Good Morning All, This was just posted on the Board Website. 9/26/2014 - The GeoSpatial Workgroup LiDAR Sub-Committee to develop a plan for acquiring LiDAR data for the state met for the first time today. The meeting began with a presentation from Qassim A. Abdullah, Ph.D., CP, PLSa Senior GeoSpatial Scientist and Associate, Woolpert Inc.. The title of his presentation was "Futuristic Look at Lidar Data Acquisition and Production in the US"<http://www.maine.gov/geolib/Presentations/Future%20Look%20at%20Lidar%20Acquisition%20and%20Production.pdf>. LiDAR acquisition techniques are rapidly evolving, and new technologies such as space based data acquisition, flash LiDAR, Photon Counting and Geiger Mode Lidars. These new systems promise to reduce costs, increase data value and open new markets for LiDAR data. At the same time it may lose some market share to new technologies such as 3D GIS from imagery acquisitions where each pixel in an image is acquired with precise XYZ coordinates. This data provides very accurate elevation and digital surface terrain data. Have a Marvelous Monday!! Joseph Young Executive Director Maine GeoLibrary SHS 145 51 Commerce Drive Augusta, Maine 04333- 145 VP 207-624-2664 FAX 207-287-1131 [MaineGeoLibrary_Web_banner_JY]<http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l> Subscribe to our List Serve<http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l> learn more about the GeoLibrary http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?A0=geolibrary-l ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list Maine GeoNews (GEOLIBRARY-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all Maine GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove your name and email address yourself at the this web address: http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=geolibrary-l&A=1 Or,you may also request that your name be removed by sending email to: [log in to unmask]