The Laser That’s Changing the World
Todd Neff has written the first comprehensive book on the development of 3D laser scanning and lidar. I think I may have reached the peak of my literary career! No, I haven’t written a book, or even a...
View ArticleCambodian Lidar Initiative is Rewriting History
Dr. Damian Evans, an Australian archaeologist, is the architect of the Cambodian Archaeological Lidar Initiative (Cali) and a research fellow at Siem Reap’s École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO). In...
View ArticleUS Army Seeks Partner for Long Distance LiDAR System
The US Army has developed a long distance LiDAR system allowing them to better calculate range and velocity measurements of long distance targets, such as incoming missiles. This technology allows them...
View ArticleA Virtual Reality Art Experience Courtesy of LiDAR
This is one of the coolest LiDAR applications I have read about this week. A church in York, England has been scanned to create a virtual reality experience. This project, a part of the York Vespertine...
View ArticleWill Tesla Eventually Use LiDAR?
You can’t stop the Tesla news machine. Last week Tesla announced that every new Tesla is equipped with self-driving technology which prompted a flood of response. Forbes Magazine posed the question,...
View ArticleHailstone Research using Handheld 3D Scanners
Why research hailstones? Well for one, hail damage causes well over $1 billion dollars in insured loses every year. Second, in my opinion, hail is pretty incredible. Handheld 3D scanners were used in...
View ArticleTesla Lidar Update
Last week we posed the question to our readers – will Tesla eventually use lidar technology? You answered with a resounding “yes”. Sources are now saying that you are right. Check out Smart Stock News...
View ArticleHow Important is Lidar?
Where would you rank the invention and subsequent impact of lidar on the world economy? I don’t think you can put it in the same category as the PC or the Internet, but how about the ruby laser which...
View ArticleDrone Photogrammetry vs. TLS in Detecting Soil Elevation
Agricultural and forestry operations significantly affect land morphology. Monitoring topographical and morphological changes is important in agriculture, forestry geomorphology, and soil sciences for...
View Article3D Model Fusion Using TLS and Drone Photography
Abstract: Three-dimensional digital technology is important in the maintenance and monitoring of archeological sites. This paper focuses on using a combination of terrestrial laser scanning and...
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