Remote, Autonomous Drones A Tool in the Global Battle Against COVID-19 California, USA, March 23, 2020 — Public safety & health workers – the brave souls on the frontlines of the worldwide fight against the coronavirus outbreak – deserve to be armed with each and every weapon available to us. It has become apparent that social distancing and isolation are […]
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TERRA DRONE’S GROUP COMPANY HELPS FIGHTING CORONA VIRUS WITH DRONES Zhejiang – February 7, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. on February 6, an medical delivery drone flying from the people’s Hospital of Xinchang County to the disease control center of Xinchang County successfully completed the whole process of air transportation, marking the launch of the first “urban air transportation channel” to help to fight […]
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USIBD is pleased to announce the opening of this new Cornerstone Survey, #013: Reality Capture Data Storage and Distribution. Reality Capture data sets are much larger than typical CAD or BIM data files, and this presents unique challenges for companies collecting more and more of this data every day. As a result, new solutions are coming to market to try […]
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RIEGL’S UAS / ULS MARKET PRESENCE GROWS IN NORTH AMERICA THROUGH GEOCUE GROUP OEM PARTNERSHIP Expanding their UAS / ULS presence in North America through this strategic OEM partnership, RIEGL is excited to welcome GeoCue Group to the growing base of renowned RIEGL integrators. Operating out of their United States headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama, GeoCue Group will further promote RIEGL unmanned LiDAR innovations through the introduction […]
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New Satellite Services Company 4 Earth Intelligence Provides Smart Data for the Planet Bristol, UK, 13 January 2020 – Advances in technology for observing the earth from space have resulted in the formation of a new company which will bring a range of innovative satellite intelligence and data services to market. 4 Earth Intelligence (4EI) has pioneered the use of […]
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Microdrones is Taking Photogrammetry to New Heights with the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR The company is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems and an updated aerial methane inspection package, while announcing a forthcoming software environment Rome, NY – Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG […]
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LeddarTech Successfully Defends its LiDAR Intellectual Property Against Phantom Intelligence QUEBEC CITY, July 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform™ in the market, announces that its patent infringement case against Phantom Intelligence was settled favorably in the Federal Court of Canada. In December 2015 LeddarTech challenged Phantom Intelligence for […]
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Greenwood Village, CO – May 31, 2018 – Merrick & Company, a global leader in light detection and ranging (LiDAR), digital orthophotography, hyperspectral imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS) data integration, is pleased to announce the release of Version 2018 of the Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing (MARS®) software suite. The MARS® software suite provides comprehensive support for LiDAR point cloud […]
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Featured Product Preview Bentley’s Reality Modeling Portfolio Presented by: Arnaud Durante, Reality Modeling Product Development Manager Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Bentley offers a complete capture-to-consumption solution for automatically generating 3D reality models for users to incorporate into their design, construction, and operation workflows. Our solutions enable interoperability with Bentley and other applications to streamline your […]
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3D Elevation Information Underpins Our Understanding of Landslides A core mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to provide information that leads to reduced loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure from landslides. Gathering this information relies on a detailed and accurate understanding of the landscape. The USGS Landslide Hazards Program (https://www.usgs.gov/science/mission-areas/ natural-hazards/landslide-hazards) conducts landslide hazard assessments, […]
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Whether it is Augmented/Virtual Reality or driverless vehicles the underlying technology is the ability to navigate a digital 3D world at high speed. Reports from last week’s Consumer Electronics Show…Read More at In the Scan
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A group of researchers from China and the Netherlands have demonstrated the ability to use baselines instead of point cloud registration which they claim is more accurate. Instead of registering…Read More at In The Scan
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I had the opportunity today to speak with three of the key people behind the BLK360 product offering recently announced by Autodesk and Leica Geosystems. The first is…Read More at In the Scan
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NM Group has completed the purchase of the Leica ALS80 airborne sensor and RCD30 camera to further expand its aerial data collection services. This latest generation sensor combines a corridor mapping LiDAR scanner and high resolution camera, creating an efficient, powerline focused mapping system. Known for delivering high quality asset management and engineering solutions, NM Group’s new investment will further […]
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Last week we posed the question to our readers – will Tesla eventually use lidar technology? You answered with a resounding “yes”. Sources are now saying that you are right…Read More at In The Scan
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Author: John M. Russo, AIA If you haven’t noticed there are a lot more people jumping into the laser scanning business lately. Perhaps this is due to scanner prices dropping, or maybe it’s because the software is making it easier to process the data. Maybe the growth of the market is just creating a lot of opportunity. Many of the […]
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Industrial Plant Renovation and Spatial Accuracy Like any process industry installation, pharmaceutical facilities are complex and difficult to renovate and pose serious challenges for design consultants. 2D as-built drawings, if even available, don’t adequately communicate the spatial information needed to design in an environment that demands high accuracy and tight tolerances. SDMM’s 3D laser scanning delivers reliable data on existing […]
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Cedar Creek Grist Mill, Woodland Washington, USA – Jerry Dawson What is a “Grist Mill”? This is usually the first question asked when talking about the picturesque wooden structure located forty-five miles north of Portland, Oregon. Grist is the term used for grains that have been separated from the chaff and are ready to be ground into usable products. The […]
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I have written about this discovery, but this is the first time that the “story behind the story” has been reported. A film maker by the name of Steve Elkins has been looking for the Lost city of the Monkey God for the past twenty years without any success But he never gave up. In 2010 he read an article […]
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EXTON, Pa. U.S.A. – Oct. 7, 2015 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that Leica Geosystems will incorporate Bentley’s Acute3D reality modeling software into its advanced oblique airborne imaging solutions for both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and piloted aircraft. Leica Geosystems, a leader in geospatial data acquisition and mapping […]
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2015-10-07 17:45 GMT+02 Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, recently was awarded the first- and second-place prizes in the Wichmann Innovations Award programme held during the INTERGEO conference and trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany. The Wichmann Innovations Award is presented by publisher Wichmann Verlag, well known for […]
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