Introduction: Established in 2007, Birdview Srl. is an Italian aerial data acquisition company that specializes in power line inspection. Their main office is in the north of the country, where they operate with nine employees and service Italian and international utility providers. The missions are typically flown with helicopters and are meant to assist utility companies to control and maintain […]
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Hallowell, Maine – February 25, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that its regional partner, Schnell Informatics LLC, will be showcasing the company’s suite of geospatial software products at the forthcoming GeoSmart India Conference and Exhibition in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The conference, which takes place on March 2nd and 3rd, brings together geospatial professionals from […]
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GeoSLAM is a UK-based company with a global reputation for developing game-changing survey solutions. From its Nottingham headquarters, GeoSLAM has pioneered the development and manufacture of handheld indoor 3D mobile mapping systems such as the award winning ZEB1 and newly released ZEB-REVO. Utilising revolutionary Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) technology, GeoSLAM’s solutions offer a cost effective alternative for rapid mapping […]
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MORGAN HILL, CALIF. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Aiming at the burgeoning market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Velodyne LiDARtoday unveiled its new Puck LITE™ — at 590 grams, the world’s lightest 16-channel LiDAR sensor. Puck LITE will make its public debut on Feb. 22 at ILMF, the International LiDAR Mapping Forum, in Denver (Velodyne LiDAR Stand #30). International LiDAR Mapping […]
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On February 22 at ILMF 2016 in Denver, RIEGL launched two new High-Speed Mobile Mapping Turnkey Systems featuring this high performance VUX-1HA kinematic LiDAR sensor! RIEGL is proud to announce the first launch customers in the United States for these systems, David Evans and Associates, a renowned surveying firm based in Portland, Oregon and Surveying Solutions, Inc. (SSI), a professional […]
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Unstable and rapidly eroding coastlines can cause risk to local infrastructure, and as such, it is important to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into the exact movements and erosion of a coastline. Capturing high-resolution 3D data of unstable slopes in an important step in understanding coastal erosion. The improved insight gained from such datasets can be used to inform […]
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February 23, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce two critical performance upgrades designed to once again give a leading edge to users of its Optech Lynx SG and Lynx SG-S mobile survey systems. The programmable scan speed of the Lynx SG and SG-S has been increased by 20% — pushing the already industry-leading Lynx SG platform to 600 […]
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Irvine, CA (February 22, 2016): U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) founding member Joseph Romano of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and ACEC Council of Professional Surveyors (COPS) Steering Committee president Ralph W. Guida,of Guida Surveying signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the ACEC winter Conference in Phoenix, AZ. The MOU will provide the members of both organization access […]
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Denver, CO, USA – February 22, 2016 – YellowScan is pleased to announce the global launch of its new LiDAR UAS surveying solution with highest accuracy and most dense geo-referenced point cloud data: 3cm accuracy – 300 000 shots/s – 1.5 kg R&D development for the YellowScan Surveyor solution started in early 2015 with the same philosophy and technology foundation […]
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11 February, 2016, Bologna, Italy – Siteco has released the “TOTAL CONTROL” Road-SIT Survey Software, introducing some new functionalities and a number of enhanced features that greatly speed up the user work and help improving the deliverables accuracy. The new software release allows a very natural and efficient TOTAL CONTROL approach with the work to be done. The rank […]
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Dams are built across rivers and rivers attract human activities. The construction of dams is thus frequently associated with the destruction of heritage and archaeology. Well known examples are Abu Simple at the Aswan dam and the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze river. Climate changes and increases in population will undoubtedly result in the need for more dams and subsequently […]
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Location: Lexington, Kentucky Task: Laser Scan the interior of approximately 17,000 SF of Hospital Kitchen to capture all exposed MEP and conduct a floor fill analysis. The contractor and architect also wanted to see where installed systems aligned with their proposed model. Challenge: The client was going to build a Kitchen in a basement of the hospital. Before they continued […]
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RIEGL and Aeroscout have worked closely for many years. As a pioneer in the UAV LiDAR field, Aeroscout has integrated RIEGL scanners into many of their systems. In 2016, RIEGL and Aeroscout strengthened their long-standing business relationship by entering into a strategic partnership, which both companies expect to benefit their technological exchange and input for future development of highly advanced […]
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Feb. 18th, 2016 – VirtualGrid is pleased to announce the availability of VRMesh for AutoCAD, a plugin application for AutoCAD 2016 and its family products (Architecture, Civil 3D, Map 3D…). This release includes two plugins, VRMesh Studio and VRMesh Reverse, which allow AutoCAD users to quickly and easily classify point clouds, extract features and create accurate triangle meshes. VRMesh Studio […]
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2016-02-18 13:00 GMT+01 Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of SigmaSpace Corporation, a provider of next-generation technologies used to rapidly deliver high-quality 3D maps of the Earth. Today, accurate and geo-referenced 3D visualisations have become an absolute necessity in real-world situations due […]
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Morton, Ill. – AutonomouStuff — known for providing the world’s best autonomy enabling technologies and unrivaled customer service — has entered into a working partnership with Ocular Robotics, Ltd. Ocular Robotics provides its patented RobotEye technology and expertise in high performance optical sensor pointing. “I’m really excited about the opportunities Ocular’s exclusive RobotEye family of products provide,” said AutonomouStuff CEO Bobby […]
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Golden, Colorado – February 17, 2016 – Juniper Unmanned, Inc. is pleased to announce its collaboration with Pulse Aerospace and YellowScan to showcase LiDAR data acquisition capabilities from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado. The quality and affordability of the YellowScan Ultralight sensor onboard the Pulse Vapor 35 platform will support […]
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February 17, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing fresh results from its airborne systems at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) 2016 on February 22-24 in Denver, CO. This will also be the North American release of the Optech Lynx SG-S mobile survey system. The Optech Galaxy will showcase the real-world efficiency improvements […]
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Feb. 17, 2016 — LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, has published a white paper showing users how to access 12 little-known geospatial data manipulation tools inside its popular GeoExpress® software. The white paper is free to download here. “LizardTech customers know GeoExpress as our flagship solution for compressing raster […]
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February 16, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will showcase its latest terrestrial lidar solutions for the mining industry at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) 2016 Annual Conference & Expo in Phoenix, AZ on February 21-24. Mining professionals are welcome to stop by booth 1808 to check out the new features in […]
Read more Hallowell, Maine – February 16, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17.1, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and performance improvements that have been […]
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Please Visit Us at Booth #13 (Z+F USA) Siteco will attend ILMF 2016 in Denver and SPAR 2016 in Houston introducing its new RoadScanner-Compact mobile mapping system at the Z+F booth. The Road-Scanner exceeds performance demands for small, inexpensive, easy to install mobile lidars, and can be equipped with Faro, Z+F, Riegl, Velodyne and other sensors, depending on user’s needs. […]
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Feature extraction and automated feature extraction were the main topics of discussion at conferences and during presentations about five years ago. Now, focal plane LiDAR and UAV’s are all the buzz. Feature extraction is still a vital part of what we do and are trying to do better. Where are we with feature extraction and how have we progressed? Companies […]
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Background HERB 2.0, also known as the “robot butler”, is an ongoing project in the Personal Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Velodyne’s Frank Bertini recently had the opportunity to visit CMU and experiment with integrating the VLP-16 Puck LiDAR sensor onto HERB’s head. David Butterworth, a graduate student at the CMU Robotics Institute, has been hypothesizing and testing […]
Read more Hallowell, Maine – February 9, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that the list of presenters for the company’s 2016 User Conference Road Show has been released. Representing a diverse cross-section of Global Mapper and Geographic Calculator users, these speakers exemplify and illustrate the use of Blue Marble’s geospatial technology in wide variety of applications. Blue […]
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