Industry Insights

Lidar in the Wild: Experts to Everyone

Jordan Regenie, a geospatial strategist and advisor, explores how lidar is moving beyond industry workflows…

May 12, 2026

Inside Acoustic Drone Detection with David Hall

Lidar News speaks with Chief Scientist and CEO David Hall about Hall Lidar’s recent announcement…

May 11, 2026

Lidar for Snow Grain Size and Reflectivity Estimates

Researchers compare lidar reflectance data with imaging spectroscopy to improve snow grain size measurement. This…

April 29, 2026

Vicki Lukas on 3DEP and the Future of Mapping

A 35-year career, the completion of 3DEP, and what comes next for the geospatial community.…

April 21, 2026

What Is a COPC File? (Point Cloud Format)

Cloud Optimized Point Cloud (COPC) is a file format designed to make lidar or photogrammetry…

April 4, 2026
Quantum Lidar

What is Quantum Lidar?

Summary Quantum lidar uses entangled photon pairs to push beyond the noise limits of classical…

March 31, 2026

Predicting Wavefront Error in Optical Coatings

Written by the Alluxa Engineering Team An analytical approach to predicting coating-contributed surface error when…

February 26, 2026
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From Land Surveying to UAV LiDAR: A Surveyor’s Journey

Summary The rise of drone LiDAR and laser scanning technology has transformed how surveyors capture…

February 1, 2026

Geospatial Data – Who Owns Yours?

Geospatial Data – Who Owns Yours? In the digital era of transportation infrastructure, data is…

January 31, 2026
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Case Studies

Stitch3D Powers Amazon Archaeology Data Sharing

Stitch3D is a browser-based platform for sharing and visualizing 3D geospatial and lidar data. Terra…

May 5, 2026

Tuvalu Digital Twin: Mapping a Nation at Risk

Written by Caroline Beach Tuvalu is a small Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea…

May 4, 2026

Rebuilding a National Artery: Behind the Technology Powering Ghana’s Eastern Corridor Upgrade

The reconstruction of the Ashaiman Roundabout to Akosombo Junction section of Ghana’s Eastern Corridor is…

April 27, 2026

Staro Zdanje Castle 3D Digitization Preserves History

Staro Zdanje Castle 3D modeling brings new value to the preservation process of this historic…

March 31, 2026
Fixed wing BVLOS drone operation considerably increased survey range

BVLOS Drone Infrastructure Inspection: 77 Mile Case Study

Summary Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations are beginning to transform several industries.…

March 30, 2026

Smart Waste Management: NV5 TrashView

Roanoke County, VA, in collaboration with NV5, is pioneering a data-driven approach to waste management…

March 11, 2026

High-Voltage Drone Power Line Inspection Using LiDAR

Drone power line inspections are a critical component of electricity network management and infrastructure planning.…

March 10, 2026

Historic Datum Restoration in Copco Lake, CA

An Attempt to Restore a Basis of Elevation using GNSS, Aerial Lidar, and Historical Survey…

March 3, 2026

Mobile Mapping Italy’s Fiber Network at National Scale

Mobile Mapping Italy’s Fiber Network at National Scale In this article, we cover: Transportation and…

January 28, 2026

Product Demos

Orthos + Rasters: Viewing and Sharing Made Simple

Orthos + Rasters: Viewing and Sharing Made Simple Raster data powers some of the most…

February 1, 2026

3DMakerPro Moose Review: Consumer-Grade Structured Light Scanner

This is an unpaid 3DMakerPro Moose review. The scanner was provided for free, but there…

September 2, 2025

Power Line Classification From Drone Lidar

LP360 lidar and photogrammetry point cloud software provides a quick and efficient approach to power…

October 9, 2024

Ground Classification with LP360 at Geo Week 2023

LP360 is a powerful software suite designed for processing and analyzing geospatial data, specifically LiDAR…

December 28, 2023

Advanced Lidar Data Processing with LP360 Software

When it comes to processing LiDAR and photogrammetric data, GIS professionals have been relying on…

August 24, 2023

Scan to BIM – How to Deal with Real World Imperfections

Thanks to Dan Edleson for this third guest blog post discussing the imperfections that need…

April 23, 2023

Leica BLK2FLY Drone: User-Friendly Features and App Controls

A blog post from Leica Geosystems by Paul LaGreca interviewing Product Managers for the BLK2FLY…

November 11, 2021

Point Cloud Performance Issues with Revit Solved

Many Revit users that do not have an issue with point clouds in Autodesk ReCap…

October 18, 2021
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Using LiDAR Data in AutoCAD Map 3D

This article provides a straightforward look at how to work with LiDAR data in AutoCAD…

June 11, 2010

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