Monthly Archives: July 2011

Corn Rows

Posted on July 29, 2011 by bloglidar

The following is a good representation of corn rows in LiDAR data. Corn rows appear for a number of reasons and can be seen in a single scan or in overlapped areas of two adjoining scans. The corn rows in … Continue reading →

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NERC- Energy Dimensions

Posted on July 28, 2011 by bloglidar

Check out the latest post on Energy Dimensions Blog on NERC LiDAR quality to support both FAC-003 and FAC-008 compliance

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ELMF Call for Papers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by bloglidar

The Call for Abstracts deadline for the European LiDAR Mapping Forum being held in Salzburg, Austria is fast approaching – Monday 25th July 2011. Authors wishing to submit a paper for the conference are requested to submit an abstract of … Continue reading →

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Leica Announces The Release of The ALS-70

Posted on July 19, 2011 by bloglidar

Hexagon Geosystems Geospatial Division is proud to announce the release of the ALS70, our latest airborne LiDAR system. There are many new innovations in the ALS70 and we wanted to share this news with you. Leica Geosystems announces the release … Continue reading →

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LiDAR Pulse Accuracy

Posted on July 13, 2011 by bloglidar

I had a client talk to me about how to calculate the pulse accuracy. In the industry we do a lot of testing of the relative accuracy and the absolute accuracy as it relates to a complete data set but … Continue reading →

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LightSquared 4G network effects on GPS

Posted on July 8, 2011 by bloglidar

There has been alot of talk about LightSguared 4G network and the problems it will cause for GPS based on the frequency it would operate at. please click on the link below for the article LightSquared 4G network effects on … Continue reading →

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USGS Metadata Template

Posted on July 6, 2011 by bloglidar

The following is the latest metadata template for the USGS. I know Karl maybe planning to update the template and the USGS NGP specifications. Once that is complete I will omit the old versions and post the new versions. USGS-NGP … Continue reading →

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