Thank you all for your submissions this year. We were inspired by receiving scans from around the world. Please keep the 2017 contest in mind as you work on projects this year. We can’t wait to see what you come up with. We have selected the 5 finalists. Now you get to vote on your favorite! Head over to the […]
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Thank you all for your submissions to the Lidar as Art Winter Solstice Contest this year. We have entries from across the globe! We are impressed with the scans and are enjoying the variety of subject matter. Flurries are flying as I write this in Maine, beginning to cover the field and dirt road in soft white. I just held […]
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In a high profile case Justin Ross Harris was charged with and found guilty on eight counts including: malice murder, two counts of felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children, second-degree cruelty to children, sexual exploitation of children and two counts of disseminating harmful material to minors. Harris was convicted of intentionally leaving his 22-month-old son in his SUV for 7 hours […]
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Last month (October 4th) GeoSLAM Ltd and Blackdog Robotics announced their partnership to provide unmanned mobile indoor & outdoor mapping solutions. Now, in this new article for Lidar News, we explain what this new partnership means, what it can offer to a wide range of market sectors, and how unmanned mobile mapping is at the forefront of the surveying market. […]
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MAPPING THE PAST TO SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE Geospatial technology supplier, 3D Laser Mapping, recently released a detailed 3D map of Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire, UK. Here, business development director Mark Brown tells LiDAR News about the project and explains why the mapping of heritage sites is crucial. Last month marked the 800th anniversary of the death of ‘Bad King John’. […]
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In 2008, 3 scientists from Woods Hole traveled to Antarctica to study young lava flows. Adam Soule, a volcanologist brought along his two favorite tools – a $10 hand lens and a $100,000 lidar sensor. Soule says that before Lidar, “I would walk a line over the lava and pick up every rock and measure it by hand.” In just […]
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Thanks to Jeff Fagerman at Lidar USA for this article. Really, which is more important and useful, a thumb or a finger? Your thumb is undoubtedly more flexible and the largest of your “fingers.” You have four fingers and only one thumb on each hand. The thumb and the fingers all share common features. They each have hinged joints that […]
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The Firm Since its inception in 1995, Chustz Surveying, Inc. has continued to grow through hard work and client satisfaction. They began by providing surveying and mapping services as a sub-contractor for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New Orleans District) project with only a pickup truck and a single boat. From that point on, Chustz has invested in the […]
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Why Negative Obstacle Detection Using Lidar is a Must for Mobile Robots Lidar is often used in robotics to detect objects obstructing the robot’s path and allow the robot to plan an alternative route around the obstacle to avoid collision. In a growing number of indoor robotics applications, it is also necessary for mobile robots to be able to detect […]
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An average of 2000 visitors invade the principal valley of Wadi Musa in Petra, Jordan every day and one would think it impossible to find places of solitude and tranquility and a sense of immersion into the past. But then there is Wadi Farasa, a small valley bordering on Wadi Musa in the in the Petra Archaeological Park. Working in places like this makes […]
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Background Geoperspectives, originally a classic surveying company founded in 1987 has grown to 60 people with their head office in Paris. Over the past four years they have transformed themselves into a highly specialized, 3D expert services provider. Since 2013 the company has scanned about 5 million sq. meters of building space. Alain Pape, Director commented, “Today our specialty is […]
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Merrick & Company recently had the opportunity to calculate the predicted return on investment (ROI) for a long term asset lifecycle management implementation of a new facility design, construction, and management using High Definition Surveying (HDS) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). This Scan to BIM approach was to be used on a facility planned to be about 375,000 square feet […]
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The Early Days One of the pioneers in the airborne LiDAR industry is Robert, “Bobby” Tuck. His firm Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc. is a leader in the use of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to collect highly accurate LiDAR data for a number of industries. Bobby is a graduate of Carson Newman University with a BS in Pre-Engineering. He is […]
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Background H2H Associates, LLC is a small, innovative consulting firm based in Troy, New York that has more than 11 years’ of experience utilizing laser scanning technology. They are a full-service environmental, geologic, construction, and mapping firm providing a wide range of services to clients in the public and private sectors. Their team of highly qualified professionals, each with their […]
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Puts everything into 3D world which provides more robust measurements of assets When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the highly anticipated rules governing the operation of small UAS (sUAS) for commercial purposes, everything changed for drone and sensor manufacturers, aerial data service providers and forward thinking, innovative businesses. Scheduled to take effect by the end of August, the most […]
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A few weeks ago it was announced that Google and Lenovo will start deliveries of the Phab 2 Pro Smartphone, the first Tango enabled device on the market. The developer kits which have been on the market for some time now for $512, are specified with a suite of sensors covering a motion tracking camera, 3D depth sensing, acceleration, ambient […]
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Article written by Mike Tully Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are a standard method of soliciting professional services for a reason – they can save your organization money. They can be efficient mechanisms for the buyer to find a qualified service provider at a competitive price. However, when procuring professional geospatial services, it is rarely advisable to use this process to […]
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3D point cloud software in the geospatial industry has been steadily improving as LiDAR and 3D imaging technologies have rapidly evolved. New innovative breakthroughs have now made it possible to move from traditional, limiting data management techniques to instantaneous data access and visualization. Recent technological developments such as Semi-Global Matching (SGM) and Structure from Motion (SfM) are creating enormously dense […]
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Background In 2014 AECOM combined with URS Corporation to establish the world’s #1-ranked engineering design firm by revenue, according to Engineering News-Record magazine. More importantly, in 2015, they were recognized by Fortune magazine for the first time as a World’s Most Admired Company. Quite an honor in such a short period of time. AECOM is listed on the Fortune 500 […]
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The Firm Kapur and Associates, is a multi-discipline, consulting engineering firm with four offices in Wisconsin and one in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm ranges in size from 150 – 200 people and is partially employee owned with approximately 1/3 being involved with survey. Kapur has been growing steadily over the past couple of years performing heavy construction […]
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The tropical island of Zanzibar on Africa’s East Coast, the embodiment of exotic dreams and a reminder of the largely lost world of Indian Ocean trade is still trying to hold onto its history and its Swahili culture. Stone Town, the historical part of Zanzibar’s main city, with its colourful shops and crowded markets, its unique architecture, its narrow lanes […]
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Eco3D has been a laser scanning service provider for the last 7 years, growing to 50+ full-time employees with offices in Phoenix, New York, and Utah. All we do is laser scanning, 2d replication, and 3d modeling – no engineering, surveying, or other services. I share this only to provide referential support for the views I’m about to share. Our […]
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Background In the early 1980’s Russell Klein, one of the founders of Archidata, a New York city – based building conditions survey firm began his career as a licensed architect by working with a number of early CAD systems. This included a product (CADAM) that had used a light pen and an unmarked box with 36 function keys to create […]
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Background Kevin Kianka is a civil engineer by training and education. He began his career working in bridges and structures for approximately 3 years, and then moved into a land development group when the transportation work slowed. Kevin recalls, “While in the land development group, I worked closely with our surveyors and after 3 years, I was approached by the […]
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Background MK Surveys, based in the UK has been using 3D laser scanners since 2002. They offer a wide range of professional measurement services including; topographical surveys, measured building surveys, mobile mapping, 3D laser scanning, BIM, 3D modelling (CAD / Revit), HDR (High Dynamic Range) imagery, utility surveys to PAS128 standard, CCTV drainage condition surveys, adoption surveys, GIS data capture […]
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