3D MAPPING TECHNOLOGY PUT TO THE TEST IN AMERICA’S OLDEST PUBLIC CAVE A professor and undergraduate students from James Madison University has geospatially scanned the oldest show cave in the United States, Grand Caverns in Virginia, digitally mapping the largest room in 3D for the very first time. Open to the public since 1806, Grand Caverns has been a tourist attraction for […]
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This is Part 2 of the “Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge” interview. See Part 1 here – https://lidarnews.com/articles/autonomous-drones-compete-in-underground-challenge/ What were some of the specific tasks that had to be completed in each stage? In each stage, a single person was required to deploy a homogenous fleet of robots that needed to collaborate to navigate and explore the unknown environments. […]
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How Lidar Can Advance Trucking Safety and Efficiency By Laura Wrisley, Vice President of Sales, Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Trucks are responsible for transporting many of the goods Americans consume, making them a critical component in supply chains. Still, concerns around safety, efficiency and a shrinking workforce are highlighting the much needed implementation of safe autonomy and advanced driver assistance systems […]
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What’s Velodyne Lidar? It’s being used to monitor road safety in Austin The pilot program has been launched at 7th and Springdale Road. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Velodyne Lidar Pilot may sound like the latest character from the Star Wars franchise, but it actually references one of the new techniques the Austin Transportation Department is using to help keep pedestrians safe. The Smart […]
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Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge Emesent’ s Hovermap recently competed in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge taking second place in this prestigious event. Over the next few weeks Lidar News will be providing an in-depth look into this event. Part 1 – The Challenge Rounds DARPA is always looking to the future to identify what partners within the Department of […]
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Case Study: 3D Scanning Central Park “With multiple vendors involved in an event of this magnitude, it was imperative that everyone be on the same page, literally. TruePoint provided the exact data required to help Ralph Lauren map out a picture-perfect event.” – Nate Baker, Northeast Regional Manager Location: New York, New York Task: Plans were in the works for Ralph Lauren to […]
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Trimble Establishes Dr. Gladys West Scholarship Program Scholarship Program to Honor Technology Pioneer and Hidden Figure Who Helped Invent GPS SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2021—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a scholarship program to honor Dr. Gladys West, a pioneer in mathematics, minority advancement and the advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS)—one of our most widely used innovations throughout the […]
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Geo Week Award Ceremony Nominations for Excellence in the Geospatial Market Accepted Through Dec 1 LIDAR Leader Awards and Younger Geospatial Professional Awards to celebrate excellence in the geospatial market in Denver, February 7, 2022 November 1, 2021, Denver, CO – Geo Week, the single powerhouse event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, is accepting […]
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First commercial deployment for Lumos new generation UAV LiDAR Newcastle, Australia, October 28th 2021 – Nextcore’s Lumos next generation UAV LiDAR has achieved a first commercial deployment, with Australia’s Secure Energy. Lumos will be used to conduct high detail surveys of powerlines in Australia, enabling drone-based surveys on a new 700km transmission line extending from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales state to the […]
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Explore the new OxTS Virtual Space Today, OxTS launched their first ever virtual showroom! The new virtual showroom is a new way for visitors to the OxTS website to explore and interact with OxTS’ Inertial Navigation System (INS) hardware and related software. Visitors can explore the virtual showroom’s seven designated areas and learn more about: The applications where OxTS’ INS […]
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Boots on the Ground or Drones in the Air? Allen Geomatics helps compare the differences between traditional and Drone LiDAR surveying methods For release Friday September 3, 2021 Rome, NY- Down to Earth, a surveying reality series, heads into the woods of North Carolina to compare traditional and drone surveying methods on a 15 acre design survey for a development […]
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New Integration for Hovermap Data in PointCab Origins Streamlines Point Cloud to Output A new Emesent – PointCab Origins integration will save users time and improve their outputs. Hovermap, Emesent’s flagship product, is an autonomy and mapping payload capable of capturing high resolution LiDAR data above ground or underground, indoors or out. Hovermap’s proven autonomy functions allow it to fly […]
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GeoCue Releases True View EVO Embedded Metashape Huntsville, AL – GeoCue Group Inc. is pleased to announce an embedded version of Agisoft’s Metashape photogrammetric processing software. We have built interfaces directly into our LIDAR/Photogrammetric processing software, True View EVO, for driving both an embedded version of Metashape (Metashape for EVO, MfE) as well as the full GUI version of Metashape […]
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SPANISH HISTORY UNCOVERED BY GEOSLAM A digital replica of one of Spain’s most infamous Civil War refugee shelters has been 3D mapped by the team at GeoSLAM. Constructed in 1938, the refugee shelters were built to protect the local population from air strikes by the Italian Air Force and Franco forces. These air strikes took place while the Spanish Government had […]
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Safety, Sustainability and Efficiency Top Agenda at Velodyne Lidar’s World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology Free Virtual Event Explores How to Tackle Changing Needs of a World in Continuous Motion SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 7, 2021) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced its fourth annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology, which will focus on advancing safety, sustainability and efficiency. […]
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ITS WORLD CONGRESS: OUTSIGHT INTRODUCES THE FIRST LIDAR PRE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE ENGINE for ITS APPLICATIONS The easiest way to use LiDAR for ITS applications: from vehicles counting and illegal parking to smart traffic lights and predicted trajectories Demos will be taking place at Hall B7, Booth 342 ● LiDAR technology is a strong emerging trend in the Computer Vision landscape: over […]
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MEET OUR NEW LONGER RANGE DRONE LIDAR SYSTEM Cover more ground with the mdLiDAR1000LR Rome, NY- Microdrones is pleased to announce a special presentation on the newest member of the GE industrial drone line, the mdLIDAR1000LR. This powerful drone LiDAR integrated system helps professionals collect data from a longer range, covering more area per flight, enabling users to create and […]
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Velodyne – Lidar-based traffic monitoring solution to be used at 25 intersections as part of $6 million road network project in Irvine, Calif. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced its Intelligent Infrastructure solution has been selected by the HORIBA Institute for Mobility and Connectivity2 (HIMaC2) in the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Samueli School of Engineering Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced its Intelligent Infrastructure solution has […]
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SBG Systems to partner with Septentrio to extend the use of Qinertia post-processing software to their mapping and surveying users Carrières-sur-Seine, France, September 27th 2021 – SBG Systems’ popular INS/GNSS PPK software called Qinertia is now available to users of Septentrio AsteRx-i3 D Pro+, AsteRx-i3 S Pro+ and AsteRx SBi3 Pro+ receivers. Septentrio To Bring Easy Post-processing to their Community “As […]
Read more NEW GEOSLAM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REVOLUTIONISES SLAM ACCURACY AND AUTOMATION GeoSLAM launches its latest software offering Connect 2.0 at Intergeo. Connect 2.0 brings industry-leading accuracy to ZEB range of handheld scanners. The next generation SLAM algorithm, GeoSLAM Beam, powers new software. ZEB Vision, a new solution for colourisation and immersive walk throughs available for pre-orders. GeoSLAM has announced a major […]
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SCANFLY ULTRA X: THE LONG-RANGE MAPPING SYSTEM WITH NO COMPROMISES 3D TARGET srl, in its continuing pursuit of innovation in the field of mobile mapping, is excited to present the new addition to the Scanfly series: the Scanfly ULTRA X. Scanfly ULTRA X is the first mapping system featuring triple returns and a range of up to 300 m on […]
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Velodyne Lidar Calls for Action to Improve Pedestrian Safety New Velodynewhite paper published by SAE International shows how advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can be improved to reduce nighttime dangers to pedestrians Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a white paper, written by Velodyne experts and published by SAE International, that calls for independent performance testing of driver assistance systems to […]
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OGC Membership approves the CityGML v3.0 Conceptual Model as official OGC Standard CityGML defines a common semantic information model for 3D urban objects and city models that can be used by many different applications – making 3D city models a more cost-effective investment. 14 September 2021: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that the OGC Membership has […]
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Using Drone LiDAR and Photogrammetry to Create a Digital Twin Thompson Engineering used the mdLiDAR1000HR and mdMapper1000DG to survey the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park and create a digital twin. Rome, NY- In these 4 exciting new episodes of Down to Earth, Thompson Engineering, a proven leader in planning design, construction, and response solutions, utilizes drone Photogrammetry and LiDAR technology […]
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NavVis. The new standard in reality capture. NavVis has the most accurate mobile mapping systems on the market. Used together with NavVis IVION, professionals in the laser scanning, surveying and AEC industries have an end-to-end reality capture solution. And now with NavVis VLX 2nd generation, a mobile mapping device ready for outdoor use and even more applications, there’s never been […]
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