RIEGL INTERGEO 2024 – SEE YOU IN STUTTGART!

RIEGL PRESENTATIONS & CO-EXHIBITORS DURING INTERGEO 2024 – SEE YOU IN STUTTGART! The international geo-community will meet from September 24 – 26, 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany. https://videopress.com/embed/3rQ1tI0V?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=1&muted=0&controls=1&playsinline=0&useAverageColor=0&preloadContent=metadata Watch the INTERGEO teaser video above! If you are having trouble viewing, please click here. Stop by booth H1.024 in hall 1 at INTERGEO for exciting new product announcements in RIEGL’s Ultimate LiDAR Technology! We will be welcoming four […]

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Phoenix LiDAR Systems Releases RECON-XTA ..

Phoenix LiDAR Systems Releases its latest survey-grade LiDAR system for commercial grade drones, the RECON-XTA Austin, TX — March 1, 2024 — Phoenix LiDAR Systems, an industry leader in providing custom UAV and Mobile Mapping LiDAR solutions, has released its latest survey-grade LiDAR system for commercial grade drones, the RECON-XTA . Designed exclusively to pair with the Freefly Systems ASTRO […]

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UP42 and GLOBHE Sign Partnership to Bring ..

UP42 and GLOBHE Sign Partnership to Bring Drone Data to Geospatial Marketplace Customers can now task drones and browse drone data next to other types of imagery, all in one place. BERLIN, November 8, 2023 – UP42, a leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, and GLOBHE, the world’s premier on-demand drone data marketplace, announced their partnership to make high-quality drone data […]

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Great Bay LiDAR Scan With Drones- ARE Corporation

Great Bay LiDAR Scan  Recently, ARE partnered with Quantum Spatial, Inc. to complete a drone-based lidar scan of four locations within Great Bay, New Hampshire, to support ongoing monitoring programs at Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The scan was done to further establish baseline conditions and assist with tracking changes in vegetated subtidal (seagrass) and intertidal (salt marsh) habitats […]

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Versatile Mobile LiDAR Changes the Game for Bowman Consulting

Versatile Mobile LiDAR Changes the Game for Bowman Consulting Lidar News recently had the opportunity to interview Seth Gulich, Florida LiDAR and UAS Manager for Bowman Consulting about their investment in drones, lidar and 3D laser scanning.  Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background and experience with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, as well as a brief […]

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Documentary Filming Onsite at CUAV Expo ..

Women and Drones Documentary Filming Onsite at Commercial UAV Expo Las Vegas, NV, August 18, 2022 – Commercial UAV Expo has been announced as an official filming location for a multi-part documentary produced through a partnership with Women and Drones and documentary film company Monumental Access. The partnership will focus on inspiring the next generation of talented aviation leaders by capturing the stories and footage of women in […]

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Phase One + Drone Harmony Announce Collaboration..

Phase One and Drone Harmony Announce Collaboration to Increase Productive and deliver the most consistent imaging data capture July 14, 2022—Phase One, a pioneering provider of professional aerial cameras and Drone Harmony, a leader in automation software for data acquisition workflows in the commercial drone market, today announced that they are teaming up to empower customers to increase productivity and consistent image […]

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Regulatory Breakthrough for Percepto Drones to Fly at..

Regulatory Breakthrough for Percepto Drones to Fly at Israeli Industrial Sites Without Operators Onsite New framework delivers approval for Percepto customers to operate their drones remotely without BVLOS-certified pilots Modi’in, Israel, March 22, 2022 – Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection by industrial robotics, today announced that the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) has approved the operation of their drones Beyond Visual Line […]

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NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site Unlock 35 Miles of..

NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site Unlock 35 Miles of Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drone Operations NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site receive authority to fly drones 35 miles BVLOS within New York’s 50-mile drone corridor (SYRACUSE, NEW YORK) – NUAIR and the New York UAS Test Site have received authority from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly unmanned aircraft systems […]

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Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge

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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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Thruway Authority Announces Pilot Program

Thruway Authority Announces Pilot Program Utilizing Drones to Assist with Highway Bridge Inspections Partnership with Syracuse-based NUAIR will Improve Effectiveness of These Critical Safety Inspections Pilot Program Will Be at No Cost to the Thruway Authority Drones Could Be Used for Mapping, Surveying and Other Functions The New York State Thruway Authority today announced it will launch a pilot program using […]

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ARE Corp: Erosion and Gully Alternatives LiDAR Analysis

The Plainfield Recreation Road project required careful planning and implementation of  drone lidar to collect the required 3D map data. INTRODUCTION With the increased need for real-time results in today’s world, on-foot inspection is not always the best approach for collecting site characterization data. This particular project involves a very dense area with lots of aerial cover, making it hard […]

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Testing Cellular-Connected Drones

Skyward and Federal Aviation Administration to Test Cellular-Connected Drones PORTLAND, Ore. – Skyward, A Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. This announcement reaffirms that drone technology like the software developed by Skyward is one of the innovations needed to empower cellular-connected drones to unlock complex operations like […]

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a new insurance program for LiDAR equipment

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Lidar News spoke to Tyler Crawford with LiDARinsurance.com recently about a new, comprehensive, and affordable insurance program his team created for LiDAR equipment attached to drones, planes, and helicopters. Why did you create a LiDAR-specific insurance product for the aviation industry? After supporting drone operators and GIS professionals with their insurance for the past 5 years, my team recognized that […]

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Drone Automation Company Releases API

Drone Automation Company Releases Hardware-Agnostic APIs for Enterprises to Easily Integrate Drones with Their Custom Workflows California, USA, November 12, 2020 – FlytBase, Inc has announced the release of hardware-agnostic cloud-based drone APIs, enabling enterprises to easily integrate drones with their business applications. Drones are rapidly transitioning into fully-automated commercial tools that are being deployed for a range of applications, […]

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Webinar announcement – Drone Mapping Projects

We are very excited to be announcing the webinar ‘ How to Improve the Quality of Drone Mapping Projects ‘ We believe that this event will interest many of LidarNews readers. Here is a description, if you may need it: Producing high-quality photogrammetric products such as point clouds, DSMs, DTMs and orthophotos from drone imagery can be challenging.  Results are highly […]

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Terra Drone invests in Dutch Drone Solution provider Skytools

Terra Drone invests in Dutch Drone Solution provider Skytools to together establish Europe’s largest drone hub in Rotterdam Rotterdam – August 6, 2020 – Terra Drone invests in Dutch Drone Solution provider Skytools to offer corporate and government clients with advanced drone solutions. The companies will together establish a strong drone hub in Rotterdam consisting of Training facilities and Research & […]

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What is LiDAR Drone Surveying? Follow Indiana Drones on YouTube

Aerial Insight Services, a leader in LiDAR imaging, is partnering up with Indiana Drones to help pioneer the use of UAV LiDAR systems in surveying, mapping and inspection to turn out high-quality and business-transforming data. Watch Indiana Drones conduct a LiDAR drone land survey in the Colorado Rockies and learn how he combines aerial LiDAR and industrial drone technology for […]

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Advanced INS Set-Up for LiDAR Surveying using Drones

Advanced INS Set-Up for LiDAR Surveying using Drones Using an INS in a drone mounted scenario can bring with it unique challenges. In our latest webinar we discuss these and more… Using an Inertial Navigation System in a drone based scenario can bring with it unique challenges that can be difficult to overcome. On Wednesday, 17th June at 09:15 (BST) OxTS […]

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Finally, affordable insurance policy for rented or owned LiDAR

Finally, an affordable insurance policy for rented or owned LiDAR, high valued sensors, and other payload attached to drones, airplanes, and more.  LiDARinsurance.com is providing equipment coverage for your property that is being used for mapping, geospatial, light-detection, surveying, scanning, engineering, and other similar industries.  After over a year of underwriting, LiDARinsurance.com, has partnered with the top rated insurance carriers […]

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Focus on Outreach and Drones For Good in 2020

AIRT DRONERESPONDERS Focused on Public Outreach and Drones For Good™ in 2020 In the commercial drone world, one of the biggest risks to developing commercial UAV programs is public approval of drones. With recent events in Colorado, effective outreach is becoming even more important than ever. Because their primary focus is working with the public, this is especially true for drone […]

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