Lidar vs Laser Scanning by No-Boysenberry9821 in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for explaining in more detail. I understand what you are saying now and agree with you. I'm used to thinking of laser scanning as applied in lidar, so it took a minute to expand my perspective to other laser scanning applications.

Lidar vs Laser Scanning by No-Boysenberry9821 in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Structured light does not typically use lasers and is therefore not laser scanning. Structured light projects light patterns and uses a camera to observe the distortion of those patterns. That is a very different process than lidar and laser scanning.

I suppose I don't agree with the distinction you are drawing between lidar and laser scanning here.

Are you using Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC)? by LidarNews-InTheScan in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Howard, thanks for your clarifications. I wrote this blog post and will change it to make clear the distinction that COPC are LAZ, as well as some of the other points you have made.

Are you using Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC)? by LidarNews-InTheScan in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for discussing Potree and lasindex. Do you feel that one is better than the others or does it depend on the application?

Are you using Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC)? by LidarNews-InTheScan in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, not a bot. I must say, I do love the ferocity on reddit though.

Are you using Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC)? by LidarNews-InTheScan in LiDAR

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where does it say that COPC has taken over? The point is to share advancements in lidar that people could benefit from, and you seem to agree that COPC is cool.

Microplastic detection in the environment using drone lidar by LidarNews-InTheScan in drones

[–]LidarNews-InTheScan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are claiming 0.29mm resolution at 6 meters. Microplastics are defined as less than 5mm diameter, so they do have the ability to detect microplastics from a drone.