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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