System and Service Provider Directory
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	Informational Links European Lidar Mapping Forum (ELMF) International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) - industry group whose goal is to advance the education and knowledge of LIDAR mapping technology and applications LiDAR News - industry magazine focussed on LIDAR technology and markets Research Links Systems NASA: ATM (Airborne Topographic Mapper) NASA: EAARL (Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar) NASA: LVIS (Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor) NASA: RASCAL (Raster Scanning Airborne Lidar) NASA: SLICER (Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise: SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic operational Airborne Lidar Survey System) Data Processing and Applications TU Dresden, Chair of Photogrammetry University of Applied Sciences Munich, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Lab University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology Industry Links Manufacturers of Airborne Laserscanners / LIDAR Systems Europe: Blom ASA, Norway (TopEye system manufacturer) Fugro Aerial Mapping B.V., The Netherlands (FLI-MAP system manufacturer) GeoLas Systems GmbH, Germany (EL-MAP laserscanner manufacturer) L'Avion Jaune, France (Yellowscan system manufacturer) Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland (ALS system manufacturer) Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH, Austria (laserscanner manufacturer) North America: Optech Inc., Canada (Airborne Laser Scanning System - ALSS, Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper - ALTM, SHOALS system manufacturer) LIDAR Service Providers Europe: 3D Laser Mapping Ltd., UK (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Aerodata International Surveys, Belgium (service provider) Aerolaser Systems SL, Spain (system integrator, service provider, Riegl-based systems) Airborne Technologies GmbH, Austria (system integrator, service provider, Riegl-based systems) ASTEC GmbH, Germany (service provider, Leica systems) Energie Burgenland Geoservice GmbH, Austria (service provider, Riegl-based system) Eurosense Belfotop N.V., Belgium (service provider, Riegl-based system) Blom ASA, Norway (service provider, Optech + TopEye systems) Flycom d.o.o, Slovenia/Austria, (service provider, Riegl-based system) Fugro Aerial Mapping B.V., The Netherlands (service provider, FLI-MAP systems) Geomatics Group, UK (service provider, Optech systems) Gispro Sp. z o.o., Poland (service provider, Riegl-based system) Hansa Luftbild Geoinformationssysteme GmbH, Germany (service provider, Riegl-based system) Helica Srl, Italy (service provider, Optech systems) IMAO, France (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Infoterra, UK/Germany (service provider, Optech systems) Instituto Cartogràfico de Catalunya, Spain (service provider, Leica system) MBA Aviation, UK (service provider, Leica System) Milan Geoservice GmbH, Germany (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Opten Ltd., Russia (service provider, Optech systems) Scankort a/s, Denmark (service provider, Riegl-based system) Stereocarto S.L., Spain (service provider, Leica system) BFS Swissphoto AG, Switzerland (service provider, Optech systems) TopScan GmbH, Germany (service provider, Optech systems) Trimble GeoSpatial GmbH, Germany (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Helimap System SA, Switzerland (service provider, Riegl-based system) North America: Aerial Cartographics of America, Inc., USA (service provider, Riegl-based system) Aero-Metric, Inc., USA (service provider, Leica system) Aerotec LLC, USA (service provider, TopEye system) Airborne 1 Corp., USA (service provider, Optech systems) Canaan Valley Institute, USA (service provider, Optech system) John Chance Land Surveys, Inc., USA (service provider, FLI-MAP system) Cheseapeake Bay Helicopters, Inc., USA (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Fugro Earthdata Inc., USA (service provider, Leica systems) GRW Aerial Surveys, Inc., USA (service provider, Optech system) Fugro Horizons, Inc., USA (service provider, Leica + Riegl systems) Kucera International Inc., USA (service provider, Leica system) Laser Mapping Specialists Inc., USA (service provider, Optech system) Lasermap Image Plus Inc, Canada (service provider, Optech systems) LiDAR Services International, Inc., Canada (service provider, Riegl-based system) Merrick & Company, USA (service provider, Leica systems) North West Group, Canada+USA (service provider, Leica system) Photo Science, Inc., USA (service provider, Optech + Leica systems) Production Air Services, Inc., USA (service provider) The Sanborn Map Company, Inc., USA (service provider, Optech + Leica systems) GeoDigital International, USA (service provider) Terra Remote Sensing Inc., Canada (service provider, Optech systems) Topographic Imaging Inc., USA (service provider) Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc., USA (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Waggoner Engineering Inc., USA (service provider, Optech system) Wooding Geospatial Solutions, Canada (service provider, Riegl-based system) Woolpert, Inc, USA (service provider, Leica systems) Central and South America: Aeroterra S.A., Argentina (service provider) Aerotop S.A., Chile (service provider, Riegl-based system) Cartomex, Mexico (service-provider, Riegl-based system) Digimapas Chile Aerofotogrametria Ltda., Chile (service provider, Riegl-based system) Esteio S.A., Brasil (service provider, Optech + Leica systems) GeoAir Internacional S.A. de C.V., Mexico (service provider, Leica system) Geoid Ltda., Brasil (service provider, Optech system, website in Portugese) Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento (LACTEC), Brasil (service provider, Optech system, website in Portugese) Sistemas Avanzados y Proyectos S.A. de C.V., Mexico (service provider, Riegl-based systems) UASVISION Ingeniería, Chile (service provider, Leica system) Asia/Australia: AAM Group, Australia (service provider, Optech + Leica systems) AeroImaging Limited, New Zealand (service provider, Optech system) Airborne Research Australia, Australia (research organization, Riegl-based system) Asia Air Survey Co. Ltd., Japan (service provider) Digital MappingAustralia Pty. Ltd, Australia (service provider, Riegl-based system) HAWCS, Australia (service provider, Riegl-based systems) Kokusai Kogyo Group., Japan (service provider) Nakanihon Air Service, Japan (service provider) Pt. Atlas Deltasatya, Indonesia (service provider, Riegl-based system) Shanxi YaTai Digital Remote Sensing Co., Ltd., China (service provider, Riegl-based system) Africa: CK Aerial Surveys, South Africa (service provider, Leica systems) Rob Wooding & Associates / Wooding Geospatial Solutions, South Africa (service provider, Riegl-based system) Southern Mapping Company, South Africa (service provider, Optech systems) Laser Bathymetry Systems and Service Providers Airborne Hydrography AB, Sweden (service provider, HawkEye sytem) Fugro Chance Inc., USA (service provider, Shoals system) Pelydryn, UK/USA (service provider, HawkEye systems) Terra Remote Sensing Inc., Canada (service provider) Integrated Navigation Equipment Applanix Corp., USA (sensor navigation systems) IGI mbH, Germany (sensor navigation and flight guidance systems) Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland (sensor navigation and flight guidance systems) iMAR GmbH, Germany (sensor navigation systems) ixBlue SAS, France (sensor navigation systems) Novatel, Canada (sensor navigation systems) Oxford Technical Solutions Ltd., UK (sensor navigation systems) Track'Air b.v., The Netherlands (flight guidance system) Lidar Processing Software Applied Imagery, USA, (Quick Terrain Modeler) GeoCue Corporation, USA (LiDAR 1 CuePac) GeoLas Consulting, Germany (LiDAR Geocode) Merrik & Company, USA, (MARS) Ultra Electonics, ProLogic Inc., USA (LiDAR Explorer for ArcGIS) QCoherent Software, USA (LP360) rapidlasso GmbH, Germany (LAStools, LASzip) Terrasolid Ltd., Finland (TerraScan, TerraModeler, TerraMatch, etc.) Tilan System Engineering Ltd., Israel (TLiD) virtualcitySYSTEMS GmbH, Germany (BuildingReconstruction) Overwatch Sytems, LTD., USA, (Lidar Analyst) Related Services Aerial-Survey-Base, Germany (photogrammetry consulting, training, project support, used systems sales GeoLas Consulting, Germany (consulting, training, project support, lidar hard- and software development) Merrett Survey Partnership, UK, (lidar ground control & datum transform) Trackair Services Ltd., UK (lidar system rentals and used system sales) For those of you who also want to consider other technologies to obtain 3D terrain data: Companies providing airborne interferometric SAR data and services Intermap Technologies, Canada (service provider)