Lidar News readers are interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging 3D lidar technologies to solve geospatial problems. Lidar News Founder Gene Roe has provided the following interview questions to help GeoLas Systems partners tell their story. Our CEO, Dr. Christoph Hug, has over 30 years of experience with airborne LiDAR technology. Before joining a lidar team at […]
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CSX Rails Against Traditional Asset Management Challenge CSX is one of the nation’s leading transportation suppliers of rail – based freight and intermodal containers, operating and managing over 21,000 miles of track spanning 23 states, DC, Ontario, and Quebec. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live within CSX’s service territory. In 2008, the Rail Safety Improvement Act mandated the implementation of Positive […]
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In addition to precise 3D coordinates most lidar systems also record “intensity”. To date, intensity data have proven beneficial in data registration, feature extraction, classification, surface analysis, and segmentation to name just a few examples. The list of applications also continues to grow rapidly, as lidar researchers and practitioners develop new and innovative uses of these data. The primary benefit […]
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Oh My Foot, Another Change! Curtis Clabaugh Editor’s Note: Retired after nearly 43 years with the Wyoming Department of Transportation as State Photogrammetry & Surveys Engineer, Curtis Clabaugh is currently with ESP Associates doing project liaison and educational awareness. He is currently the chair of the Transportation Research Board subcommittee for small unmanned aerial systems. Sometimes I wonder if I […]
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How to Verify Dirt Levels with Drone LiDAR Drone LiDAR efficiently provides detailed preconstruction data and verification planning. Rome, NY- Monitoring pre and post-development projects from start to finish is key to ensuring the accuracy and success of the overall design plan. Adams Surveying, out of Richardson Texas, has increased its workload and bottom line, by using drone LiDAR to […]
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Where are the Professionals is a guest article by Curtis Clabaugh. Are the epic battles between the engineering surveying and planning/GIS professions beginning to resurface with emerging technologies fueling the fire? I believe they are with changes in technology being the driving force. The new tools allowing for the capture of data are likely to bring about changes to all […]
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I have been lucky to know Matt O’Banion for a few years, since his days as a grad student under Mike Olsen at Oregon State University. Here’s a look at a hard working, YGP that is on an inspiring growth path. Please provide a recap of your post high school education and training. Do you have any licenses or certifications? […]
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Lidar Based Tree Inventories and 3D Photogrammetry Technology Lidar News is interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging advanced technologies for enhanced visualization and improved modeling and design outcomes. For this Q&A Feature, Lidar News Founder Gene Roe interviews Geoff Lawless, Registered Professional Forester at Forsite. Starting as a Photo Interpreter at Forsite in 2016, I began working alongside partner, Object-Raku, […]
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Phoenix Lidar – Lidar News Interview – Eric Goetsch, VP of Manned Operations and R&D, SkySkopes Lidar News readers are interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging Phoenix LiDAR 3D technologies to solve their customer’s problems. Lidar News Founder Gene Roe has provided the following interview questions to help the Phoenix LiDAR customers tell their story. After graduating […]
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Inspections of the Surduc Dam advanced with airborne LiDAR surveying August 31, 2023 – Montreux, Switzerland – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment, and Graphein, an EU service integrator for the construction industry, recently had a use case on the Surduc Dam inspections (EU) with the aerial TOPODRONE LiDAR 200+. The collected data is applied […]
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Railroad Corridor Mapping in Brazil with Microdrones Saves Customer 74% Measure, a Microdrones distributor who specializing in conventional topography, laser scanning, aero photogrammetry, drone Lidar, georeferencing, drilling and geospatial data, was tasked with surveying a 108km corridor of new railroad construction in Goias, Brazil, within a four-week time table. To meet the needs of their customer they used both the mdLiDAR1000 […]
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8+ Years of Leveraging Aerial LiDAR in the Land Survey and Civil Engineering Industry Gene Roe, Founder of Lidar News speaks with Jeff Rizza, Remote Sensing Program Manager at DJ&A about the challenges of developing a new surveying business from scratch with integrity and cutting edge technology. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background (s) and […]
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THE LMU MUNICH INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES MAKES THE PAST VISIBLE WITH RIEGL UAV-BASED LIDAR Prof. Dr. Nicola Lercari, Director of the Institute for Digital Cultural Heritage Studies at the LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) provided us with some exciting details from their latest project, where they used RIEGL’s VUX-1UAV22 UAV LiDAR sensor to uncover further secrets of the ancient Greek city of […]
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This paper provides an excellent treatment of the difference between discrete return airborne lidar and full waveform digital signal processing. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Discrete return (DR) airborne lidar systems can record 4 returns Full waveform (FW) can record an unlimited number in theory Some systems provide both sensors DR is catching up to FW Excerpts from the […]
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Can AI and Land Surveyors Play Nicely? Author: Michael Clifford, PLS, Co-founder & Principal of DGT Associates As early adopters of technology in their industry, American land surveyors are trailblazers in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community. Surveyors are known to lean into technological advancements that enable the delivery of accurate and efficient services. Long before computers were found […]
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Building on SUE, SUM, and BIM to Advance Underground Stewardship. For some reason, utility contractors over the years did not take the time to record subsurface information at the needed level of detail. by Mike Twohig The use of Subsurface Utility Mapping (SUE) dates back to the early 1980s. In 1991, SUE gained an official endorsement from the Federal Highway […]
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Lidar News is interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging advanced technologies for enhanced visualization and improved modeling and design outcomes. For this Q&A Feature, Lidar News Editor Gene Roe interviews M.A.N. Mapping Services Inc Technician Dennis Shimer. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background(s) and experience, particularly with 3D technologies and visualization, and/or […]
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3D Laser Scanning Historical Caves LiDAR News had the opportunity in December 2021 to interview David Bodo on his firm’s investment in and use of 3D laser scanning on some challenging project environments. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background and experience with 3D laser scanning/LiDAR technology, as well as a brief history of the growth […]
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Background Back in the late 1980’s John F. Sawyer saw the need for a surveying services company that could provide accurate hydrographic surveying and quantity calculations. Mr. Sawyer had a background in dredging and in 1989 Arc Surveying and Mapping (Arc) was born. The company is family – owned and operated with three brothers running the day – to – […]
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Gene Roe, Founder of Lidar News speaks with Brian Leiser, Owner/Principal, Redefined Horizons Surveying Inc. and his two partners about the challenges of developing a new surveying business from scratch with integrity and cutting edge technology. Let the geospatial journey begin. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background (s) and experience, particularly with 3D laser scanning/drone […]
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Drone based LiDAR survey of Oil & Gas assets in the jungle of Gabon (80 000ha)In difficult to reach places in Africa, LiDAR surveys are often prohibitively expensive and can take a long time to perform. Delays due to poor weather, long ferries and bureaucratic processes make it a challenge to undertake accurate and critical information regarding terrain conditions. Drone […]
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Automating Scan to BIM Workflows for Faster and Accurate Model Creation Are you tired of errors and of spending countless hours manually creating models for your BIM projects? Explore how automating Scan to BIM workflows can enhance your model creation process, making it faster and more accurate. This technology revolutionizes the way we generate 3D models from laser scans, providing […]
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This interview provides an inside perspective of NV5, a leading provider of technology, conformity assessment and consulting solutions for public and private clients worldwide. It is being provided here as told by the persons being interviewed. Accuracy – Efficiency – Consistency. Requirements for Today’s Best Lidar Sensors Background Commercial lidar entered the geospatial services arena in the 1990s, becoming a […]
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This paper by Wen et al., presents a deep learning-based framework for road marking extraction, classification and completion from three-dimensional (3D) mobile laser scanning (MLS) point clouds. Road markings play a critical role in road traffic safety and are one of the most important elements for guiding autonomous vehicles (AVs). High-Definition (HD) maps with accurate road marking information are very […]
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Editor’s Note: This is an interview with Cameron Shankland, who is responsible for business development at Aethon Aerial Solutions. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background (s) and experience, particularly with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, and/or a brief history of the growth of the company and its use of 3D technology? Please include an idea of […]
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