Fusing Aerial and Mobile LiDAR Data Company: Caltech Group CHALLENGE Companies looking to perform large scale, high resolution mapping projects with budget restrictions and time constraints struggle using traditional surveying methods. Caltech’s team of surveyors, engineers, CAD experts, technologists, and GIS specialists has spent the last 30+ years becoming Western Canada’s go-to company for geomatics services. Caltech provides services to […]
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LIDAR: A Technology Overview and the Role of Diffuse Reflectance Targets in Testing & Calibrating Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) By Russell Bailey, Product Manager, Pro-Lite Technology Ltd & Greg McKee, Chief Technologist & Product Marketing Manager, Labsphere Inc LIDAR is an established technology that is being increasingly deployed in consumer products and in driverless vehicles. LIDAR is an acronym […]
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One of the first decisions you’ll need to make when choosing a drone [or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)] for LiDAR mapping is the size and rotor/wing configuration. All the other choices to be made will be influenced by this and have a direct impact on the results you can expect to get […]
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RIEGL/Lidar News Interview Questions for Joey C. Wilson Lidar News had an opportunity recently to interview Joey C. Wilson the founder of Wilson and Associates. Here are his valuable insights and those of some of his team regarding the use of LiDAR and 3D laser scanning I am a Professional Engineer and Surveyor, I have worked in the surveying industry […]
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DENVER, CO, November 22, 2022 – VeriDaaS Corporation, a leader and innovator in high-definition (HD) LiDAR acquisition and Data as a Service (DaaS) products, today announced the opening of its new branch office in Calgary, Alberta. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado, the new office will expand the organization’s footprint and increase its level of presence in […]
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Research by Bluesky Reveals How Trees Cover London – Most Desirable Areas Leicestershire, UK, 17 November 2022 – Research by aerial mapping company Bluesky International has shown a direct correlation between happiness and the ‘greenest’ London Boroughs. By comparing its unique database of more than 3 million trees with the results of Rightmove’s annual Happy at Home Index, Bluesky has […]
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Cepton Named a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree for Next-Generation Lidar Product Top-end automotive lidar Vista®-X120 Plus to be unveiled at CES in January 2023 SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cepton, Inc. (“Cepton”) (Nasdaq: CPTN), a Silicon Valley innovator of high-performance lidar solutions, announced today that it has been recognized for its next-generation automotive lidar product, Vista®-X120 Plus, in the prestigious CES Innovation […]
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Bentley Systems Announces Winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Winners Announced at the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Celebrations in London LONDON – Nov. 16, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the winners of the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users […]
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Velodyne Lidar Signs Multi-Year Agreement with GreenValley International Lidar-Powered Mapping Systems for Any 3D Environment SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 17, 2022– Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to GreenValley International for handheld, mobile and unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) 3D mapping solutions, including in GPS-denied environments. Velodyne is already shipping sensors to GreenValley as part of […]
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DENVER, CO, November 17, 2022 – VeriDaaS Corporation, a leader and innovator in high-definition (HD) LiDAR acquisition and Data as a Service (DaaS) products, has completed its acquisition of 4DM, Inc., a leading GeoIntelligence company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4DM engages governments, NGOs, and private sector organizations in the areas of intelligent transportation solutions, environmental health, location-based services and […]
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Bentley Systems Launches iTwin Experience, iTwin Capture, and iTwin IoT to Extend iTwin Platform iTwin to Empower Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and Advance Bentley’s Engineering Applications LONDON – Nov. 15, 2022 – At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform, significantly extending the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that engineering firms and owner-operators […]
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Bentley Systems Announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Powered by iTwin ProjectWise Leads Advancement to Data-centric Digital Delivery and Digital Twin Opportunities LONDON – Nov. 15, 2022 – At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, its combination of enterprise systems that span the end-to-end lifecycle and value chain of the world’s infrastructure. […]
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The Democratization of 3D Scanning By Keith Lay, Director of Content at Clirio Technologies From CAD to photogrammetry to LiDAR, engineers of all disciplines acquire, process, and share 3D data on a daily basis. Historically, the creation of this 3D data has been the purview of specialists. This has been especially true of 3D and LiDAR scanning of project sites […]
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Hexagon R-evolution enables blue carbon credits for the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced that R-evolution, the sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary of Hexagon, has been awarded a contract to supply multi-dimensional intelligent mapping services of The Bahamas’ seabed. The services are part of […]
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Hexagon announces resignation of Jürgen Dold as Executive Vice President, effective 01 January 2023 2022-11-11 08:00 GMT+01 Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced that Jürgen Dold, Executive Vice President, will resign from Hexagon effective 01 January 2023. Dold has been with Hexagon since 1995. He’s served in different management […]
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Hexagon’s Leica BLK2FLY named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 2022-11-10 16:27 GMT+01 Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the Leica BLK2FLY has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022. The BLK2FLY, recognised for its productivity and innovation, is the world’s first fully integrated autonomous flying laser […]
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Blickfeld launches Qb2; the world’s first Smart LiDAR sensor, enabling capturing and processing of 3D data on a single device Blickfeld announces the delivery of its Qb2 LiDAR sensor, the industry’s first Smart LiDAR sensor, providing the software stack and WiFi connectivity in one device Qb2 provides a turn-key experience for fast and simple deployment with minimal investment. The integrated […]
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Bentley Systems Announces Integration of EC3 with the Bentley iTwin Platform for Infrastructure Carbon Calculation Enables Embodied Carbon Calculation, Reporting, and Analysis in Infrastructure Digital Twins at No Cost EXTON, Pa. – Nov. 7, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, announced today at COP27 expanded integrated workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bentley iTwin platform. […]
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Ouster and Velodyne Announce Proposed Merger of Equals to Accelerate Lidar Adoption Merger expected to strengthen financial position $355 million in combined Q3 cashAnnualized cost savings expected to reach at least $75 million SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 7, 2022– Ouster (NYSE: OUST), a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar, and Velodyne (NASDAQ: VLDR, VLDRW), a leading global player in lidar sensors and solutions, […]
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LIDAR REMAPS DIAMOND VISTA WIND FARM IN TORNADO ALLEY, SAVES $1M Nestled within the territory of the indigenous Kansa people, the area around Salina, Kansas happens to be one of the largest wheat-producing regions in the American Midwest. Originally claimed by France as part of Louisiana, it was later acquired by the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. […]
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Cintoo Selected to Join Industry 4.0 Startup Program Hosted by SAP.iO Foundry Munich MIAMI, Florida — November 4, 2022 — Cintoo, a leader in SaaS-based cloud solutions for realizing reality capture technologies for the digital twin ecosystem at scale, was selected among 11 startups to join the Industry 4.0 focused program hosted by SAP.iO Foundry Munich. Membership in the program is based on reviews […]
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Hexagon to update aerial data of eight U.S. states at six-inch resolution in 2023 for the HxGN Content Program (Norcross, Georgia, USA, 3 November 2022) Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced today that the HxGN Content Program will refresh aerial data of eight U.S. states at 6-inch (15-centimeter) resolution for the 2023 collection season, including Texas, Washington, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Montana and […]
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Press release Outsight Washington D.C, November 3, 2022 Outsight Joins the Lidar Coalition as FOUNDING SOFTWARE MEMBER Washington, D.C., November 3, 2022 – Outsight, specialist in 3D Spatial Intelligence, has joined the growing ranks of the Lidar Coalition as the founding software member. The Coalition was formed to advocate for policies promoting lidar’s role in enhancing safety on U.S. roadways […]
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Headline: Mobile LiDAR’s role in bringing ‘Industry 4.0’ to Norwegian forestry GeoSLAMs LiDAR technology is mapping forests as part of the Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) SmartForest in Ås, Norway. SFI SmartForest aspires to put the Norwegian forestry sector at the forefront of technological advances and Industry 4.0. Advancements in digital technologies and industry, trends toward an interoperable future, with […]
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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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