The Baker's Dozen - REDUX

It's always good practice to routinely assess your status, re-evaluate your goals, and revisit your critical assumptions.  As I look back on our 9+ years of Mobile LiDAR ownership there are many things that are just as pertinent today as they were nearly a decade ago.  None more poignant than our 13 Laws of Mobile LiDAR. 

Whether it's your first time, or just the first time a while, now is the perfect opportunity to catch up on our Baker's Dozen.

The Baker's Dozen: 13 Laws of Mobile LiDAR

1. Too much is better than not enough;
2. Sometimes more is just more, not better;
3. Hard drives are cheap, time isn’t;
4. Consistency counts; stop guessing;
5. When someone wants “full planimetrics,” they really don’t;
6. The stated laser range is X’, but the lasers are only capturing data to Y’; and Y is definitely less than X, yet nobody can tell you what Y is…
7. The data you capture is only as good as the applied control;
8. Today’s best practices will be tomorrow’s old habits;
9. Field vs. office time ratios are pipe dreams;
10. Mobile LiDAR systems are not created equal, and neither are the operations behind them;
11. Off-the-shelf processing software will only do 50% of what you need it to do;
12. When the system encounters issues, take a breath and reboot;
13. Mobile LiDAR is not all fun and games, but it does feel like it some days.

Successful MAPPS Winter Conference

A big thanks to the #MAPPS organization for hosting another successful conference and being part of #GeoWeek.  Denver was a little snowy, but that didn't dampen the productive meetings, our team's enthusiasm or a great turnout for the Social Responsibility event sponsored by Michael Baker and ASI.

L to R: Mike Tully (ASI) and Alicia McConnell (UAS Lead) hosting the Social Responsibility event; a snowy visitor keeping an eye on the Denver Convention Center; Alicia McConnell and Rodney Cope (Remote Sensing Lead) accepting the Honorary Award for the 2018 Geospatial Excellence Awards.

Signature Magazine: Laser-Focused Innovation

Check out the latest edition of Signature Magazine for a feature-length article on our Mobile LiDAR and laser-based solutions.

Click on the image or use the following link to access the Winter 2018/19 edition of Signature Magazine.

From our family to yours, warmest wishes for the Holiday Season!

Yeah, we do that too

For those of you that are not yet following our other social media sites, our remote sensing team includes nationally-recognized expertise beyond our Mobile LiDAR services. Our UAS experts recently collaborated with Intel Corporation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to use drone technology to help inspect and analyze the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge.  Click on the below image to watch the video.