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Informational Links
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Research Links
Systems
- NASA: ATM / NOAA: ATM II (Airborne Topographic Mapper)
- NASA: EAARL (Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar)
- NASA: LVIS (Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor)
- NASA: RASCAL (Raster Scanning Airborne Lidar)
- NASA: SLICER (Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery)
- University of Stuttgart, Institute for Navigation (INS), Germany:
ScaLARS (Scanning Laser Altitude and Reflectance Sensor, website in German)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical
Center of Expertise: SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic operational Airborne Lidar Survey System)
Data Processing and Applications
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Industry Links
LIDAR System Manufacturers and Distributors
Europe:
North America:
- Optech Inc., Canada (Airborne Laser Scanning System - ALSS, Airborne Laser
Terrain Mapper - ALTM 1020-Gemini, SHOALS system manufacturer)
LIDAR Service Providers
Europe:
- 3D Laser Mapping Ltd., UK (service provider, Riegl systems)
- Aerodata International Surveys, Belgium (service provider)
- Airborne Laserscanning International b.v., (see Terraimaging, Topscan)
- Aquater S.p.A, Italy (service provider, ALTM 1210 system)
- Auselda AED Group spa, Italy (service provider, TopEye system)
- BEWAG Geoservice GmbH, Austria (service provider, LMS-Q560-based system)
- Eurosense Belfotop N.V., Belgium (service provider, AeroScan system)
- Blom Norkart Mapping AS (formerly Fotonor AS), Norway (service provider, ALTM 2033+3100 systems)
- Flycom d.o.o, Slovenia/Austria, (service provider, LMS-Q560-based system)
- Fugro-Inpark b.v., The Netherlands (service provider, FLI-MAP system)
- Geodan Geodesie b.v. (see TerraImaging B.V.)
- Geokosmos, Russia (service provider, ALTM 2050 + 3100 systems)
- GeoLas Consulting, Germany (consultant)
- Hansa Luftbild Geoinformationssysteme GmbH, Germany (service provider, LiteMapper 5600 system)
- Helica Srl, Italy (service provider, ALTM 3033 + 3100 system, hyperspectral
imagery)
- Infoterra, UK/Germany (service provider, ALTM 2033 system)
- Instituto Cartogràfico de Catalunya, Spain (service provider, ALTM 3025 system)
- Opten Ltd., Russia (service provider, ALTM systems)
- Precision Terrain Surveys Ltd., UK (service provider, ArTEMiS system)
- Scankort a/s, Denmark (service provider, LiteMapper 5600 system)
- Simmons Aerofilms Ltd., UK (service provider, AeroScan system)
- Stereocarto S.L., Spain (service provider, ALS-50 II system)
- Swissphoto Group AG, Switzerland (service provider, in co-operation with TerraPoint,
LLC)
- Terra digital GmbH & Co KG, Germany (service provider, ALS50 system)
- TerraImaging B.V., The Netherlands (service provider, ALTM 1020 system)
- TopEye AB, Sweden (service provider, TopEye system)
- TopoSys GmbH, Germany (service provider, TopoSys/Falcon system)
- TopScan GmbH, Germany (service provider, ALTM 1020, 1225, and 2050 systems)
- TTI Production, France (service provider)
- Ulrich, Wiesmann + Rolle SA, Switzerland (service provider, Helimap system)
North America:
- 3001 Inc, USA (service provider, AeroScan system)
- 3Di LLC, USA (see Spectrum Mapping LLC)
- 4DM, Inc., Canada (service provider, ALTM system)
- Advanced Lidar Technology Inc. , USA (service provider, ATLAS-SL/(LMS-Q140-based) system)
- Aerial Cartographics of America, Inc., USA (service provider)
- AeroFocus Geomatics, Canada (service provider, TopEye system)
- AeroMap U.S., USA (service provider, ALTM 3070 system)
- Aeroscan International Inc., Canada+US (service provider, ALIS systems)
- AerotecUSA LLC, USA (service provider, TopEye system)
- Airborne 1 Corp., USA (service provider, ALTM 2025, 2033, 2050 + 3100 systems)
- The Aleutian Group, USA (service provider, ALTM 1020 + 1225)
- Analytical Surveys Inc., USA (see The Sanborn Map Company)
- Atlantic Technologies, USA (service provider, ALTM 1210 system)
- John Chance Land Surveys, Inc., USA (service provider, FLI-MAP system)
- Cheseapeake Bay Helicopters, Inc., USA (service provider, LiteMapper 2800 system)
- Dewberry & Davis LLC, USA (service provider)
- EagleScan Inc., (see Spectrum Mapping, LLC)
- Earthdata Inc., USA (service provider, AeroScan system)
- EnerQuest Systems LLC, USA (see Spectrum Mapping LLC)
- GEOsurv Inc., (see Mosaic Mapping)
- GRW Aerial Surveys, Inc., USA (service provider, ALTM 2033 system)
- HJW GeoSpatial, Inc., USA (service provider)
- Hauts-Monts, Canada (service provider, ALTM 1020 system)
- Horizons, Inc., USA (service provider, ALS-40 system)
- Kucera International Inc., USA (service provider, ALS50 system)
- LandAir Mapping, Inc., USA (service provider, ALS-40 system)
- Laser Mapping Specialists Inc., USA (service provider, ALTM 2033 system)
- Lasermap Image Plus Inc, Canada (service provider, ALTM 2050 system)
- LiDAR Services International, Inc., Canada (service provider, HELIX helicopter system)
- Merrick & Company, USA (service provider, ALS-40 system)
- Mosaic Mapping Systems, Inc., Canada (service provider, ALMIS-350 + ALTMS systems)
- North West Group, Canada+USA (service provider, ALS40 (AeroScan) system)
- Photo Science, Inc., USA (service provider, ALS50 system)
- The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., USA (service provider, ALTM 1210 system)
- Spectrum Mapping LLC, USA (service provider, AeroScan/ALS-50 systems)
- Spencer B. Gross, Inc., USA (service provider, AeroScan system)
- Terramatics Systems, Inc., Canada (provider of mapping and system development services)
- TerraPoint LLC, USA (see Mosaic Mapping Systems, Inc.)
- Terra Remote Sensing Inc., Canada (service provider, custom system)
- TopoBird, LLC, USA (service provider, ALS-40 system)
- Topographic Imaging Inc., USA (service provider)
- Tuck Engineering, Inc., USA (service provider, AIMS 350 system)
- Verimap Plus, Inc., Canada (service provider, ALTM 2033 system)
- Visual Intelligence Systems, Inc., USA (service provider, ALS40 system)
- Waggoner Engineering Inc., USA (service provider, ALTM 1020 system)
- Walker and Associates, USA (service provider)
- Woolpert LLP, USA (service provider, ALTM 1210 + ALS50 systems)
South America:
- Aeroterra S.A., Argentina (service provider, co-operates with EarthData; website
in Spanish)
- Aerotop S.A., Chile (service provider, Harrier 56 system)
- Agence Laser de Topographie Aéroporté (ALOTA), French Guiana (service provider, LMSQ 140 -based system)
- Esteio S.A., Brasil (service provider, ALTM 2025 system, website mostly in
Portugese)
- Geoid Ltda., Brasil (service provider, ALTM 1225 system, website in Portugese)
- Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento (LACTEC), Brasil (service provider, ALTM 2050 system, website in Portugese)
Asia/Australia:
- AAMHatch Pty Ltd., Australia (service provider, ALTM 3025 and 3100 systems)
- AeroImaging Ltd., New Zealand (service provider, ALTM 2050 system)
- Aero Asahi Corp., Japan (service provider)
- Asia Air Survey Co. Ltd., Japan (service provider)
- Digital MappingAustralia Pty. Ltd, Australia (service provider, LiteMapper 5600 system)
- Guangxi G-Energy Information Engineering Co., Ltd., China (service provider, LiteMapper 5600 system)
- Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd., Japan (service provider, RAMS system)
- Nakanihon Air Service, Japan (service provider, website in Japanese)
- Shanxi YaTai Digital Remote Sensing Co., Ltd., China (service provider, LiteMapper 2800 system)
- Survey of India, India (national survey and mapping organization, ALS40 system)
Africa:
Laser Bathymetry Systems and Service Providers
Integrated Navigation Equipment
Lidar Processing Software
- Airborne1 Corporation, USA, (LIDAR XLR8R)
- Applied Imagery, USA, (QT Modeler)
- Cloud Peak Software, LLC., USA (LASedit)
- GeoLas Consulting, Germany (LiDAR Geocode, GeocodeWF)
- GeoKosmos, Russia, (ALTEXIS)
- Merrik & Company, USA, (MARS)
- ProLogic Inc., USA (LiDAR Explorer for ArcGIS)
- QCoherent Software, USA (LP360)
- Terrasolid Ltd., Finland (TerraScan, TerraModeler, TerraMatch, TerraPhoto, TerraSlave etc.)
- Tilan System Engineering Ltd., Israel (TLiD)
- TopoSys GmbH, Germany (ToPIT)
- Visual Learning Systems Inc., USA, (Lidar Analyst)
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Companies providing airborne interferometric SAR data and services
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