LiDAR Archives - GIS user technology news https://gisuser.com/tag/lidar/ News, Business, Technology, Mobile, GIS, Crypto Currency, AI, Economics Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:07:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Inaugural World Lidar Day to Launch Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver https://gisuser.com/2024/02/inaugural-world-lidar-day-to-launch-feb-12-at-geo-week-conference-in-denver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inaugural-world-lidar-day-to-launch-feb-12-at-geo-week-conference-in-denver Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:07:10 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=90203 This annual day has been established to spotlight the value of lidar and its applications worldwide. DENVER (Feb. 9, 2024) — The first World Lidar Day, which will celebrate lidar and its expanding applications each year on Feb. 12, will be held this Monday. Its debut will coincide with Geo Week, one of the world’s […]

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]]> At InterGEO, Velodyne’s LiDAR Sensors Map the World Via Land, Sea, Air https://gisuser.com/2015/10/at-intergeo-velodynes-lidar-sensors-map-the-world-via-land-sea-air/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-intergeo-velodynes-lidar-sensors-map-the-world-via-land-sea-air Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:10:29 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=50605 As Scanning Goes Mobile, LiDAR Leader Shows 12 Diverse Integrations At World’s Largest Surveying/Mapping Show MORGAN HILL, Calif. (October 6, 2015) – No longer tethered to tripods and static data capture, mapping and surveying have gone mobile, thanks in part to innovative implementations built around VelodyneLiDAR’s compact 3D real-time sensors  — as the company demonstrated in […]

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]]> Learn to Make Decisions Using Lidar Data and Geographic Information Systems https://gisuser.com/2015/10/learn-to-make-decisions-using-lidar-data-and-geographic-information-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-to-make-decisions-using-lidar-data-and-geographic-information-systems Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:47:57 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=50569 New Esri Workbook Teaches Analysis Skills, Combining Lidar Data and ArcGIS Software Redlands, California—October 5, 2015—A new book published by Esri teaches how to use geographic information system (GIS) software to analyze and visualize lidar data. Lidar is an optical remote-sensing system that uses a laser to measure topography, vegetation, objects such as buildings, and […]

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]]> Potree puts Big and Beautiful LiDAR in Your Browser https://gisuser.com/2015/09/potree-puts-big-and-beautiful-lidar-in-your-browser/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=potree-puts-big-and-beautiful-lidar-in-your-browser Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:45:15 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=50176 Just in time for INTERGEO 2015, the Potree software was released in its latest 1.3 version. Potree is a WebGL based point cloud viewer for very large datasets. The Potree software allows to publish large LiDAR point clouds on the Web such that anyone can explore the data with nothing more but a modern browser. […]

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]]> Routescene LidarPod enables new approach to surveying https://gisuser.com/2015/08/routescene-lidarpod-enables-new-approach-to-surveying-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=routescene-lidarpod-enables-new-approach-to-surveying-2 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:13:56 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49850 The Routescene® proposition to transform the approach to surveys across the world is taking hold. Identifying massive potential and a gap in the market, Routescene® developed the LidarPod®, market-leading 3D mapping technology designed specifically for use on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Launched at Intergeo 2014 in Berlin, the highly acclaimed LidarPod® has attracted interest and […]

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]]> USGS evaluates Sigma Space’s Single Photon LiDAR as a key technology for its 3D Digital Elevation Program https://gisuser.com/2015/08/sigma-space-technology-may-enable-first-high-resolution-3d-map-of-the-united-states-and-the-planet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sigma-space-technology-may-enable-first-high-resolution-3d-map-of-the-united-states-and-the-planet Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:56:49 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49823 Sigma Space technology may enable first high-resolution 3D map of the United States and the Planet Through a recent contract awarded to two evaluating companies, the United States Geological Survey has requested from Sigma Space the collection and processing of Single Photon LiDAR (SPL) in a test area in upper Connecticut.   SPL is a disruptive LiDAR technology […]

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]]> ILMF 2016 Call for Papers Deadline is September 1 https://gisuser.com/2015/08/ilmf-2016-call-for-papers-deadline-is-september-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ilmf-2016-call-for-papers-deadline-is-september-1 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 23:37:01 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49782 The 16th Annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 22-24, 2016, has announced a Call for Papers and invites any interested parties to submit their abstracts by September 1, 2015 online here. ILMF 2016   Whether supporting highly detailed 3D urban mapping projects, forestry management, or railroad and power transmission line maintenance programs, […]

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]]> GeoVisionary Used to Visualise Flood Risk https://gisuser.com/2015/08/geovisionary-used-to-visualise-flood-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geovisionary-used-to-visualise-flood-risk Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:24:36 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49766 Cardiff University has been successfully using GeoVisionary within the MAREN2 project to accurately visualise large LIDAR data sets of water levels, coastal land forms and bathymetry, so stakeholders can assess the impact of proposed renewable energy schemes.  One of the focus areas of this Programme is the feasibility and impact of the development of Marine […]

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]]> EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for Minnesota https://gisuser.com/2015/08/earthdefine-releases-high-resolution-tree-map-for-minnesota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earthdefine-releases-high-resolution-tree-map-for-minnesota Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:14:30 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49687 ISSAQUAH, Wash., Aug. 18, 2015— EarthDefine, a provider of high-resolution spatial data products, has created a seamless tree canopy dataset that maps Minnesota’s trees in unprecedented detail. The Minnesota SpatialCover Tree Canopydataset maps trees with 98% accuracy and 30 times the resolution of existing state level datasets for Minnesota. This 1-meter resolution dataset will enable users to accurately measure and understand […]

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]]> Capturing Reality Call for Papers closes TODAY https://gisuser.com/2015/08/capturing-reality-call-for-papers-closes-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capturing-reality-call-for-papers-closes-today Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:55:19 +0000 http://gisuser.com/?p=49648 The Capturing Reality Forum focuses on the technologies of laser scanning, LiDAR and 3D data capture, combining the very best of SPAR Europe and ELMF Abstracts have been flooding in for the Call for Papers and we wanted to remind you that TODAY is the last day to submit an abstract. Interested parties are asked […]

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