LiDAR technology has become popular in the construction industry as it has helped enhance the work productivity of processes and teams. When a project doesn’t have an efficient process, the project’s safety is harder to maintain. LiDAR inspections are a…
LiDAR scanning is being used worldwide in all kinds of innovative, interesting, and unexpected applications. There are many ways LiDAR is helping not only engineers but also archeologists, cities, and even courtrooms! Here are some interesting uses and successes this…
A quantum-inspired technique is now being used to perform LiDAR imaging with a much higher depth resolution. Typically, LiDAR is best suited for imaging large objects such as topographical features or built structures because of its limited depth resolution. Although…
What did past civilizations leave behind? For archaeologists, that question can be hard to answer. Luckily, LiDAR technology has helped archaeologists find ancient sites and transform how researchers approach unsurveyed land. LiDAR has become one of archaeology’s most exciting modern…
Assessing the condition of Yosemite’s forests is important to understand things such as how much carbon they store. This can be done by using data gathered with laser-based technology (LiDAR). Climate change affects many green forest areas and it also…
A couple of dozen teen girls from the San Diego Health Sciences High School were able to operate a $60,000 drone on their own. While on their Spring break, the girls who are studying to be FAA certified drone pilots,…
There are always two sides to a coin, and this is no exception to scientists’ and engineers’ opposite opinions about lidar technology in cars. There is a debate on the role of lidar in autonomous driving as some believe it…
Measuring 130 feet from head to toe from its perch in Rio de Janeiro, the Cristo Redentor statue (“Christ the Redeemer”) was designed in 1922 by Heitor da Silva Costa. After it was built by sculptor Paul Landowski on top…
First developed in the 1970s, LiDAR technology has come a long way in just 40 years. Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) can analyze a cloud of data points to help design smart cities today. More than just your average…
LiDAR technology is becoming one of the most talked about innovations of the modern age. Despite LiDAR being around in the engineering industry for some time now, it has been given a vast amount of media attention in the present…