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CERTIFIED MAPPING SCIENTIST-LIDAR
Adam Campbell, Certification #L006
Effective March 28, 2016, expires March 28, 2021
RECERTIFIED PHOTOGRAMMETRISTS
Charles Ellison, Certification #R996
Effective March 20, 2016, expires March 20, 2021
David Gwynn, Certification #R1481
Effective February 4, 2016, expires February 4, 2021
Brian Stevens, Certification #R1293
Effective March 27, 2016, expires March 27, 2021
RECERTIFIED PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNOLOGIST
Brad Hille, Certification # R1291PT
Effective March 1, 2015, expires March 1, 2018
RECERTIFIEDMAPPING SCIENTISTS REMOTE SENSING
David Gwynn, Certification #R174RS
Effective March 10, 2015, expires March 10, 2020
Steven Lennartz, Certification # R185RS
Effective December 6, 2015, expires December 6, 2020
by the mapping industry and other lidar manufacturers.
Once other lidar manufacturers embrace the new lidar,
the competition will mature the new technology faster and
makes it more affordable for users.
Most users watching this development in the fast-paced
evolution of lidar history are excited to learn that Geiger
mode and single photon lidar may become available soon in
the market. However, some users are anxious. They worry
that many data providers will look back at their long and
sizable investments in linear lidar systems and wonder
whether the introduction of the new systems will mean a
catastrophic loss. My advice: do not rush to judgment or
conclusion. The linear lidar was and will remain, at least for
a while, to be the backbone of the lidar mapping industry.
The current investment in linear lidar will continue its
profitability, as there is still a need for its services. Linear
lidar has unique capabilities when it comes to medium-sized
and small projects. I do not expect the new lidar technology
to take this market away any time soon. Linear lidar is
ideal for corridor-following projects and projects that do not
require very dense point clouds.
The lidar technologies, linear, Geiger mode and single
photon, complement each other and coexist to make us more
capable and efficient. The future will tell us whether one of
these technologies will outperform the other and whether we
will continue using both or eventually embrace one.
Valuable Resources on the New
Lidar Technologies
1. The National Academy of Sciences Report: http://
2. Dr. Abdullah’s article in Mapping Matters—July
2012:
Mapping-Matters-2012.html
3. Dr. Abdullah’s blog in GISCafe:
com/blogs/woolpertgisers/
