Hybrid LiDAR Surveys Transform River Mapping
River corridors are among the most challenging environments to survey because no single technology can capture every feature above and below the waterline. This…
Lidar Builds the Backbone for 4D Fuel Maps
A University of Florida research team spent two weeks in June and July 2026 collecting paired field measurements and ground-based lidar data across recently…
Point Cloud to TIN: Mach9 Adds Surface Workflows
Point cloud to TIN workflows are essential for transforming lidar data into terrain models used in surveying and civil engineering. Mach9’s latest release brings…
Real-Time LiDAR Monitoring for Infrastructure
A stopped vehicle inside a tunnel, a worker entering an equipment path, debris in a rail corridor, bridge movement after a flood, and slope…
Indian Historic Preservation Supported by 3D
Indian heritage preservation is evolving rapidly as geospatial technologies transform how historical sites are documented, analyzed, and restored. From photogrammetry and lidar to advanced…
Hybrid LiDAR Surveys Transform River Mapping
Lidar Builds the Backbone for 4D Fuel Maps
Point Cloud to TIN: Mach9 Adds Surface Workflows
Real-Time LiDAR Monitoring for Infrastructure
Indian Historic Preservation Supported by 3D
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River corridors are among the most challenging environments to survey because no single technology can…
A University of Florida research team spent two weeks in June and July 2026 collecting…
Point cloud to TIN workflows are essential for transforming lidar data into terrain models used…
A stopped vehicle inside a tunnel, a worker entering an equipment path, debris in a…
Indian heritage preservation is evolving rapidly as geospatial technologies transform how historical sites are documented,…
UAV vs terrestrial lidar is an ongoing question in forest measurement: can a drone effectively…
Lidar
A stopped vehicle inside a tunnel, a worker entering an equipment path, debris in a…
I built a free browser game called Reality Capture Game, published on unsurveyed.xyz, that puts…
Blew & Associates completed an airborne LiDAR survey of approximately 400 acres near Shawnee, Oklahoma,…
In the United States, NDAA-compliant LiDAR has become an increasingly important consideration for survey, mapping,…
For many people, LiDAR is still strongly associated with autonomous vehicles: cars scanning roads, detecting…
Accuracy Isn’t a Setting LiDAR technology has transformed the way existing conditions are captured across…
Photogrammetry
Written by the Alluxa Engineering Team An analytical approach to predicting coating-contributed surface error when…
Historic Documentation in 3D: A Young Professional’s First Photogrammetry Case Study – BulgariaWeider360 Founder Martin…
Gaussian splats have revolutionized the visual quality of photogrammetry models, but there’s still something missing.…
(Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 23 July 2024) Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced that the Hexagon Content Program will update…
For a country that is a hotbed of volcanic and seismic activity, geoscientists in Iceland…
Leica Geosystems announces new Leica DMC-4 airborne imaging sensor delivering superior image fidelityNew airborne imaging…
3D Modeling
Editor’s Note: Autonomous navigation lidar is enabling machines to understand and navigate complex environments without…
For Vivid Sydney’s Creative Technology After Dark, lidar scanning was used to create accurate digital…
The Liberty Bell Digital Twin Project recently created the first free, high-resolution public digital twin…
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is one of the most talked-about technologies in reality capture right…
A new lidar system developed by researchers at the University of Toronto, the Vector Institute,…
An island-based French artist is blending traditional physical sculpting with modern digital workflows to preserve…
Surveying
The reconstruction of the Ashaiman Roundabout to Akosombo Junction section of Ghana’s Eastern Corridor is…
An Attempt to Restore a Basis of Elevation using GNSS, Aerial Lidar, and Historical Survey…
LIVERMORE, Calif. — February 16, 2026 — Topcon Positioning Systems has introduced the CR-S1, a handheld scanning…
Summary The rise of drone LiDAR and laser scanning technology has transformed how surveyors capture…
Mobile Mapping Italy’s Fiber Network at National Scale In this article, we cover: Transportation and…
Mines function like self-contained cities, generating massive amounts of geospatial data through a complex array…
Drones
GLENVIEW, Ill. — Women and Drones will bring five authors to its booth at Commercial…
Using high-resolution drone-based lidar, researchers uncovered the layout of a sprawling medieval city hidden within…
Autonomous navigation has been built largely on optical sensing. Cameras, lidar, and sensor fusion systems…
Lidar News speaks with Chief Scientist and CEO David Hall about Hall Lidar’s recent announcement…
AI-powered platform delivers covert, precise drone detection, using the most advanced acoustic, radar, manufactured in…
Summary Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations are beginning to transform several industries.…
