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UAS + Lidar = “X-ray” Vision
Image above: The same area as shown in the picture to the right with the ground extracted and the trees filtered out. A construction/survey project proves that UAS-borne lidar can penetrate tree cover to yield accurate ground data with improved post-processing times compared to photogrammetric solutions. I’m the VP of remote sensing at Morris P....
Weekly xyHt News Links: 04/12/2019
CHC Navigation Opens North American Headquarters in Arizona Topcon introduces new heads-up display for hands-free construction layout GeoCue Announces Drone LIDAR Rental Program CHC Navigation introduces the P2 GNSS Sensor Series for demanding positioning and heading applications Trimble Announces High-Accuracy Field Solution for GIS Applications Geneq offers redesigned, efficient battery for SXblue receivers SONARDYNE’S SPRINT-NAV...
Point Clouds for Water Conservation
Image above: The Lake Mead region of Las Vegas, Nevada. A project to identify and quantify irrigated landscapes in Las Vegas demonstrates the advantages of using lidar to save precious natural resources. Persistent drought conditions in the western United States are dramatically reflected in the steady diminution, over the past 15 years, of Lake Mead,...
Mobile Mapping Evolves
Image above: A colorized point cloud from a subway collect in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Joe Feyder, PLS, R.E.Y Engineers, INC., and John Jaramillo, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. While lidar has been a standard geospatial tool for many years, the requirements of companies using it have been rapidly changing and evolving. Therefore, lidar...
ULS and the Search for Yamashita’s Gold
In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese were faced with a dilemma: what to do with the billions in loot taken from Southeast Asia. According to some accounts, faced with US naval dominance in the Pacific, the Japanese could not return the gold, gems, and other valuables to the homeland. Instead the...
Airports GIS
The history and complexities of AGIS from the expertise of a small aerial mapping company. This story started when a small group of mapping professionals were left without a company. In 2013, after their employer participated in a merger, the Seattle-based staff had their office shut down. It was an office that had been in...
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