LIDAR NEWS WEEKLY RECAP – JULY 14th
LIDAR NEWS WEEKLY RECAP – JULY 14th
Curated and written by Adam Clark. Adam has spent the past 13 years exploring the world from above by using drones, satellites, and mapping tools to better understand our landscapes.
Lidar sensors are paving the way to more connected – and safer – roads
New research into utilizing LiDAR to detect and monitor vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists in real time is being conducted. This article describes a project conducted by Linlin Zhang, Ph.D that utilizes LiDAR on top of a vehicle to allow the sensor to measure nearby object’s height, acceleration, and speed. The article also highlights V2X or “vehicle-to-everything” technologies that would allow street infrastructure to communicate data to nearby vehicles. Utah Department of Transportation is utilizing federal grant money to install V2X technology at traffic lights with the goal of eventually being able to detect and broadcast locations of pedestrians and nearby cars to vehicles to improve safety.
GeoCue Welcomes Measur as Newest Canadian Distribution Partner
GeoCue has partnered with Measur to enhance distribution of its TrueView LiDAR systems and LP360 software across Canada. Measur, a well-established Canadian provider of geospatial solutions, will now offer GeoCue’s full suite of aerial, mobile, and handheld LiDAR technologies. This collaboration aims to better serve surveyors, engineers, and mapping professionals nationwide by simplifying access to high-resolution point cloud data and processing tools. The strategic alliance reflects GeoCue’s commitment to expanding its global footprint and supporting industry professionals with integrated, advanced LiDAR solutions.
Advanced reality capture: Fusing drone surveys and ground scans for high-quality 3DGS
Heliguy highlights XGRIDS Lixel CyberColor’s new Aerial‑Ground Map Fusion feature, which merges handheld SLAM LiDAR scans with drone imagery into a unified Gaussian Splat (3DGS) model. This produces highly accurate, color‑rich, photorealistic 3D reconstructions which isideal for industries like construction, inspection, cultural heritage, gaming, and VR. The workflow involves ground scanning (30 min walk‑through) plus drone flights at different altitudes and patterns, processed over ~5 hours on high‑end hardware. The resulting models support immersive visualizations via tools like NUBIGON.
3D Reconstruction of Underwater Shipwrecks: 3D Gaussian Splatting and Structure from Motion for the Melania shipwreck
Researchers from the University of Pisa and Arts et Métiers apply two image‑based 3D reconstruction methods Structure from Motion (SfM) and 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) to document the Melania shipwreck off Vada, Italy. SfM excels at capturing accurate structural geometry of submerged remains, whereas 3DGS delivers richer, photo‑realistic textures and better corrects underwater lighting distortions. This comparative study demonstrates that integrating both techniques can produce high‑fidelity, visually realistic 3D models that are beneficial for archaeologists and heritage conservationists focused on underwater cultural sites.
Read more about underwater photogrammetry utilized on the Titanic wreck in our recent blog post: https://blog.lidarnews.com/titanic-digital-twin-reality-capture/