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Alternative to PLS-CADD: Faster and more affordable ..

August 12, 2024 One comment

Alternative to PLS-CADD: Faster and more affordable software for modeling power line conductors under different weather conditions PLS-CADD is a well-established software for designing overhead power lines and has been widely used for simulating conductor behavior under various environmental conditions. This program allows engineers to assess safety clearances to critical elements, considering scenarios such as maximum operating temperature or strong […]

Low and Slow: Helicopter-based Lidar for Snow & Ice Observations

October 17, 2023 2 comments

Adam LeWinter – Research Physical Scientist and Lidar Team Lead US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research & Development CenterCold Regions Research & Engineering LaboratoryRemote Sensing & GIS Center of Expertise72 Lyme RdHanover, NH 03755 Where there are glaciers and deep, persistent snow, you’ll almost always find equally impressive topography: high-relief mountainous terrain, glacial carved valleys, dense forest. Navigating and […]

Kässbohrer Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with Ouster

March 11, 2021 Leave a comment

Kässbohrer Signs Multi-Year Supply Agreement with Ouster Ski Slope Maintenance Application demonstrates extreme cold weather operating capabilities of Ouster’s digital lidar technology SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ouster, Inc. (“Ouster”), a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries, today announced that it has signed a multi-year strategic supply agreement with Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG, […]

The Coordinate Metrology Society Conference – New Orleans, July

March 2, 2020 Leave a comment

The Coordinate Metrology Society Conference Heads for New Orleans, July 20 – 24, 2020 Registration is Now Open for the 36th Annual Conference of the Coordinate Metrology Society Weatherford, TX – March 2, 2020 – The Coordinate Metrology Society® (CMS) today announced registration is open for their 36th annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) to be held July 20 – 24, in New Orleans, LA. […]

HANDHELD LIDAR IN THE LAND OF ICE AND SNOW (AND COLD)

January 27, 2020 One comment

HANDHELD LIDAR IN THE LAND OF ICE AND SNOW (AND COLD) Sooner or later, you are bound to face rain, snow, wind, or another harsh weather condition that will stop you from working on your 3D capture job. But how cold can it get before your scanner stops working and forces you indoors? To answer that question, we talked to WIESO, […]

Draper Unveils LiDAR with MEMS Beamsteering Technology

December 15, 2019 Leave a comment

DRAPER UNVEILS LIDAR WITH MEMS BEAMSTEERING TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — LiDAR, short for light detection and ranging, is often considered the primary sensor for self-driving cars, given its ability to create high definition maps of the surrounding environment. LiDAR provides a three-dimensional point cloud of a car’s surroundings by measuring how long light takes to travel […]

360-degree camera provides ground-based imaging – weather disasters

May 16, 2019 Leave a comment

360-degree camera provides ground-based imaging following weather disasters iSTAR Pulsar used by Site Tour 360 to document damage after hurricane and tornado Edinburgh, UK & Gainesville, FL – May 16, 2019 – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, today announced that its iSTAR Pulsarcamera system is being used to document damage following extreme weather events. In the aftermath of natural disasters, […]