This week’s geospatial news summary features GIS industry news from Epson, USGIF, NSGIC, Esri, Quantum Spatial, 1spatial, and thinkWhere.
Quantum Spatial
GIS Industry
How Collecting LiDAR is Being Supported by the USGS 3D Elevation Program
Quantum Spatial (QSI) is currently working on more than two dozen LiDAR collection projects in support of the 3DEP. Here’s a look at three of the projects QSI has worked on in 2018.
GIS Industry
When Predictions Match Reality: The Power of LiDAR for Flood Warnings
LiDAR data is being used to develop highly accurate elevation-enabled flood inundation mapping in advance of major storms in North Carolina.