Reimagining Infrastructure with Advanced Mobile Mapping Solutions An interview with Katherine Hunt, CEO and Co-Founder of Teleqo Tech January 2025 Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background(s) and experience, particularly with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, and/or a brief history of the growth of the company and its use of 3D technology? Please include an idea of […]
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FREE WEBINAR: MOBILE LASER SCANNING WITH TOPODRONE LIDAR MOUNTED ON A CABLE CAR September 9, 2024 – Montreux, Switzerland – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment, invited for a free educational webinar where we will discuss how to perform LiDAR surveying of a ski resort infrastructure with TOPODRONE LiDAR 200+. TOPODRONE LiDAR 200+ is quite […]
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Explaining the tools and technology behind mobile mapping devicesBy Sean Higgins* For NavVis GmbH In its short life, the market for 3D as-built documentation technology has seen considerableinnovation. Among the myriad new tools to hit this market, nothing has changed the way wecapture buildings as much as mobile mapping devices. This is the first part of a series of articles […]
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Introducing Pointly’s New Mobile Mapping Classifier for City Inventories As cities continue to evolve, the need for advanced digital representations becomes increasingly important for urban planning and development. Taking this into account, Pointly has introduced a new Mobile Mapping Classifier designed to transform the detection and classification of city objects. This is Pointly Pointly is an intelligent, cloud-based software solution […]
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CHUNG HSING SURVEYING COMPANY BRINGS GEOSPATIAL DATA ACQUISITION TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH RIEGL MOBILE LIDAR Chung Hsing Surveying Company (CHS) is proud to announce the introduction of RIEGL’s VMX-2HA Mobile Mapping System to the geospatial industry in Taiwan. The company has built an excellent reputation over the past 50 years in the region, and the addition of this RIEGL system enables them to have unprecedented accuracies and efficiencies within […]
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GPI GEOSPATIAL, INC. ENHANCING MOBILE MAPPING WITH RIEGL LIDAR Adding a VMX-2HA to their Portfolio of RIEGL Systems GPI Geospatial, Inc. (a subsidiary of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.) has been a leading geospatial solutions company for over 50 years with a footprint across the Eastern U.S., and they recently upgraded their mobile mapping capabilities by adding a RIEGLVMX-2HA to their data collection portfolio. As a RIEGL customer […]
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Spicer Group Expands Remote Sensing Capabilities with 2nd Mobile LiDAR System By Jeremy Dancer, PS (Project Surveyor) Background Editor’s Note: This article is being reported as a narrative as told by the author. Spicer Group Inc. is a surveying and engineering company that’s been in business since 1944, when it was established by Cliff Spicer (a surveyor and engineer). Surveying […]
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Revolutionizing 3D Scanning Data Capture, FARO® Unveils Orbis™ Mobile Scanner The first-to-market hybrid scanner offers mobile and stationary scanning in one device LAKE MARY, Fla., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — FARO® Technologies (Nasdaq: FARO), a pioneer in the field of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology is proud to announce the release of the FARO® Orbis™ Mobile Scanner, a groundbreaking advancement set to redefine 3D […]
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Leica Geosystems brings Leica BLK2GO PULSE to market for intuitive mobile laser scanning Announces world’s first handheld dual Time-of-Flight LiDAR sensor that delivers complete data in-field (Heerbrugg, Switzerland — Oct. 10, 2023) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, the global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the upcoming release of the Leica BLK2GO PULSE. The BLK2GO PULSE is a new first-person […]
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Four considerations to make when selecting an INS for Mobile Mapping Mobile mapping is helping to accelerate the progression of some of the most difficult engineering challenges on the planet, including those around autonomous driving and advanced surveying techniques (for example using a LiDAR). The complexity of those challenges mean that the outputs from a mobile mapping INS have to […]
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Leica Geosystems introduces the next evolution in smart, autonomous mobile mapping (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 2 May 2023) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the latest addition to its Leica Pegasus TRK portfolio of mobile mapping solutions, the Leica Pegasus TRK100. Specifically designed for GIS professionals, the new mobile mapping system is a powerful, easy-to-use geospatial solution built for large-scale infrastructure measurement […]
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Underground mapping for flood modeling with mobile LiDAR Mobile LiDAR scanners are mapping underground spaces in Belfast to better understand and prepare for coastal flooding. The use of innovative technology provides greater clarity of large flood risk areas for surveyors, through the creation of flood models. With sea levels predicted to rise 12 inches by 2050, sufficient flood defenses and […]
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Immersal Oy launches Immersal City-Scale Visual Positioning System The new 5G-enabled smart city Visual Positioning System offers unmatched accuracy and new business opportunities for mobile network operators and their customers (Helsinki, Finland & Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023) Immersal Oy, part of Hexagon, announced today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, the launch of Immersal City-Scale, a Visual Positioning System […]
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BAAM.Tech Named North American Distribution Partner for RIEGL USA Mobile Laser Scanning Solutions RIEGL USA is pleased to announce BAAM.Tech® as a North American distribution partner for Mobile Laser Scanning. BAAM.Tech®, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, will provide sales, training, and technical support services for the entire line of RIEGL’s Mobile Laser Scanning Solutions, including the: VMY-1 and VMY-2, VMX-2HA, and VMQ-1HA product lines, as well as the accompanying cameras, software bundles, and […]
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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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The State of Mobile Mapping Report 2022 is here: Find out what the industry has to say Brought to you by NavVis in partnership with Lidar News, Lidar Magazine, the American Surveyor, GoGeomatics, GIM International, Geo Week, BIMplus, Spatial Source, and GeoConnexion. NavVis and its partners; Lidar News, Lidar Magazine, the American Surveyor, GoGeomatics, GIM International, Geo Week, BIMplus, Spatial […]
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Cansel to offer NavVis VLX wearable mobile mapping systems to Geospatial market in Canada Wearable mobile mapping systems will be sold and supported throughout Canada exclusively by Cansel 22 September 2022 (Burnaby, BC): Cansel, a hardware, software, and service provider to engineering, surveying, construction, and utility industries, announced today a distribution agreement with German-based NavVis, a leading developer of mobile […]
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The new Leica Pegasus TRK makes mobile mapping smart, autonomous and easy (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 09/05/2022) Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the introduction of the reality capture mobile mapping system Leica Pegasus TRK, introducing artificial intelligence, autonomous workflows and intuitive interfaces. The Leica Pegasus TRK solution utilises artificial intelligence capabilities to transform mobile mapping. The advanced dynamic laser scanning and […]
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Leveraging Lidar Supports Company Growth By Tony Bartol PS, Fishbeck Vice President/Senior Surveyor Editor’s Note: This article is being reported as a narrative as told by the author. Background I am a Michigan – licensed surveyor with 17 years of experience, nine of which has been working with terrestrial and mobile LiDAR. Fishbeck purchased our first RIEGL mobile LiDAR in […]
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Teeing Up an Abandoned Golf Course For Development with Drone Surveying MP Design Group uses drone LiDAR technology to begin the redevelopment process. For release Monday, June 20, 2022 Rome, NY- The greens are overgrown, the fairways are now part of the rough, and the tee boxes are extinct at an abandoned golf course in Biloxi, Mississippi. That’s why the […]
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The State of Mobile Mapping 2022 is here: You’re invited to take part in the industry survey of the year Brought to you by NavVis in partnership with Lidar News, Lidar Magazine, the American Surveyor, GoGeomatics, GIM International, Geo Week, BIM+, Spatial Source and GeoConnexion. The laser scanning and surveying industries have been undergoing a seismic shift. Mobile mapping technology […]
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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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FARO Releases New Focus Swift Mobile Scanner with Color Feature Lake Mary, Fl., February 7, 2022 – FARO® Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), a global leader of 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions for the AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), O&M (Facility Operations & Maintenance), Metrology and Public Safety markets, today announced an update to the FARO Focus Swift Mobile Scanner that adds […]
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Applanix Introduces Next-Generation OEM Solution for Mobile Mapping Applications Using GNSS-Inertial Technology Hardware and Software Platform Provides Unparalleled Accuracy and Performance for Systems Integrators DENVER, February 4, 2022—Applanix, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), announced today the Trimble® AP+ Land GNSS-inertial OEM solution for accurate and robust position and orientation for georeferencing sensors and positioning vehicles in land mobile mapping applications. […]
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DGT Associates Launches Owned Subsurface Mobile Mapping System Solution Enables Safer, Faster, More Accurate Capture of Underground Environment BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DGT Associates, New England’s leading surveying and engineering firm, announced the ownership and launch of a state-of-the-art, subsurface mobile mapping system—the latest advancement to the firm’s existing Subsurface Utility Mapping service line. With ownership of this mobile underground mapping system, DGT […]
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