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		<title>Delhi Digital Twin for Tax and Asset Management</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Roe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is using drones, GIS, and digital twin technology to identify unassessed properties while creating a comprehensive digital inventory of city assets. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a pilot initiative that uses drones, GIS, and digital twin technology to identify unassessed and under-assessed properties across India&#8217;s capital city. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Echolocation Drone Inspired by Bats</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Clark]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Autonomous navigation has been built largely on optical sensing. Cameras, lidar, and sensor fusion systems reconstruct the world through reflected light, translating physical environments into spatial models that machines can interpret and act on. In most conditions, this approach works remarkably well. But it is fundamentally tied to visibility. Smoke, heavy snow, dust, fog, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>XPONENTIAL Detroit: UAS Industry in Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[XPONENTIAL 2026 Detroit brought together leaders from across the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), drone, robotics, and autonomous systems industries. Hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, the event provided a snapshot of where the industry is heading, from defense and security applications to commercial drone operations, manufacturing, and startup innovation. Last month, I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>AI and Lidar in Forestry: The Future of Forest Data</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Ruether]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Key Takeaways: Artificial intelligence and lidar are transforming forestry from sample-based inventories to comprehensive digital twins of entire forests. By combining high-density 3D point clouds with machine learning, forestry professionals can measure, monitor, and manage individual trees at unprecedented scale and accuracy, creating new opportunities for timber management, ecological monitoring, and long-term forest stewardship. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lidar Reveals Lost Adirondack Settlement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Clark]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What was once hidden beneath nearly two centuries of forest growth is beginning to reappear through modern mapping technology. Researchers are using drone-mounted lidar to gain new insights into a historically significant Adirondack settlement. &#8211; Sarah Roe, Lidar News Drone Lidar Maps Hidden Remains of Timbuctoo A team of researchers near Lake Placid, New York, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>USIBD Level of Accuracy (LOA) Practitioner&#8217;s Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Accuracy Isn’t a Setting LiDAR technology has transformed the way existing conditions are captured across the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management industries. Modern reality capture systems can document complex environments quickly, producing dense point clouds that appear highly detailed and visually convincing. But one persistent problem continues to affect the industry: Many practitioners still [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Call for Speakers Geo Week 2027</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Geo Week Seeks Impactful Presentations; Accepting Speaker Submissions Through July 17 Leading geospatial and mapping event encourages industry innovators to participate in Geo Week, ASPRS and RCN conference sessions Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, May 26, 2027 – Organizers of Geo Week have announced the opening of their Call for Speakers, which seeks practitioners, project [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Future of Lidar and 3D Sensors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Regenie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As consolidation reshapes the industry, the future of lidar and 3D sensors is increasingly being defined by scale, software integration, and deployment economics rather than sensor performance alone. In this piece, Jordan Regenie, geospatial strategist, shares his thoughts on what recent market activity may signal for the next phase of lidar and machine perception. After [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Consumer Lidar Can See Around Corners</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Ruether]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article covers new MIT research that brings non-line-of-sight imaging capabilities to affordable consumer-grade lidar systems. Video from MIT can be seen below. Lidar technology is rapidly becoming ubiquitous, powering everything from our smartphones and Augmented Reality (AR) headsets to warehouse robotics and autonomous vehicles. Despite their impressive capabilities, even the most sophisticated lidar systems [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Commercial UAV Expo 2026 Announces Conference Program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Roe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commercial UAV Expo Announces 2026 Conference Program Influenced by Community Feedback Under the theme “Actionable Insights&#8221;, more than 50 sessions will deliver real-world strategies that pilots, operators, surveyors, service providers, and enterprise drone program leaders can put to work immediately. Las Vegas, NV, USA — May 20, 2026 — Commercial UAV Expo, the world&#8217;s leading [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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