Hosted by Eric Andelin CP, Senior Workflow Advisor, SimActive with guest speaker Maude Pelletier, President and CEO of Balko Technologies

Weight, cost, and complexity have always been large hurdles for those wishing to employ lidar with drones. As manufacturers have worked diligently to solve the first two, bringing all the components together to produce a high-quality point cloud can still be challenging. However, where there is dense vegetation lidar does a very good job of penetrating tree canopy to reveal ground points. Whereas photogrammetry is inherently easier for the user to interpret as it is based on imagery rather than just points. While each works as standalone solution, there are also many benefits to a hybrid option using both. Maude Pelletier, President and CEO of Balko Technologies, joins us to discuss the future of lidar and hybrid solutions.

Listeners will learn the following:

• Understanding the benefits of lidar and imagery

• Selecting the proper hardware configuration

• Planning for dual acquisition

• Merging lidar and photogrammetry in C3D