MULTISENSOR MAPPING Merrick & Company provided LiDAR and hyperspectral imaging services and products to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX), to map the southeastern U.S. coastline....
Use LiDAR, Oblique Images to Texture 3-D City Models
3 - D MODELING Terrasolid added new functionality to TerraScan, the company’s point cloud processing software. For two years the software has had the ability to automatically vectorize 3-D building models based on classified point clouds and building roof points....
LiDAR Boosts Brain Power for Self-Driving Cars
NAVIGATION It mounts on top of a vehicle, has 64 lasers that generate millions of data points per second, and is a potential game changer in the world of autonomous vehicle technology. The HDL-64E LiDAR sensor from Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Velodyne is designed for...
Consider an Integrated Approach for Upgrading Transmission Lines
UTILITIES MANAGEMENT W.I.R.E. Services, a division of Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. (MHI), recently completed an aerial LiDAR survey and engineering upgrade project for a large transmission line utility in Panama. The project included a LiDAR survey from which...
Australian Salt Lake Presents Unique Geometric Patterns
Salt lakes of assorted sizes occur throughout southwestern Australia, and one of the larger ones is Lake Dundas. Located about 130 kilometers (80 miles) inland from the coastal city of Esperance, Lake Dundas occupies a region of low rainfall and abundant sunshine. This salt-encrusted lake presents a complex face to Earth observation satellites, with plentiful islands poking above the water line.
Worst Drought in 71 Years Causes Mexican Food Shortages
The 2011 growing season wasn't kind to the southern United States and northern Mexico. In January 2012, some Mexican communities began to suffer severe food shortages.
Arctic Fresh Water Overflow Could Cool Europe
European Space Agency satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building in the Arctic Ocean during the last 15 years, which could effect major climate change in Europe.
A Theoretical Analysis: The Future of U.S. Commercial Satellite Imagery
Innovative Analytics and Training released an independent study that posits three alternative future scenarios for U.S. commercial satellite imagery in 2020.
Winter Haze Blankets China, Cancels Flights
Fog and haze blanketed the North China Plain on Jan. 10, 2012, forcing the Beijing airport to cancel 43 flights and delayed 80 more when visibility dropped to 200 meters.
Vietnam to Build Its First EO Satellite
Japanese experts are to help Vietnam build its first Earth-observation satellites to help the Southeast Asian country plan for the effects of climate change and natural disasters.
