The autonomous delivery vehicles will be using Velodyne’s lidar sensors to navigate a pre-planned route around San Jose, CA. SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Utilizing Velodyne Lidar sensors, ThorDrive, a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) startup, is introducing commercial vehicle services in the first of many pilots. The kick-off event will be attended by local government and business leaders, including Mayor Liz Kniss […]
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The co-founder of Starsky Robotics believes that for the use case involving long haul trucks running over interstate highways that lidar is not needed. Let’s see what you think of the arguments. This is a guest post in IEEE Spectrum by Kartik Tiwari. Last year a partner at a well-known Silicon Valley venture firm wouldn’t take a meeting with me […]
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Add Geographic Intelligence to your Software Projects with the Latest Release of the Global Mapper SDK Hallowell, Maine – November 27, 2018 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 20 of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the accompanying LiDAR Module SDK. Mirroring the most important capabilities of the desktop […]
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China’s Beidou GNSS begun in 2000 had only only 6 satellites ten years later, but by 2020 it will provide worldwide coverage with better accuracy than GPS. Are the GNSS sensor manufacturers going to invest in supporting Beidou and vice versa? I am doing some research on that. From an article in Bloomberg. “China is taking its rivalry with the […]
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Orbit GT releases version 19.0 of it’s 3D Mapping desktop portfolio. “I’m happy to announce that version 19.0 is now available for download”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Our customers can now immediately take advantage of new features and updates. This release includes all 3D Mapping products and offer a wide range of new and improved functionalities.” 3DM […]
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Quanergy, LiDAR USA to Integrate Quanergy’s Industry-Leading M8 Ultra Sensors in Mapping Solutions SUNNYVALE, Calif., November 21, 2018 – Quanergy Systems, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions today announced a partnership with LiDAR USA, a distinguished provider of GIS, surveying, civil engineering, agriculture, forensics, BIM and heritage mapping solutions. As […]
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The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting – TRB 2019 will be held January 13–17, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world. Autonomous vehicles and lidar are certain to be a major topic of discussion. The meeting program will […]
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Measuring forests in the U.S. with 3D laser scanning indicates they may have significantly more carbon than previously thought. In a recent article by A.E.L. Stovall in Science Trends he reports that terrestrial laser scanning is providing more accurate estimates of tree biomass. A new method found 25% more carbon in trees than the traditional approach The good news is […]
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Remote GeoSystems Adds MISB Full Motion Video (FMV) Support to LineVision Desktop FORT COLLINS, Colorado, USA – Remote GeoSystems, Inc., a global provider of immersive geospatial video software and recorders for survey and inspection, is pleased to announce the LineVision™ Desktop software suite now supports map-based playback and geoProject™ reporting with MISB FMV-compliant videos. Often larger commercial and military drones […]
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The center of the lidar, especially the solid state lidar, universe is going to be in Las Vegas, NV, January 8 – 11 for CES 2019. I am starting to get the press releases, already, from the autonomous lidar companies reporting that they have won a pre CES 2019, best-in-show award and we are more than 6 weeks out. Having […]
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LiDARUSA is pleased to announce the integration of the Z+F scanners for mobile mapping. The Z+F Profiler is a high-speed, very precise (sub mm), 360 deg scanner providing more than 1 million points/sec at up to 200 profiles/sec to a range of nearly 120 meters. Adding the Profiler to the Hiway Mapper series ensures users continued availability of the best […]
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3D laser scanning standards and specifications for Caltrans applications were developed to promote large-scale deployment of this technology into Caltrans day-to-day survey operations. This report documents the AHMCT research project, “Creating Standards and Specifications for the Use of Laser Scanning in Caltrans Projects.” DOTs and private contractors have used laser scanning in highway survey applications and found that it reduces […]
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This case study demonstrates the ability of Surfer mapping software to provide a highly visual understanding of concrete slab flatness. The dreaded dead spot. Tormenting professional and recreational players alike, the dead spot can quickly wreak havoc on any indoor gymnasium event whether it is basketball, red rover, or a track event. When dribbled on a smooth surface, a ball […]
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ASTRALiTe Demonstrates Scanning Topo-Bathy LiDAR System on DJI Matrice 600 Pro Louisville, CO, November 2018—ASTRALiTe, Inc.,successfully demonstrated its 2-in-1 Topo-Bathy LiDAR flying on a DJI Matrice 600 Pro UAV during three separate missions over the course of a month. “It’s a breakthrough to have a bathymetric scanning lidar system capable of working on the widely available DJI Matrice UAV. It […]
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Article Highlights: The use of Mobile Laser Scanning for collecting highway conditions such as pavement markings is increasing. Since pavement markings are made intentionally reflective their return intensity can be used to auto-extract them from the point cloud. Extracting them can be a challenge given the accuracies of current MLS systems (cm-level), relative to the thickness of the markings (mm-level). […]
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LeddarTech – Mobility Leadership Series Addresses Autonomous Driving and LiDAR Technologies in Europe QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech, an industry leader in providing the most versatile and scalable automotive LiDAR development platform, announces that as part of the LeddarTech Mobility Leadership Series, two of its experts, Pascal Tousignant, senior product line manager and Frantz Saintellemy, president […]
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Bentley Systems Announces Agreement to Acquire AIworx, Specialists in Machine Learning and IoT Technologies Leveraging digital twins’ analytics visibility for infrastructure asset performance EXTON, Pa. –– 13 November 2018 –– Bentley Systems Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Quebec […]
Read more Bentley Systems – Extends scope of infrastructure engineering digital twins beyond IoT, to include IT EXTON, Pa. –– 13 November 2018 –– Bentley Systems Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of ACE enterprise Slovakia, provider of innovative technology solutions to interface with enterprise resource […]
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Golden Software, a developer of affordable scientific graphics software, has enhanced the visualization capabilities in version 16 of its Surfer® gridding, contouring and 3D surface mapping package. Geologists, environmental consultants, and geospatial professionals will find Surfer 16 makes it easier for them to interpret complex scientific data. “We have improved every aspect of core functionality in Surfer 16 so it’s […]
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Orbit GT upgrades 3D Mapping Cloud to support Textured Meshes and DEMs “I’m pleased to announce yet another great update for our popular SaaS platform from the Smart City Expo and World Congress in Barcelona”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Already providing the widest support for 3D Mapping content, we now add visualisation and usage of textured meshes, […]
Read more As Jeff Fagerman, Founder of LidarUSA recently explained the Quanergy M8 Ultra is making an important contribution in the UAS mapping world, not only because of its light weight, but more importantly because of its 150m range which allows it to collect data efficiently while staying under the FAA 400′ mandated ceiling. Provided by Quanergy The Mapping LiDAR Scanner the […]
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Hexagon to Display Smart X Solutions for Digital, Connected and Intelligent Cities at Smart City Expo World Congress Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital solutions, will demonstrate its Smart X solutions for solving urban challenges related to safety, infrastructure and mobility at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) in Barcelona from 13-15 November. “Every smart city must respond […]
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A seminal, technical white paper, written by industry veteran and expert Brent Gelhar, providing an in-depth look into the physics of lidar technology from the beginning to where we might be going in the future. I have been an amateur musician since I was in high school which was admittedly a long time ago. I decided on taking the path […]
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GEO Business 2019 – Call for Abstracts Announced The organisers of the UK’s largest geospatial event, GEO Business 2019, have announced a call for abstracts for their seminar programme to be held at the Business Design Centre in London, UK from 21 – 22 May 2019. The cutting edge seminars, attracted an incredible 2602 attendees from 53 countries at its launch […]
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INTERGEO 2018: RIEGL IS EXPANDING THEIR AIRBORNE AND UAV SENSOR PRODUCT RANGE! With these latest developments and updates, RIEGL now offers sensors and systems to be used at low flight altitudes (generally met with UAV) starting with the miniVUX-1 – to new uses for medium flight altitudes used in large UAS/UAV/RPAS with higher payload capacity or in manned helicopters – to scanners […]
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