UAVs and laser rangefinders in wildlife and conservation The illegal wildlife trade is valued at $20bn annually, driven by powerful market forces and commanding deep
Despite strong growth, driven by many new applications and innovations, there remains a gap in the laser rangefinder market. These crucial UAV depth perception and
Sensor fusion is the technology symphony orchestrating better spatial awareness and greater navigational accuracy for UAVs. The components of this technology symphony are various sensor modalities: cameras, LiDAR, and GPS, each with unique strengths and inherent weaknesses.
As we bid farewell to an extraordinary year, I am thrilled to reflect on the remarkable journey of LightWare LiDAR in 2023.
Smarter, faster, and safer. In the 4IR world remote sensors are the foundation of AoT and IoT applications, with LiDAR becoming what the semiconductor was to 3IR.
At LightWare we manufacture and ship thousands of microLiDAR® sensors per year, each one built to an exacting specification. Our elite customer base demands the best the world has to offer, inspiring LightWare to implement ISO9001:2015 as the fundamental cornerstone upon which the company was built.
“We evaluated a variety of sensors. We did a study on sonar sensors and why they don’t work very well. We did it for LiDAR and we also did it for depth cameras. But you guys came up on top just as meeting all the requirements that we had”. – Michael Lawrence, CEO, True Autonomy
Flying for WildLife Trust is a non-commercial trust that was born out of a concern for the plight of Zimbabwe’s wildlife, with particular emphasis on elephant and rhino populations. The main objective of the trust is to provide Zimbabwe National Parks Wildlife Management Authority and other stakeholders with regular aerial surveillance and monitoring over wildlife areas and national parks at no cost.
SPH Engineering is a globally recognized provider of UgCS – UAV mission planning and flight control software solution. This constantly evolving software is used by drone pilots and professional surveyors worldwide – particularly in the areas of environmental, archeological, engineering, mining, agricultural and biological surveys. In fact, one aspect – UgCS educational program – aims to support universities with a safe and efficient tool to test innovative ideas around surveying and inspections using drones.
The last few years has witnessed exponential growth in the fields of robotics, machines and the Internet of Things (IoT). It is also a time that has seen significant enhancements made in sensor technology, mainly through (small) size, (light) weight and (low) power (SWaP) characteristics. A clear beneficiary of this revolution is LiDAR.
