Jan. 14th, 2013 – VirtualGrid is pleased to announce the release of VRMesh plugin for ArcGIS Desktop 10.1. This release includes two plugins, VRMesh Classification and VRMesh Triangulation, which enable users to automatically classify point clouds and generate accurate triangle meshes within the Esri ArcGIS environment. VRMesh Classification for ArcGIS provides best-in-class point cloud classification […]
GeoCue/LP360 LIDAR Workshops
Upcoming LIDAR Workshops North Carolina LP360 Workshop Sheraton Hotel, Raleigh NC Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:00am – 5:00pm (Concurrent with the 2013 NC GIS Conference) QCoherent is offering a one-day LP360 Workshop, “QC and Derived Surface Models of LIDAR Data”, in concurrence with the North Carolina GIS Conference. LP360 Workshop 1 Day Workshop on […]
World Class Speakers Attract Record Visitors to European LiDAR Mapping Forum
The third ELMF held in Salzburg, Austria from 4-5th December 2012, has been hailed as the most successful yet with its focus on the use of LIDAR to support transport, urban modelling, coastal zone mapping, asset management, 3D visualisation and GIS applications. Held at the prestigious Salzburg Congress, 447 delegates from 45 countries gathered […]
Optech Announces Third Imaging and Lidar Solutions Conference, ILSC 2013
Toronto, Canada, December 11, 2012 — Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce that it will be holding its third Imaging and Lidar Solutions Conference, ILSC 2013, in Toronto, Canada on June 25-27, 2013 at the Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale. An […]
Discovering the Link Between the Mayans and Georgia with LiDAR
An interesting video from the History Channel that explores the link between the Mayan ruins and the State of Georgia. The team uses LiDAR to discover if in fact there are ancient artifacts buried in the Sate of Georgia.
OpenTopography – open and free access to high-res topographic data
Some interesting “super computing” news as The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for OpenTopography, an Internet-based project that provides open and free access to high-resolution topographic data collected by technologies such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). OpenTopography was initially developed as a proof-of-concept cyberinfrastructure project for the earth sciences as part of the […]
International LiDAR Mapping Forum Announces ASPRS Hot Topics
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Presents Hot Topics Session at International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2013
Lidar Confirms Sandy’s Dramatic Coastal Change Impacts and Future Coastal Vulnerability
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. –The extent of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath — and the future coastal vulnerability of the region — is clear in a new U.S. Geological Survey analysis of recently collected lidar coastal data. The research documented particularly dramatic impacts within the Fire Island National Seashore on Long Island, NY. Lidar, or light detection and […]
International LiDAR Mapping Forum Launches 2013 Conference Program
The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place from February 11-13, 2013 in Denver, has just launched a dynamic conference program for its biggest event yet. With world-leading experts presenting the latest advances in LIDAR, the conference will place delegates one step ahead with knowledge of up-to-the-minute research and commercial developments. The ILMF’s conference program […]
Video – Overwatch and LiDAR Analyst 5.1 at GeoInt 2012
I recently had the pleasure of a meetup with Matt Morris, Product development director, Overwatch Systems, LTD. at geoInt 2012 in Orlando, FL. Matt discusses LiDAR Analyst 5.1 for high end visualization of LiDAR data in a 3D environment. Recall, LIDAR Analyst can ingest data in various formats including LAS, ASCII text, Digital Elevation Models (DEM) […]