Category Archives: Technology

Shape Extraction from Point Clouds in AutoCAD

Autodesk Labs has recently announced the availability of a new “Point Cloud Shape Extraction Plug-in for AutoCAD”. Continue reading

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LiDAR in Space

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 and Architectural Details

One company, Streamline Automation has developed a complete system for creating the most intricate architectural details that includes the use of laser scanning. Continue reading

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Using Full-Waveform LiDAR To Improve DTM Accuracy

Using the full-waveform methodology they were able to accurately label 92% of the terrain echoes correctly. Continue reading

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Assessing Wind Farm Locations with LiDAR

Mainstream Renewable Power, has completed the first extensive wind assessment campaign in Latin America using Natural Power’s ZephIR lidar Continue reading

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LiDAR-Guided Full Size Helicopter

Now this is impressive – the first full size, fully-autonomous helicopter flight guided by, you guessed it – LiDAR. Continue reading

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Laser Scanning and Structural Deformations

These researchers based at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (interesting combination) wanted to see if laser scanning could be of value in measuring the structural deformations of bridges. Continue reading

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True Orthos from LiDAR-Derived Surfaces and Images

Aerial photogrammetric techniques often do not create the necessary 3D models to accurately assess forest stands, according to A. Koto and others at the Chiba University in Japan. Continue reading

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Laser Scanning Submarine Hulls

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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Fusing Laser Scanned Data with Imagery in Real Time

Some of the key scientists at Ambercore in Ottawa, Canada have applied for a patent on technology they have developed to fuse image data from a line scan camera with laser scanned data – in real time. Continue reading

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