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4D Tech Solutions Awarded DHS SBIR Contract
Responding to a solicitation released by the DHS S&T in December 2019, 4D is one of 23 companies chosen to receive up to $150,000 to conduct proof-of-concept research over a six-month period. 4D's award will fund research for analyzing the use of a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor to create 3D scene representations that can be used to detect, track and identify small unmanned aerial vehicles...
3 Keys to Successful Canopy Mapping
Summer is here and with it comes the challenge of creating accurate topographic maps under tree canopies. The adoption of drone based, 3D light detection and ranging – or LDAR– is emerging as the “go-to” sensing technique to meet this challenge consistently, safely, and cost effectively.
Thank you for your (LiDAR) Service
A Mountain State Academic, a retired Marine Corps general, and RedTail LiDAR Systems ease the waterway for a wounded warrior retreat.
10 UAV LiDAR products creating buzz
Gone are those days when heavy LiDAR sensors had to be carried on an aircraft. With the new compact lightweight devices that could be easily mounted on UAVs along with advanced photogrammetry software, image processing has become faster and better. READ MORE
Complex Corn Maze Demonstrates UAV-based LiDAR
For the general public, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is a new and exciting innovation that has increasingly been used for commercial, government, and scientific applications. READ MORE
Very Merry LiDAR Christmas
RedTail LiDAR Systems of Fairmont, West Virginia, just demonstrated the value of its precision-ag UAS technology by sharing some UAS Christmas spirit with a near neighbor, the Mt. Zion Nursery. READ MORE
RedTail LiDAR Systems Unveils 3D Mapping Solution
RedTail LiDAR Systems – a division of 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. – has introduced the RTL-400 LiDAR mapping system. The RTL-400 was designed specifically to provide high-resolution 3D images of objects on the ground from small drones flying at an altitude up to 400 feet READ MORE
RedTail Unveils 3D Mapping Solution at Commercial UAV Expo
RedTail LiDAR Systems – a division of 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. – is pleased to introduce the RTL-400 LiDAR mapping system at the Commercial UAV EXPO on October 28th. The RTL-400 was designed specifically to provide high-resolution 3D images of objects on the ground from small drones flying at an altitude up to 400 feet. READ MORE