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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LiDAR Technology Powers Wingfield Scale & Measure’s WingScan Product Line Since 1937, manufacturers in need of scale and measurement solutions have turned to Tennessee-based Wingfield Scale & Measure. Key to Wingfield’s success over three generations of leadership has been its commitment to innovation. The company has expanded its capability beyond scales to include industrial inventories, stockpile measurement, and, most […]
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Infrastructure tech firm Kodifly raises $750k for LiDAR projects The startup’s founders were previously funded by Laidlaw’s scholarships Hong Kong-based transport management tech startup Kodifly said it has raised $750k from the investment arm of philanthropic education fund Laidlaw Foundation. The cash injection from Laidlaw Scholars Ventures will be used to bring the tech and data analysis company’s hardware and […]
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Over nearly a week of testing — a week that followed months of preparation and involved five types of aircraft, four aircraft software systems, more than 30 engineers, pilots, and operations experts, and 141 flights — the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and its partners sought to answer an increasingly urgent question: How can we effectively manage the diversity and volume of […]
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Oh My Foot, Another Change! Curtis Clabaugh Editor’s Note: Retired after nearly 43 years with the Wyoming Department of Transportation as State Photogrammetry & Surveys Engineer, Curtis Clabaugh is currently with ESP Associates doing project liaison and educational awareness. He is currently the chair of the Transportation Research Board subcommittee for small unmanned aerial systems. Sometimes I wonder if I […]
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How to Verify Dirt Levels with Drone LiDAR Drone LiDAR efficiently provides detailed preconstruction data and verification planning. Rome, NY- Monitoring pre and post-development projects from start to finish is key to ensuring the accuracy and success of the overall design plan. Adams Surveying, out of Richardson Texas, has increased its workload and bottom line, by using drone LiDAR to […]
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Phoenix Lidar – Lidar News Interview – Eric Goetsch, VP of Manned Operations and R&D, SkySkopes Lidar News readers are interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging Phoenix LiDAR 3D technologies to solve their customer’s problems. Lidar News Founder Gene Roe has provided the following interview questions to help the Phoenix LiDAR customers tell their story. After graduating […]
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8+ Years of Leveraging Aerial LiDAR in the Land Survey and Civil Engineering Industry Gene Roe, Founder of Lidar News speaks with Jeff Rizza, Remote Sensing Program Manager at DJ&A about the challenges of developing a new surveying business from scratch with integrity and cutting edge technology. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background (s) and […]
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3D Laser Scanning Historical Caves LiDAR News had the opportunity in December 2021 to interview David Bodo on his firm’s investment in and use of 3D laser scanning on some challenging project environments. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background and experience with 3D laser scanning/LiDAR technology, as well as a brief history of the growth […]
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Drone based LiDAR survey of Oil & Gas assets in the jungle of Gabon (80 000ha)In difficult to reach places in Africa, LiDAR surveys are often prohibitively expensive and can take a long time to perform. Delays due to poor weather, long ferries and bureaucratic processes make it a challenge to undertake accurate and critical information regarding terrain conditions. Drone […]
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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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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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Background: Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio since 1948, SSOE is an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm doing business across the globe. With a focus on customer satisfaction, SSOE has documented saving $1.5 billion for their clients since 2009 and 150 of their clients have been with SSOE for 20 years. Their company values include utilizing innovation and collaboration with a […]
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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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An Inside Look Into a Leading 3D Mapping Technology Provider About the Speaker Ilya Shikov is Co-founder & CTO at TOPODRONE, a Swiss – based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment. He is a surveyor with an educational background in engineering and he has over 10 years of experience in UAV-related R&D. Caption: Ilya Shikov, Co-founder & CTO […]
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Inflation Reduction Act accelerates USGS effort to collect high-resolution data of landscapes across 25 states | U.S. Geological Survey Over $6 million in funding will support the USGS goal of nationwide high-resolution 3D data coverage. RESTON, Va. — A U.S. Geological Survey effort to create a detailed three-dimensional, digital baseline map of the continental U.S. landscape using state-of-the-art high-definition laser […]
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Engineers Without Borders International Launches Strategic Partnership with Bentley Systems This exciting partnership joins the global Engineers Without Borders movement with the cutting-edge infrastructure engineering software company to unlock global impact and advance engineering for good. Engineers Without Borders International recently announced a strategic partnership with infrastructure engineering software company, Bentley Systems. This momentous partnership will help support the organization’s mission of […]
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RoboSense to Unveil Next-Generation LiDAR Innovations at CES 2024 DETROIT, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — RoboSense, a leading innovator in LiDAR technology, is set to unveil the newest in its M Platform line of sensors at CES 2024. Join the company’s executives and experts at the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, Booth #5172 for an exclusive look at how RoboSense’s cutting-edge perception solutions are […]
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Seiler Instrument’s Planetarium Division has always had to deal with a complex challenge: the precise placement of Projectors within unique Theatre spaces. This objective is complicated by the mere measurement of these as-built spaces that feature sloped floors and domes, as well as the representation and communication of proposed designs to project stakeholders. Seiler Planetarium’s Howard George was using a […]
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Mad Nadir Mapping Announces New Low-Cost UAV Lidar Mapping System Mad Nadir Mapping is pleased to announce their Mad Nadir Mapping Lidar System (MNMLS) — the lightest (~730 grams) and most affordable ($5,000) UAV lidar mapping solution currently available on the market. The MNMLS contains a tactical grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled with a multi-frequency GNSS receiver. Combined, these […]
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NEW PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUTSIGHT AND INNOVUSION TO ACCELERATE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY’S ADOPTION IN THE ITS MARKET Outsight, a specialist in 3D Spatial Intelligence Software Solutions, and Innovusion, a leading provider of advanced, high-performance LiDAR systems, today announced a new partnership aiming to combine Outsight’s software platform with Innovusion’s products. Thanks to this partnership, 3D perception technologies can be deployed at […]
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RoboSense Achieves Record-Breaking Sales in Q3 Driven by Surging Demand from Automotive OEMs DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — RoboSense, a global leader in LiDAR and perception solutions, announces outstanding results for Q3 2023. The company’s total LiDAR sensor sales reached nearly 60,000, with over 53,000 of those units for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). This ADAS LiDAR sales volume alone […]
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Microdrones to Sell Designed and Made in America Drone Surveying Equipment Starting in 2024Microdrones to transfer part of its R&D and Manufacturing Activities to Huntsville, AL October 10, 2023 Siegen, Germany – Following the product launch of the EasyOne mid-year, Microdrones will start manufacturing this system in its Huntsville, AL site in 2024. In order to better support the ramp […]
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Phoenix Lidar & Lidar News Interview – Scott McGowan, Founder, Kestrel Aerial Services – November 2023 Lidar News readers are interested in how innovative companies and individuals are leveraging Phoenix LiDAR 3D technologies to solve their customers’ problems. Lidar News Founder Gene Roe has provided the following interview questions to help the Phoenix LiDAR customers tell their story. I traded […]
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Alliance Engineering + Planning, LLC becomes one of the first surveying and/or engineering firms in the United States to successfully receive FAA approval for BVLOS flight operations. Alliance Engineering + Planning, LLC, a LJA company, routinely conducts LiDAR aerial missions, mainly for the purposes of creating topographical surveys for its surveying and engineering divisions. To adhere to FAA Part 107 […]
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