Category Archives: LIDAR
Data Tip – NOAA Digital Coast Data Access Viewer adds LiDAR
TweetHere’s details of a pretty sweet data access tool from the NOAA Coastal Service Center- the Data Access Viewer. In a recent update from NOAA we learn that Many new LiDAR data sets recently have been added to the resource. … Continue reading
3D models from laser scans with Autodesk ReCap
TweetAn 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 … Continue reading
Safe Software Offers LiDAR Data Webinar
TweetDale Lutz and his team of data gurus at Safe Software are offering a webinar 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 … Continue reading
LiDAR as Art Competition – Round 2 from Geodigital
TweetHere’s round 2 of this very cool, popular competition that looks at LiDAR as an art form… GeoDigital International is pleased to announce the ILMF 2013 “LiDAR as ART” Contest. To enter, submit your outstanding example(s) of an airborne LiDAR … Continue reading
Webinar – Introduction to LIDAR Production in TerraScan/TerraModeler
TweetA webinar of interest this week from GeoCue presents an Introduction to LIDAR Production in TerraScan/TerraModeler – standard software tools for LIDAR data production in the MicroStation CAD environment. Designed for viewing, classifying, editing, feature extraction and surface modeling from … Continue reading
Discovering the Link Between the Mayans and Georgia with LiDAR
TweetAn 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
TweetSome 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 … Continue reading
Video – Overwatch and LiDAR Analyst 5.1 at GeoInt 2012
TweetI 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 … Continue reading
3D Mobile Scanning to model Space Shuttle Endeavor Move to LA
TweetLiDAR and laser scanning data is useful for many visualization projects, for example, pipeline corridor mapping, utility planning, and many other applications like perhaps modeling the route for moving the Space Shuttle Endeavor to its permanent home in a museum … Continue reading
Event – Preparing LiDAR for Use in ArcGIS 10.1 with the Data Interoperability Extension
TweetYou may have missed the Aug 21 webinar from Safe Software (See the recording here) about the company’s Data Interoperability Extension for Esri, however, if LiDAR is your thing take note that another webinar on Thursday will tackle the useful … Continue reading
Video – Aerial LiDAR fly over along coastal Texas
TweetWhat can you accomplish with LiDAR? Well, here’s a cool video from the University of Texas showing off some great imagery from a LiDAR point cloud used for a coastal fly-over… pretty impressive. Want more info on LiDAR? See also … Continue reading
SPAR 2012 Discount Registration
TweetThis via our “sister” LiDARnews publication – Please join us at the 9th annual SPAR International Conference on “End-to-End 3D” taking place April 15-18, 2012 at The Woodlands (Houston), Texas. We’ve secured a special 10% off rate for our valued … Continue reading
