Talking Lidar Sensors with Mike Sitar, Product Manager at Teledyne Optech

The seventh episode of the Points + Pixels podcast includes an
interview with Teledyne Optech’s Director of Product Management,
Michael Sitar. Michael is a knowledgeable and well-respected
mapping industry professional, who has been with Teledyne Optech
since 2001. We’ll discuss his role, Optech’s new owner
(Teledyne), and their new, UAS-based Lidar sensor, the CL-90.


Founded by Dr. Allan Carswell in 1974, Optech has become a global
leader in the development and manufacture of advanced laser-based
survey instruments. The firm provides client-driven solutions in
airborne terrestrial mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, laser 3D
laser imaging, space-based atmospheric monitors, and spaceborne
landing/docking systems, mine cavity monitoring systems, and
industrial process control.