Elevation map of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (Photo: topographic-map.com) The Discovery Channel’s recently released “Finding Amelia” documentary explores the latest expedition aimed to uncover Amelia Earhart’s mysterious fate, featuring the participation of SPH Engineering. The film investigates the theory…
SiLC’s completely integrated, single chip FMCW lidar technology enables advanced AI-based machine vision. (Photo: SiLC) SiLC Technologies has received an investment from Honda to develop frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar solutions. This collaboration aims to advance artificial intelligence (AI)-based machine…
Photo: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs has integrated its RESEPI lidar solution into ideaForge UAVs. The integration seeks to improve lidar mapping capabilities and is suitable for mining, forestry, geographic information system (GIS) and land surveys, water resources management and more.…
Image: Inertial Labs Inertial Labs and Sony have partnered to integrate lidar technology into Sony’s Airpeak UAV. The collaboration aims to improve the UAVs applications in surveying, mapping and cinematic videography, as well as provide high accuracy and detail to…
A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the January 2023 issue of GPS World magazine. SURVEYING & MAPPING Laser Scanning Measurement System Compatible with specialized kits The LS300 3D laser scanning measurement system utilizes…
A lidar map of the city of Kunguints in the Ecuadorian Amazon reveals ancient streets lined with houses. (Image: Antoine Dorison and Stephen Rostain) Archeologists have discovered a vast and highly complex system of ancient cities dating back nearly 3,000…
Image: Cepton Cepton has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the United States Highway Tolling System Operator to use its Sora series lidar sensors. The sensors will be deployed on several major tollways in the tri-state area in Northern California. The…
Image: CHCNAV CHC Navigation’s mobile mapping solutions, the P330 Pro vertical take-off and landing unmanned autonomous vehicle (VTOL UAV) and the AlphaAir 450 lidar, are being used for mining exploration in Indonesia. The solutions help with effective data collection…
Multi-sensor clusters enable precise assessment of road conditions. (Photo: XenomatiX) The success of higher levels of vehicular autonomy will depend on two types of roadway corridor digital twins: pre-mapped and augmented on the fly. No matter how well the corridors…
