Consider the Benefits of Scanning to Surveying Workflows
Increasingly, 3D laser scanning is making the day-to-day job of survey and scanning professionals faster, easier and more productive, but it requires a new way of thinking for the surveying community.
View ArticleLaser Scanner Tech Opens Business Opportunities
For AEC firms, laser scanning technology is becoming a way to improve client engagement and drive new business.
View ArticleMaking LiDAR and GIS Communication Painless
Ben Larson of Riegl discusses the introduction of plug-ins to help ease the flow of LiDAR data into Esri and other GIS products.
View ArticleAerial Survey of Rail Line Poses Challenges
When a Cessna fixed-wing aircraft took off over an Austrian alpine region on an early morning day in August 2016, it ascended carrying two crew, a large-format digital camera, a bit of uncertainty, and...
View ArticleAutomated Laser Acquisition Corrects Ambiguities
Riegl RiMTA-TLS helps when acquiring data in terrestrial laser scanning with high measurement rates over long ranges.
View ArticleLiDAR Use Rising Among Surveyors
The main advantages behind surveyors’ growing reliance upon LiDAR technology lie in the variety of methods that can be used to acquire data in the field.
View ArticleGIS and Imagery Play a Role in Forensics
The use of forensic GIS and geospatial modeling as evidence in litigation cases is becoming commonplace as technology continues to evolve.
View ArticleLiDAR: Promise and Challenge in Autonomous Vehicles
As automakers address their challenges with LiDAR, other users of LiDAR technology are likely to benefit.
View ArticleLand-Use Firm Maps Future Site for Whole Foods
Land-use consultancy Dresdner Robin provided expert services on the future home of Jersey City’s first Whole Foods Market.
View ArticleComplex Corn Maze Demonstrates UAV-based LiDAR
To demonstrate the RTL-400’s capability in the area of precision agriculture, RedTail staff researched various agricultural flight options and hit on an idea: What better way to demonstrate the...
View ArticleSpecial Report Preview: 2020 Surveying & Mapping Industry Equipment
Categories studied include total stations, data collector/controllers, geodetic survey-grade carrier-phase GPS receivers, mapping-grade code-phase receivers, 3D laser scanners, UAVs, and wireless cloud...
View ArticleLiDAR Integrates With Helicopter Pod
RIEGL’s VP-1 Helicopter Pod features Smart Waveform LiDAR using the VUX-240 Airborne Scanner.
View ArticleCompany Spotlight: LiDAR USA
Focused on solutions for mobile mapping with both LiDAR and imagery, LIDARUSA provides a wide range of products for systems ranging from a backpack to a car, boat, RR, UAV, etc.
View ArticleMobile Mapping Collects Geospatial Data From A Safe Distance
Trimble’s MX9 3D system performs a broad range of mobile mapping applications such as road surveys, topographic mapping, 3D modeling and asset management, using a vehicle-mounted mobile LiDAR system,...
View ArticleHow to Determine Which Laser Scanning Registration Method is Right for You
As hardware and software manufacturers continue to develop enhancements in scanning registration and data collection technologies, it is important to understand the benefits and limitations of each...
View ArticleAEG Firm Woolpert Is Blazing Trails with Exponential LiDAR Applications
The architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm is collecting updated LiDAR data for the entire state as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP).
View ArticleDewberry's USGS Contract Will Provide Mapping Services for UTAH
Firm to collect and analyze roughly 13,600 square miles of LiDar data across 12 counties.
View Article2020 Laser Scanning & 3D Surveying Trends Report
A new POB report shows industries are driving usage of laser scanning/imaging and 3D surveying tech.
View ArticleTeledyne Optech Introduces Airborne LiDAR Sensor Corridor Mapping Model
The new Galaxy CM2000’s small laser footprint allows for detection of fine corridor features.
View ArticleAerial LiDAR Uncovers Oldest Maya Site Yet
The recent discovery has been hiding in plain sight for years.
View ArticleDrone-based LiDAR Helps Clover Run Stream Restoration in West Virginia
Using RedTail LiDAR Systems’ RTL-400 allowed for the rapid inspection and monitoring of miles of stream corridor in very short time periods.
View ArticleFundamentals of Surveying: The Difference Between Photogrammetry and LiDAR
Understanding the differences between the two technologies will improve accuracy, efficiency and ensure the project achieves the desired results.
View ArticleFlorida-Based Land Surveyors Achieve QL0 LiDAR Scan for GIS Landbase Update
For the Tallahassee-Leon Geographic Information Systems Department, the elevation project was an opportunity to obtain high-accuracy survey data that would characterize its varied county landscape like...
View ArticlePhotogrammetry vs. LiDAR: Applying the Best Technology for the Job
LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and traditional photogrammetry play a role in nearly all land surveying and mapping projects today.
View ArticleDewberry Will Handle 3DEP LiDAR Data Collection for Nevada and Nebraska.
Approximately 19,000 square miles of data will be collected across Nevada, and Nebraska, to support USGS, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),...
View ArticleCromwell Architects Engineers, Inc. Completes Hospital Expansion Laser Imaging
A hospital expansion project relies on the use of a handheld imaging laser to complete the project while maintaining social distancing.
View ArticleAre Laser Scanners for AEC Evolving into Cobots?
While the instruments and equipment of AEC have not reached the levels of autonomy that we might associate with the term "robot," they are evolving towards becoming more like "cobots."
View ArticleAdvanced Mapping Tech Brings Early European Settlements Back to Life
A Canadian archaeologist is using advanced mapping and visualization technologies to bring one of the earliest European settlements in North America back to life.
View ArticleFagerman Brothers Share Careers in Land Surveying
A member of Point of Beginning’s advisory board, LiDAR USA Founder Jeff Fagerman, PLS, is a seasoned surveying professional. But he isn’t the only Fagerman in the field.
View ArticleSurveyors Work Overtime in Ellicott City Emergency Response
LiDAR scans by surveyors help in the aftermath of storm, flooding and landslide.
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