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UH GSES Student Wins at Lidar Leader Awards

Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences student, Andrea Albright, won an Outstanding University Achievement in Lidar award for the most innovative use of lidar at this year's…
Andrea Albright Wins at Lidar Leader Awards
2018 Student Seed Proposal Submission Period Extended

The due date for 2018 Seed Project proposals has been extended until Friday, February 1, 2019. Due to research community requests, students will be provided additional time to apply for a…
NCALM: Geodetic Imaging
Ekhtari Defends Ph.D. Dissertation

Ph.D. candidate Nima Ekhtari defended his dissertation titled, "Land Cover and Impervious Surface Mapping Using Multispectral Airborne Laser Scanner Data." High-resolution, multispectral (…
Ekhtari Defends Ph.D. Dissertation
Beloved Friend and Colleague Passes Away

Faculty, staff, and students at University of Houston’s National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Laura Ann Murphy. Laura was…
Laura Ann Murphy
NCALM Invites Seed Project Proposals from Graduate Students

The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping invites proposals from graduate students seeking airborne lidar data (up to 40 km2) for use in research toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. For…
NCALM Invites Seed Project Proposals from Graduate Students
Three New NCALM Datasets Released by OpenTopography

Three new datasets have been released by OpenTopography. The data were collected using an Optech Titan multispectral lidar and cover more than 270 km2. The projects' PIs were student seed…
Three New NCALM Datasets Released by OpenTopography
NCALM Announces 2019 Mexico and Central America Airborne Lidar Collection Campaign

Mexico and Central America Airborne Lidar Collection Campaign for Small- and Medium-Sized Projects The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) is announcing a call for…
NCALM Announces 2019 Mexico and Central America Airborne Lidar Collection Campaign
New Ph.D. Student Opportunities in Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences

The Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences (GSES) graduate research program in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, in conjunction…
New Ph.D. Student Opportunities in Geosensing Systems Engineering & Sciences
NCALM Announces 2017 Seed Proposal Winners

2017 Student Seed Proposal Winners Selected NCALM maps multiple project areas each year for graduate student PIs whose research would be enhanced by airborne lidar data and visible imagery…
NCALM Announces 2017 Seed Proposal Winners
UH Professor and Other Experts Discuss Cheaper Lidar for Self-Driving Cars

Lidar experts, including Dr. Craig Glennie, discuss the challenges and cost barriers of lidar for commercial, self-driving cars in an article from Ars Technica. With many…
UH Professor and Other Experts Discuss Cheaper Lidar for Self-Driving Cars