GPS World, February 2016
LIDAR IMAGERY T he U S Armys Joint Precision Airdrop System JPADS has developed a new capability exploiting a navigation alternative to GPS In recent tests JPADS were dropped from planes and immediately determined their location using optical sensors to compare local terrain with commercial satellite imagery The new system demonstrated navigation to its intended point using nothing but imagery to guide it The new JPADS also works with little knowledge of the aircrafts location at the drop point JPADS largely guided by GPS has already proven its importance in supplying troops with necessary materials and equipment relying less on vulnerable convoys Contractor Draper will continue developing the system to eliminate current obstacles such as cloud cover that degrades the vision aided navigation systems ability to compare vision sensor inputs with satellite imagery These imagery data analysis technologies could be used to help guide military freefall paratroopers and autonomous aerial vehicles Lidar Market Grows with 3D RoboParachute Drops A new market report on light detection and ranging lidar technology says that the demand for lidar is increasing in line with an increase in the demand for 3D scanning and 3D imagery According to the report the global lidar market is anticipated to expand at 15 percent annually from 2014 to 2020 growing from a value of 225 million in 2013 to 605 million in 2020 Lidar enables direct measurement of 3D structures and underlying terrain with high resolution and high data accuracy The adoption of lidar technology is slowly penetrating in various government sectors such as roadways railways and forestry management among others However the lidar market faces challenge related to the complexity in interpreting the output data because of the lack of data set standardization The 80 page research study is titled LiDAR Market Global Industry Analysis Size Share Growth Trends and Forecast 2014 2020 available for sale from Transparency Market Research The lidar market can be segmented based on types into airborne and terrestrial lidar and based on applications into coastal forestry transportation infrastructure defense and aerospace transmission lines and flood mapping among others Geographically the lidar market is dominated by North America owing to high adoption of advanced 3D imagery technologies by the U S government Europe follows with a minimal difference in the market share A large number of key players are based in Europe and are involved in making innovations to meet the requirements of consumers in different applications The report has been segmented by type application and geography It also includes the drivers restraints opportunities and value chain of the global lidar market www ifen com IRNSS 1 L5 S band with NavX NCS Professional GPS GNSS Simulator In co operation with For additional information contact us FEBRUARY 2016 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 11
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