1. SpaceX built a LIDAR sensor – the DragonEye, from concept to final hardware in 10 months. It was recently successfully flown on the Space Shuttle.
2. In the future the plan is to use the DragonEye as a real time proximity sensor on SpaceX vehicle missions to re-supply the International Space Station.
3. Hopefully some of this data processing technology will make its way into the literature.

1. I wanted to check back with Velodyne to see if there was any news.
2. Velodyne is teaming with GrayMatter to offer a trial version of its visualization point cloud software.
3. Is the mobile mapping community going to be interested in this technology?

1. OSU, Leica and David Evans have formed a partnership to promote geomatics education programs.
2. They see 3D, including LiDAR as their competitive advantage.
3. Google is using the Velodyne 64 scanner.

1. The consumer market for scanning is starting to make its move.
2. eSoles and Pressure Profiling Systems have developed the world’s most advanced foot scanning kiosk.
3. This is the perfect time to think outside the box.

This is report from a short visit to the ILMF09 conference in New Orleans. The overall conference was discussed. Two companies were highlighted – Definiens and Velodyne.