CHC Navigation has launched the AlphaAir 450 Lidar system. Featuring internal IMU, GNSS, 3D scanner and camera, the lightweight and compact AlphaAir 450 solution is widely used for power line inspecti...

A new INS from Oxford Technical Solutions aims to break new ground in bringing high-quality navigation data to the Lidar surveying industry. Launched on 22 March 2021, the xNAV650 promises to be the c...

A Canadian archaeologist is using advanced mapping and visualization technologies to bring one of the earliest European settlements in North America back to life. Dr Jonathan Fowler combined a centuri...

XenomatiX, a provider of solid state Lidars for automotive and mobility applications, has received funds from nine different entities including two international investment funds: BNP Paribas Fortis P...

The Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) has recently added the RIEGL VQ-840-G airborne laser scanner to its impressive collection of sensors. FGI innovators are true scientists, moving the 3D ...

What are the latest trends and technologies in aerial mapping, including hybrid systems of cameras with Lidar? The airborne market for wide-area 3D data acquisition is experiencing a noticeable trend...

Data collected from survey aircraft equipped with advanced laser scanners is being used by the James Hutton Institute to monitor the natural restoration of land at the Queen’s Balmoral Estate in Sco...

Fugro has been awarded a contract by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to perform high-resolution topographic Lidar base mapping for the Republic of Palau. The new countrywide topography...

The new iPhone 12 Pro is equipped with a Lidar sensor, marking an encouraging step towards the democratization of photogrammetry and 3D scanning. Smartphones equipped with a laser scanner have been in...

VeriDaaS is planning a high-density Lidar elevation data collection at a minimum of 30 points per metre (ppm) over the entire state of California in spring 2021 as part of the VeriDaaS National Mappin...