The Contour Connection Method: Inventorying and Classifying Landslides using Bare Earth Lidar
The Cloud—Changing the Dynamic of Field-To-Office Communication
Cloud computing is not quite as omnipresent as the computer in Star Trek, but…give it time. Cloud computing, or “the cloud,” is an interconnected group of powerful computers that collectively store data redundantly, host various services, and provide security. To the geospatial community, the cloud has already proven itself by acting as a password-protected hub […]
Feature – How Privacy Concerns Will Shape LiDAR Applications Using UAS
LiDAR has proven to be an effective tool for aerial, terrestrial, and mobile applications. It is conceivable that many current aerial and terrestrial LiDAR applications will be performed by UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) in the not-to-distant future.
Amerisurv Feature – The Early Vertical Datums of the U. S. Geological Survey
During the 1896 field season, the surveying crews of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) engaged in higher quality and more precise topographic mapping and spirit leveling than had been previously attempted. This change was largely prompted by an act issued by the Fifty-Fourth Congress on June 11, 1896. For USGS, the most significant result […]
Spotlight on FieldTech: New Geospatial Products
Marc Cheves, Managing Editor of Amerisurv has shared a quick spotlight feature looking at some new technologies of interest to the GeoTech professional Esri CityEngine Brings Modeling CityEngine 2013 3D urban design software enables modeling technology to be used in popular 3D software such as Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, and SketchUp. Importing OpenStreetMap streets into […]
EDU Feature – Professional Education for the LiDAR Student
The Christmas trees are out along the roads and in the stores and already up and decorated in many homes. The radio waves are filled with the familiar sounds of Christmas carols. The stores are just as crazy as ever for December with shopping frenzies for the expected gift on Christmas morning. This is where […]
Sharing of Topcon Photos a Global Experience
An optical instrument may be a surveyor’s best friend on a worksite, but you won’t see one on a typical wedding guest list. That doesn’t mean it can’t make the wedding photo album, though. During their reception on November 9, 2012, Collin Traynor, instrument operator for Eastern Chadrow Associates, Warminster, Pa., and his new bride […]
How You Can Get Involved with Unmanned Aerial Systems
This feature was first published Sept 2013 in LiDARNews I recently moved from Dallas to Austin, Texas to take a position with Surveying And Mapping, Inc (SAM, Inc.). We chose to live downtown on the fourth and top floor at our apartment complex with a deck that looks across the lake towards Zilker Park. The […]
Feature – Mapping Mine Sites From Space
This article first appeared in Machine Control Magazine… Advances in imaging satellites and data processing technology are now enabling cost effective mine site monitoring and volumetric measurement from space. Mining pit, ore stockpile, leach pad, waste dump and tailings beach surface differences are being mapped to within 20cm. A number of mine sites are using […]
Feature – Scan Twice—Cut Once: Accelerating Project Completion (Within Budget) Using LIDAR
No matter how carefully work is planned, sometimes designs don’t easily translate into reality. Often, the more sophisticated the design, the more difficult it is to render into actual form. In the case of one very modern, innovative design for a pedestrian/cycle bridge, laser scanning helped keep the project on-time, on-budget and aided in turning […]