Daniel Coe at DOGAMI (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) has created a beautiful image of the Willamette River by using lidar to show the historical paths of the Willamette River in Oregon, spanning 15,000 years. The hand drawn version of the lower Mississippi by Harold Fisk dates back to the 1940’s when he […]
Daniel Coe at DOGAMI (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) has created a beautiful image of the Willamette River by using lidar to show the historical paths of the Willamette River in Oregon, spanning 15,000 years.
The hand drawn version of the lower Mississippi by Harold Fisk dates back to the 1940’s when he was commissioned by the Mississippi River Commission to map out the whole Lower Mississippi Valley. He generated these meticulous and beautiful maps of slow, snaky riverine progressions through millennia. It was a “great leap forward in understanding the alluvial and sedimentological processes of the Mississippi Valley and the fundamental value of these insights to river engineering strategies and techniques.”
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Gene V. Roe founded Lidar News in 2008 with two family members and is the founder of MPN Components, Inc., a geomatics consulting firm specializing in applied research, strategic marketing, branding, and technology development. As both a Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor, Gene has dedicated his career to advancing the field of geomatics and currently serves as Chair of the ASTM 3D Imaging Systems committee, where he led the development of the widely adopted E57 3D lidar data interoperability format. He has long been a thought leader in the adoption of transformative technologies, including CAD, GIS, GPS, and 3D laser scanning and lidar, primarily supporting innovation in the transportation industry.
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A stunning new art installation titled “Desert Pulse” has debuted at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, blending high-end surveying technology with environmental storytelling. Created by ScanLAB Projects, the exhibit uses millions of data points captured via terrestrial lidar scanners to create an evocation of the Sonoran Desert. Architects Matt Shaw and Will Trossell spent…
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