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2026
- March, 2026
- Choi et al. leveraged EZDATAMD RAMBO software in their research and presented their work at Geo-Congress 2026. The conference paper “Rockfall Hazard Assessment in Pennsylvania through Coupled Monitoring and Modeling” is available: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784486733.037
2025
- September, 2025
- EZDataMD received the FHWA contract award “Leveraging Handheld Pocket Lidar and Photogrammetry for Digital Construction Inspection and As-built”.
- August, 2025
- Dr. Olsen presented “Transportation Asset Management Leveraging Mobile Lidar Systems” at the 15th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management in Chicago, IL.
- March, 2025
- As part of the FHWA Pocket Lidar study, EZDataMD took the lead presenting a webinar, “Leveraging Pocket Lidar for Construction Inpsection and Digital As-builts – Phase 1” to share the research outcomes.
- January, 2025
- The TechNote “Pocket Lidar for Trench Measurement” was published as part of the research outcomes from FHWA Pocket Lidar study.
- The TechNote “Pocket Lidar Curb Ramp Assessments” was published as part of the research outcomes from FHWA Pocket Lidar study.
- The TechNote “Pocke Lidar Culvert Assessments” was published as part of the research outcomes from FHWA Pocket Lidar study.
- The TechNote “Pocket Lidar for Assessing Mechanically Stabilied Earth (MSE) Retaining Wall for Bridge Abutments” was published as part of the research outcomes from FHWA Pocket Lidar study.
2024
- December, 2024
- The TechBrief “Leveraging Pocket Lidar for Construction Inspection and Digital As-Builts – Phase 1” was published as part of the research outcomes from the FHWA Pocket Lidar study.
- June, 2024
- Dr. Olsen present results from FHWA Pocket Lidar study at UESI Surveying & Geomatics 2024 Conference in Corvallis, OR.
- April, 2024
- Dr. Che and Dr. Olsen received a US Patent (US-11965967-B2) for their method for detecting intersection edges from 3D point clouds.
- Dr. Che presented results from the FHWA Pocket Lidar study at the Oregon Department of Transportation Surveyors’ Conference 2024 in Albany, OR.
- March, 2024
- A PacTrans Success Story “Automating Data Processing of 3D Point Cloud Data with Vo-Norvana” was published highlighting the tech transfer effort.
- January, 2024
- Dr. Che and Dr. Olsen received a US Patent (US-11885911-B2) for their efficient trajectory reconstruction method from mobile lidar point clouds.
2023
- October, 2023
- Dr. Olsen presented results from the FHWA Pocket Lidar study at the IHeep Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
- September, 2023
- Dr. Olsen presented results from the FHWA Pocket Lidar study at the AASHTO Committee on Construction Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
- Dr. Jung started a new position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Engineering, Gyeongsang National University.
- July, 2023
- Dr. Olsen presented results from the FHWA Pocket Lidar study at the Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society Conference in Calgary, Canada.
- February, 2023
- Dr. Che presented resutls from FHWA Pocket Lidar study at Geo Week in Denver Colorado.
- January, 2023
- Dr. Che and Dr. Olsen received a US patent (US-11567207-B2) for the Norvana segementation and feature extraction framework. (Janurary, 2023)
2022
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- Dr. Olsen presents research on pocket lidar systems at the AASHTO Committee on Construction Annual Meeting. Create a Clone with your Phone: Using LiDAR Technology to Support Highway Construction
- Dr. Che and OSU Geomatics is recognized at Geo Week as for the “Outstanding University Achievement in Lidar” for the Lidar Leader Awards for the Vo-Norvana algorithm and its capabilities to efficiently process large point cloud data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DaTwExORQ
- Dr. Che and Dr. Olsen receive a provisional patent for the Norvana algorithm.
2021
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- Dr. Ezra Che’s paper on VoSmog Ground Filtering receives the Inaugural Martin Isenburg Best Paper Award at 3DGeoInfo
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- EZDataMD presents Vo-Norvana and ROME in “Efficient Point Cloud Segmentation of Transportation Assets for Improving the Workability of Lidar Data” at the TRB AKD70 Summer Meeting.
https://vimeo.com/449411214 - Capabilities of EzDataMD LLC’s Vo-norvana segmentation software are discussed in a UC Davis/AHMCT report reviewing lidar processing software
- EZDataMD presents Vo-Norvana and ROME in “Efficient Point Cloud Segmentation of Transportation Assets for Improving the Workability of Lidar Data” at the TRB AKD70 Summer Meeting.
2020
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- EZDataMD LLC is formed as a tech transfer company out of Oregon State University in March 2020.