls

Posted on July 1, 2010 by lidar

1. 25 years ago I took a tour of a Los Angeles class fast attack submarine.
2. The hull is covered with rubber tiles to make the sub less detectable with sonar.
3. Creaform has sold the US Navy scanners that can assess the quality of the tiles.

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Identifying Landslides with LiDAR

Posted on June 17, 2010 by lidar

In this article the benefits of a lidar-derived bare earth model are clearly shown for a residential area in Oregon by comparing aerial photography with a digital terrain model. Continue reading →

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SIG 3D, CityGML and INSPIRE

Posted on June 8, 2010 by lidar

1. SIG 3D is a special interest group in Europe focused on modeling of cities and urban landscapes.
2. Some of their members have also been elected to the EU’s SDI INSPIRE working groups.
3. They are promoting the use of CityGML as the 3D data standard. The US needs to organize a similar effort.
Continue reading →

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Mt. Rushmore 3D Laser Scan

Posted on June 4, 2010 by lidar

This amazing 3D laser scanned image is the kind of deliverable that I was expecting from this project. Continue reading →

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LiDAR and Volcanology

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lidar

The Icelandic eruption has given researchers the opportunity of a lifetime, Katherine Sanderson reports in Nature News. Continue reading →

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LiDAR Used to Study Bluff Recession Rates

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lidar

Pennsylvania’s Bluff Recession and Setback Act (BRSA) requires that structures located on Lake Erie bluffs be set back from hazardous areas prone to bluff recession. Continue reading →

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