After two previous annual events each drawing in excess of 100 delegates, the LiDAR Technology Workshop series in Cairns is emerging as Australia’s premier annual LiDAR event. LiDAR Technologies 2013 is co-hosted by the Far North GIS Users Group and the national Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI). The event dates are August 22nd & […]
Surdex Purchases Leica ALS70-HP Airborne Laser Scanner
Norcross, Georgia, USA, 02 April 2013 – Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Surdex Corporation has purchased a Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner. Surdex took delivery of the Leica ALS70-HP system in December 2012 and has already deployed it on several mapping projects, taking full advantage of the powerful new LiDAR’s ability to capture elevation […]
3D models from laser scans with Autodesk ReCap
An interesting application from Autodesk – ReCap (thanks to Gene Roe of LiDARnews.com for turning me on to this one). Autodesk ReCap now enables any designer, architect or engineer to add, modify, validate and document their design process in context from existing environments. ReCap delivers powerful and easy to use workflow on the desktop and in […]
Record Numbers of Delegates, Speakers and Exhibitors ensure Outstanding Success at ILMF13
The International LiDAR Mapping Forum [ILMF] Conference held in Denver, Colorado from 11-13 February 2013 attracted a record number of 858 registrations from over 30 countries and has been hailed as the most successful yet in this annual event’s 13-year history. The ILMF focuses on the use of LiDAR to support transport, urban modelling, coastal […]
LiDAR Services International Demonstrates Aerial LiDAR Benefits to the Mining Industry at PDAC
LiDAR Services International (LSI), Calgary, Alberta will be exhibiting at PDAC 2013, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange on March 3-6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre demonstrating how mining operations can save time, reduce costs and minimize risks by eliminating redundant surveying and mapping services by […]
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper SDK v14.1 Featuring Significant LiDAR Functionality Enhancements
Hallowell Maine – February 21, 2013 – Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of Global Mapper SDK version 14.1. This release offers many new and improved features and functions including a significant improvement in the ability to process and visualize massive amounts of LiDAR point cloud data, jumping from supporting files […]
Safe Software Offers LiDAR Data Webinar
Dale Lutz and his team of data gurus at Safe Software are offering a entitled, “Gain Total Control of Your LiDAR and Point Cloud Data.” The event takes place on Thursday February 28 at 8AM PST which means it will be available at a workable 4PM GMT for those in the UK. Dale has spent […]
Announcement of Sponsors, Events, and Speakers for RIEGL LIDAR 2013
Horn, Austria – February 15, 2013 – RIEGL proudly announces the first sponsors, speakers and event news of its upcoming RIEGL LIDAR 2013 International User Conference to be held in Vienna, Austria, June 25-27. RIEGL is thrilled to welcome the first confirmed sponsors: as Gold sponsors, Applanix and Trimble, as Silver sponsors, AHM Airborne Hydromapping, […]
From ILMF – LiDAR News Today: Art of the Scan, ILMF Denver and more…
A special edition of LiDARnews sent from ILMF event in Denver, Colorado
Overwatch’s LIDAR Analyst 5.1 Software Delivers New High-Resolution 3D Imagery and Analytics
Software loads and displays data files containing more than a billion points of light