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January 2015
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
INDUSTRY
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PRODUCTS
Optech
is pleased to announce the latest addition to its
innovative line of airborne laser terrain mappers (ALTM),
the Optech Titan, launching a new era in remote sensing.
For the first time ever, multispectral active imaging of the
environment can occur day or night, enabling new vertical
applications and information extraction capabilities for lidar.
In the past, single or dual-wavelength sensors were devel-
oped for specific market verticals and application require-
ments. Titan breaks away from this convention by combining
three beams with separate wavelengths, increasing the infor-
mation content that can be derived from the target surface
and allowing surveying professionals to address many more
applications using a single sensor solution. Whether the goal
is high-precision, high-density topographic surveying, land
cover classification, vegetation mapping, or shallow water
bathymetry, the Optech Titan can accommodate them all.
Titan incorporates three independent laser beams at
different wavelengths, with a combined ground sampling
rate approaching 1 MHz. The sensor includes full gyro-stabi-
lization compatibility for predictable point distribution and
a fully-programmable scanner for significant point density
increases at narrower FOVs. Passive imagery support is
available via fully-embedded high-resolution metric map-
ping cameras, including multispectral, thermal, NIR and
RGB. For applications that demand it, Titan also includes
full-waveform recording capability for each independent lidar
wavelength.
Workflow is a critical component of any successful remote
sensing solution. Standard software deliverables with Titan
include Optech FMS, a fully-featured flight management sys-
tem that enables integrated mission planning for both lidar
and camera, aircraft navigation, and real-time monitoring of
the 3D active point clouds from each data channel alongside
passive image thumbnails for in-air collection confidence.
Also included is Optech’s Lidar Mapping Suite (LMS), an
industry benchmark for production lidar processing and accu-
racy quantification across the entire project extent. Unique to
Titan is an LMS software extension that provides enhanced
map product deliverables for bathymetric and land cover
classifications by leveraging Titan’s multispectral capability.
For further information, please contact your Regional Sales
Manager or
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GeoCue Group Inc.
is pleased to announce the release of
GeoCue 2014.1. This release includes many new features,
performance improvements and stability enhancements. A
number of features are aimed specifically at supporting LAS
1.4 data while easing usability and installation of GeoCue’s
client and server components.
Highlights of the new release include:
• Dramatically Simplified Installation and Client Start-Up
• Improved Performance of Distributed Workflows
• Email Alerts on Dispatched Jobs
• New Window Arrangement Feature
• New Coordinate Reference Systems and Vertical Datum
• Comprehensive support for LAS 1.4. (LIDAR 1 CuePac)
• Additional Options for DirectDrive of MicroStation/
Terrasolid
• Improved Look Up Table (LUT) Support (DMC PPS
CuePac)
• Enhanced FramePro Data Import and Streamlined
Workflow (RCD30 CuePac)
In addition to the major new features highlighted above, we
have also addressed many areas of the software to improve
both performance and stability.
Everyone who has GeoCue on current maintenance will
receive the release on DVD. We will send out an email blast
when the new release has been posted to the download server.
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