At the core of the LiDAR revolution lies its ability to emit laser pulses that can penetrate through vegetation, thus capturing ground levels with pinpoint accuracy. In contrast, photogrammetry relies ...

Colorado State University archaeologist Chris Fisher found out about lidar in 2009. He was surveying the ruins of Angamuco in west-central Mexico the traditional way, with a line of grad students and ...

Improving and verifying accuracy is a typical objective of any survey… and this becomes more complex to achieve when undertaking a UAV LiDAR survey. Deploying Routescene’s Ground Control Targets on ...

The survey is part of a long-running effort led by SUNY Potsdam professor Hadley Kruczek-Aaron, who has studied Timbuctoo for over 15 years.

Ekranoplans are a curious class of vehicle; most well known for several Soviet craft designed to operate at sea, flying just above the waves in ground effect. [rctestflight] had accidentally come ...

Most major archaeological discoveries begin with years of fieldwork, expensive expeditions and painstaking excavation. The ...

“This is it—the paradigm shift,” archaeologist Chris Fisher told Ars, following a comment by researcher Arlen Chase. “Just like the advent of radiocarbon dating, LiDAR will have the same impact.” ...

A forgotten laser scan dataset has unveiled Valeriana, a vast ancient Maya city in Mexico, previously hidden from ...

Indian Railways is going to use the LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technique to conduct ground survey for the Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor. The National High Speed Rail Corporation ...