Content Types: Industry Insight

Lidar in the Wild: Experts to Everyone

Jordan Regenie, a geospatial strategist and advisor, explores how lidar…

May 12, 2026

Inside Acoustic Drone Detection with David Hall

Lidar News speaks with Chief Scientist and CEO David Hall…

May 11, 2026

Lidar for Snow Grain Size and Reflectivity Estimates

Researchers compare lidar reflectance data with imaging spectroscopy to improve…

April 29, 2026

Vicki Lukas on 3DEP and the Future of Mapping

A 35-year career, the completion of 3DEP, and what comes…

April 21, 2026

What Is a COPC File? (Point Cloud Format)

Cloud Optimized Point Cloud (COPC) is a file format designed…

April 4, 2026
Quantum Lidar

What is Quantum Lidar?

Summary Quantum lidar uses entangled photon pairs to push beyond…

March 31, 2026

Predicting Wavefront Error in Optical Coatings

Written by the Alluxa Engineering Team An analytical approach to…

February 26, 2026
Russell White enjoying in-person training with Phoenix Lidar Systems

From Land Surveying to UAV LiDAR: A Surveyor’s Journey

Summary The rise of drone LiDAR and laser scanning technology…

February 1, 2026

Geospatial Data – Who Owns Yours?

Geospatial Data – Who Owns Yours? In the digital era…

January 31, 2026

Can We Improve Archeological Exploration?

Can We Improve Archeological Exploration? Could archeological exploration be more…

January 27, 2026

Preserving Monuments with 3D Laser Scanning

Preserving Monuments with 3D Laser Scanning Construction companies need accurate…

January 27, 2026

Japanese Park Captured with 3D Gaussian Splatting

I’m always excited to see technology used in a unique…

December 26, 2025

Minecraft and Lidar Recreate University Campus

Caleb Miller, a geology major at Cedarville University, has successfully…

December 22, 2025

Connected Mining Workflows: Integrating LiDAR and More

Mines function like self-contained cities, generating massive amounts of geospatial…

December 21, 2025

AI Hardware Revolutionizing Reality Capture Processes

AI is transforming reality capture almost as quickly as it…

December 11, 2025

Scan-to-BIM on Your Phone: Transforming 3D Capture

From Point Clouds to Practical BIM Anyone familiar with traditional…

December 11, 2025

Underwater 3D Mapping: An Interview with Josip Rukavina

Underwater 3D mapping — to call it a “huge undertaking”…

December 4, 2025

Mapping Roundabouts: Precision and Art with Lidar

By Randy Allen, Senior Survey Project Manager and Lidar Mapping…

November 25, 2025

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