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A drone lidar study on canopy complexity shows how far three labeled plots can go, and where it fits among the open models now used for forest lidar classification. Canopy structural complexity has become one of the more useful numbers to pull from a forest point cloud. It describes how leaves, branches, and stems fill […]

Trees remain one of the leading causes of power outages on distribution networks, and in a warming, wildfire-prone climate they are also one of the biggest liability risks an electric utility carries. For decades, the answer has been boots on the ground: arborists walking line after line, looking up, and making judgment calls span by […]

Capturing the physical world has never been faster. A mobile mapping vehicle can scan miles of roadway in a single day. Turning that point cloud into an engineering drawing, however, is still slow, manual work, and it has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in infrastructure projects. Mach9, the San Francisco company building AI CAD […]

Having recently spent time testing 3DMakerpro Raven 3D scanner, I found that despite a steep learning curve and occasional black-box software behavior, it ultimately enabled me to produce impressive scans. What Comes in the Box The Raven arrives packaged in a hard travel case with custom laser-cut foam compartments. The kit includes the main sensor […]

Sessions tackle AI realities, subsurface mapping, resilient infrastructure, workforce challenges, and more, plus new Digital Insider Access option Salt Lake City, UT – October 13, 2026 — Organizers of Geo Week, the premier conference and trade show for geospatial and mapping professionals, have announced the conference program and speaker lineup for the 2027 event, taking […]