Infrastructure tech firm Kodifly raises $750k for LiDAR projects The startup’s founders were previously funded by Laidlaw’s scholarships Hong Kong-based transport management tech startup Kodifly said it has raised $750k from the investment arm of philanthropic education fund Laidlaw Foundation. The cash injection from Laidlaw Scholars Ventures will be used to bring the tech and data analysis company’s hardware and […]
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How UAV-based LiDAR Has Transformed the Surveying Industry CHALLENGE Pape-Dawson Engineers is the largest civil engineering firm headquartered, and exclusively located, in Texas with a staff of over 850 employees. Their team of professionals provide civil engineering, surveying, GIS, and environmental services for land development, transportation, and water resources projects for both private and public clients. Pape-Dawson’s surveyors and engineers […]
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McKim & Creed’s Geospatial Services Soar with Expanded UAS Program Ravi Soneja joins geospatial leading firm as UAS Program Manager RALEIGH, N.C. – McKim & Creed, one of the largest engineering and geospatial firms in the United States is expanding its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program to provide enhanced aerial mapping capabilities for clients. Ravi Soneja, CMT-Lidar, recently joined McKim […]
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Singaporean Tech Firm Uses Lasers to Spot Pirates Singaporean tech firm Zycraft, known historically for its unmanned surface vessels, has branched out into technology for fighting maritime crime – using lasers. The company has trialed an off-the-shelf commercial LIDAR sensor for spotting approaching pirate boats, giving the crew early warning and an opportunity to take action. “The company tested a LIDAR system […]
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Canadian firm Spatialnetics becomes the latest company to join the growing OxTS Survey and Mapping partner community OxTS announced today that Canadian Geospatial mapping business, Spatialnetics is the latest distributor to sign up to the OxTS survey and mapping community. Spatialnetics, headquartered in New Brunswick, Canada will offer additional sales and support services to OxTS’ survey and mapping customers throughout […]
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The Next Generation of Engineering Maser Consulting, a national multi-discipline engineering design firm, is pleased to announce the completion of its rebranding as Colliers Engineering & Design. In 2020, Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management firm, acquired a controlling interest in Maser Consulting. The result of this transition is the creation of […]
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Lidar Industry Pioneer Positions the New Leica TerrainMapper-2 I recently had the opportunity to speak with airborne lidar sensor pioneer, Ron Roth*, Product Manager for the new Leica TerrainMapper-2. This high performance, linear-mode lidar system features a major camera system upgrade from one 80 megapixel RGBN CCDs to two 150 megapixel CMOS nadir cameras – one RGB and the other […]
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