We’re heading to space (again)! The OSIRIS-REx mission blasted off on September 8^th with a Teledyne Optech-designed laser altimeter that will survey the asteroid Bennu in high detail.

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As part of The Ocean Cleanup project, the Optech CZMIL lidar bathymeter has surveyed part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to detect and measure debris tens of meters below the surface.

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A long-range system with a short-range price tag, the new Optech Polaris terrestrial laser scanner enhances accuracy and speed while simplifying field operations.

The new Optech Maverick mobile mapping system fits a lidar, camera and INS into a 9-kg package that fits on a backpack or a Segway, dramatically raising the bar for size, portability and versatility.

The new Optech Lynx HS-600 mobile mapper makes twice as many scan lines/second as its closest competitor, letting surveyors achieve uniform point distribution at highway speeds.

A major scanner upgrade has given a 30% boost to the class-leading coverage rate of the Optech Galaxy airborne laser terrain mapper, letting it cover large areas for far less money than competing systems.

Matt Bethel of Merrick and Company has published his experiences with the Optech Galaxy, showing that can meet USGS QL2-QL0 and improve efficiency by 75% over older sensors.

In a recent article, Dr. Andrea Tamburini of IMAGEO Srl described how the Optech ILRIS TLS let him survey the Matterhorn from long range to identify weak points on the rock face.

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As part of the Panama Canal Expansion Project, IIC Technologies used the Optech CZMIL to survey over 850 square kilometers of Gatun Lake to quantify its volume and shoreline.