Success stories

Research to advance precision forestry

Intensity calibration has led to Multispectral Laser Scanning

CoE -LaSR -researcher appointed as Assistant Professor at Aalto University

World’s first miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (mini-UAV) based laser scanner

Single photon laser radar enables improved performance and miniaturization of radars

Improved Raman spectroscopy system: Many fields of application

Operational forest inventory since 2008/2010

National Laser Scanning Finland and Sweden since 2008

Tapiola 3D: The first whole-process Laser Scanning from hardware to virtual reality in built environment in 3D game engine

Akhka: The first backpack high-end MLS presents unique mobility and ease of use in rugged terrain

ROAMER Mobile laser scanning system: A Unique high-speed scanner with an adjustable angle

EuroSDR benchmarkings of Laser Scanning data processing methods and mobile laser scanning systems

International building extraction comparison

International tree extraction comparison

International mobile laser scanning system benchmarking

New research areas in the field of Laser Scanning

Forester of the year 2012: Dr. Mikko Vastaranta

New miniature laser scanner technology opened ADAS markets for small and medium sized cars

Academy Professorship to Juha Kostamovaara (OU)

3D Navigation on Smartphone: Shanghai Expo and Cover stories in GPS World

Simo Poso prize 2011-2012 to Topi Tanhuanpää

The Talbert Abrams Award 2011 to FGI reserarchers

Juho-Pekka Virtanen (AU) wins 1st prize in “From bytes to atoms” – rapid prototyping design competition

Top cited papers

MDPI Remote Sensing Best Paper award 2013

Juha Hyyppä to give a keynote speech in Magnus Wallenberg Prize Symposium

Innovation award 2010

Distinguished professorship 2011-2014

Ubiquitous positioning with emerging sensing technologies