Low-Cost LiDAR from Helicopter Utility Patrols
NM Group, a specialist survey provider in countries including USA, UK, Oman, UAE, and Fiji, has announced the successful deployment of their new Survey+ service with National Grid in New York State....
View ArticleBIM Igloo
Recently, Skansa began working with Welsh Water on their capital delivery framework, bringing in technology like drones and laser scanners to improve operations. That’s expected. However, the alliance...
View ArticleCan Anyone with a UAV Call Themselves an Aerial Surveyor?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, show aspects of the landscape that quite simply could not be observed with “boots on the ground,” or even from a large manned helicopter or airplane. They...
View ArticleMicro-Pulse LiDAR Scans the Clouds
Pacific Environment Limited has begun using Sigma Space’s to MiniMPL LiDAR, or micro-pulse LiDAR, “to provide additional information on real-time dust source activity on large sites where filling in...
View ArticleUAVs Cost More than You Think
In my last post, I asked whether anyone with a UAV can call themselves an aerial surveyor. Since publication it became apparent that we should provide some clarification to the terminologies that we...
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Drone LiDAR vs Photogrammetry: A Technical Guide
UAVs promise cheap and easy survey, but there is more to using them than meets the eye. To get results that suits your needs, you have to educate yourself about the sensors that UAVs use to capture...
View ArticleLeica Geosystems Announces Training Event for High-Def Surveyors
Today, Leica Geosystems released the details of a three-day training event for professionals to improve their laser-scanning and high-definition survey skills. The event, called HDS University, will be...
View ArticleWhy GE Offered $1.4 Billion for Two 3D-Printing Companies
It’s easy to forget that 3D sensors aren’t the only end of the 3D workflow growing by leaps and bounds. Case in point: GE, a company so large that every release refers to it as a “giant,” is offering...
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Vu8: A $475 Solid-State LiDAR that Adapts to Your Needs
Today LeddarTech announced its modular Vu8 LiDAR sensor. The Vu8 is one of the first solid-state LiDAR sensors available for purchase, listing at a price of $475. But that might not even be the most...
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FARO’s New Handheld 3D Scanner is Ideal for Mid-Sized Objects
FARO Technologies has announced the Freestyle 3D Objects, the latest addition to their popular Freestyle 3D line of handheld scanners. Overview Where previous Freestyle 3D scanners were intended for...
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UAV Photogrammetry Predicts Infrastructure Issues Before They Happen
CONTENT SPONSORED BY BENTLEY Inspecting infrastructure assets like bridges and dams is crucial to their maintenance, but it’s easier said than done. Since these structures are large, complex, and often...
View ArticleWhen You’re Blinded, This HoloLens Tool Sees for You
Ken Walmsley is a software architect at Autodesk who became interested in the idea of spatial sound. Specifically, he wanted to use it as a way to navigate through an environment where it’s hard to...
View ArticleTopcon Releases Two New UAV Mapping Kits
Topcon Positioning Group has announced two new mapping kits for its Sirius Pro fixed-wing UAS (unmanned aerial system). Each kit supplies a different sensor package, enabling the Sirius to adapt to...
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GeoSLAM and Blackdog are Making an Indoor Mapping Robot
GeoSLAM, a British company specializing in SLAM-based indoor mobile mapping systems, has announced a partnership with Blackdog Robotics. The two companies will combine their technologies to produce...
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Teledyne Optech Unveils a LiDAR System You Can Strap to Your Back
During this year’s Intergeo, Teledyne Optech announced their first ultra-light mobile mapping system, the Maverick. The integrated LiDAR system weighs less than 9 kg, and can be mounted in a variety of...
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NEXUS 800 is a Turnkey UAV for LiDAR and Photogrammetry
Connecticut-based HYPACK, best known for its hydrographic survey and processing software, has announced the release of the NEXUS 800 UAV system. The NEXUS 800 was produced in partnership with Infinite...
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PhoDAR vs. LiDAR–Is this new technology a giant killer?
Over the past few months, you’ve probably read about a new-sounding 3D capture technology called PhoDAR. Like many new 3D solutions, it promises an alternative to LiDAR with lower collection and...
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Five Things I Learned about 3D Capture at #YII2016
I have just returned from London, where I attended Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure conference for the third time. A lot has changed since my first YII in 2014, and the presentations this year gave me...
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What Makes the Best 3D-Scanning Systems?
Intergeo 2016 introduced many integrated, multisensory systems designed to collect more data at any one time. Thinking on this, I used the proceeding post to ask what we might value most in a 3D...
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Meet Leica’s $16k LiDAR Scanner, the BLK360
During a packed event at Autodesk University 2016, Leica introduced the BLK360, a brand-new entry-level scanner. When they brought it out, the room of industry veterans gasped. Why? The scanner is...
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