Tag Archives: lidar

Laser Scanning for GIS and FM

On the surface, rich laser- scan data seems like a natural, valuable addition to GIS and facility management (FM) solutions—and to related operations and maintenance and asset-management capabilities. Much as the emergence of GPS in the 1990s helped drive GIS adoption and growth, the emergence of laser scanning also feels ready to aid GIS, FM,...

Weekly xyHt News Links: 06/01/2018

Septentrio launches the AsteRx SB, a compact and ruggedized GNSS receiver Orbit GT exhibits and showcases newest 3D Mapping Portfolio at SPAR 3D & AEC, Anaheim, CA NavVis to present M6 indoor mobile mapping system at SPAR 3D Lidar Market Heading towards 2 Billion Dollars by 2023 Hexagon Positioning Intelligence Introduces PIM7500 for Autonomous Applications...

Weekly xyHt News Links: 04/20/2018

SimActive Automates Drone Data Processing Exact Metrology Introduces Artec Ray Laser Scanner Teledyne Optech to showcase its Airborne and Terrestrial survey systems at GEOINT 2018 ENGINEERSUPPLY ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTS FROM SCHONSTEDT SPAR 3D Expo & Conference 2018 Keynote Speakers Announced Trimble Announces New Field Solutions for Land and Construction Surveying New Indoor Mobile Mapping System...

Weekly xyHt News Links: 04/13/2018

Trimble Launches Marine Positioning GNSS Receiver Sky Power and 3W-International are Introducing Engine Construction Kits for the First Time at Xponential 2018 Latest YellowScan Lidar System Designed for UAV Surveys  Trimble’s Forensics Solution Enables Efficient Data Collection for Crash and Crime Scene Investigators Topcon Announces New Features Added to Web-based Service for Mass Data Processing...

Weekly xyHt News Links: 4/6/2018

Ouster Launches Two New LIDAR Sensors, Adopts NVIDIA DRIVE™ AI Platform Topcon introduces new laser series designed for distance and accuracy in construction projects What Drone Operators Need to Know About the Expansion of LAANC East View Geospatial Launches On-Demand Milspec Geospatial Data  Topcon and Bentley to hold collaborative Constructioneering Academy in Brisbane senseFly and...

Mexico City’s Transportation Revolution

Using drones, lidar, and BIM, enterprising surveyors and geospatial engineers designed and constructed the city’s first high-speed train system. Editor’s Note: Lessons learned from a problematic rail project in Mexico City prompted an initiative to pull out all technological stops for a subsequent new rail line. An innovative, tech-savvy firm that had demonstrated its capabilities...