Introducing Emesent and Dr. Hrabar Many of our readers are familiar with Emesent, a global leader in mapping challenging environments and the developer of the Emesent Hovermap lidar system. Lidar News recently had the opportunity to interview co-founder Dr. Stefan Hrabar to explore the origins of Emesent, their latest advancements, and their vision for the future. At Lidar News, we’ve […]
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Emesent launches three time saving products for geospatial professionals Hovermap ST-X, Long Range Radio, and Emesent’s Aura software platform were launched at INTERGEO, providing a versatile combination to scan large areas and complex assets in less time and visualize the results in full detail. Emesent, World leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics today launched three new products […]
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Into the dark unknown: How Hovermap is helping drive NASA’s future planetary ambitions NASA recently took one more giant leap for mankind after its Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, made the first-ever test flight on another world. It was a major effort for the helicopter, a project that was decades in the making at the organisation’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Back on […]
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The Battle of Mobile Lidar Scanners When it comes to Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS), there are many tools available on the market. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to utilize some of the latest and greatest MLS technologies at Candrone. MLS solutions offer great flexibility in areas where it can be hard to fly a drone (ie. indoors or […]
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Emesent Hovermap ST sets survey grade standard for autonomous LiDAR mapping Emesent today announced the launch of Hovermap ST, the latest version of their world-leading Hovermap autonomy and mapping payload. The tough, lightweight, IP65 rated Hovermap ST is being launched with Emesent’s new Automated Ground Control feature. This powerful combination is poised to set the standard for survey grade autonomous […]
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Hovermap Wins Geo Week’s LiDAR Leader Outstanding Innovation Award Emesent is proud to have their Hovermap LiDAR mapping and autonomy payload announced as the winner of the Geo Week LiDAR Leader Award for Outstanding Innovation. “We’re honored to be recognized as an innovative leader in geospatial LiDAR technology,” said Dr Stefan Hrabar, Emesent CEO and Co-Founder. Announced at the Geo […]
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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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New Integration for Hovermap Data in PointCab Origins Streamlines Point Cloud to Output A new Emesent – PointCab Origins integration will save users time and improve their outputs. Hovermap, Emesent’s flagship product, is an autonomy and mapping payload capable of capturing high resolution LiDAR data above ground or underground, indoors or out. Hovermap’s proven autonomy functions allow it to fly […]
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Emesent’s Hovermap pilots the world’s first underground drone flight with the DJI M300 RTK Drone autonomy technology developed by Australian high-tech company Emesent has allowed DJI’s M300 drone to fly autonomously underground in what’s believed to be a world first for the platform. The flights took place on 4 August at the Round Oak Mt Colin copper mine in Cloncurry, […]
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Velodyne Lidar Sensors Power Emesent’s Hovermap to Fly Beyond the Visual Line of Sight Emesent’s AL2 for Hovermap Leverages Velodyne Lidar to Access the Inaccessible Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced that Emesent’s newly introduced Autonomy Level 2 (AL2) technology for Hovermap uses Velodyne lidar sensors to provide real-time perception and high-quality, accurate 3D data. Hovermap is a plug-and-play mapping and autonomy […]
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Emesent releases Colourisation for Hovermap, bringing a new level of reality capture to 3D Point Clouds BRISBANE, Australia (June 3rd, 2020) – Global technology company Emesent today announced the release of the Colourisation functionality for its Hovermap LiDAR scanner. The 3D point clouds from Hovermap can now be augmented with true colour, providing additional context for visualisation and analysis. “We’re […]
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