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Since its founding 20 years ago, the International Lidar and Mapping Forum has grown into a vital hub for new technologies and operational models for a wide range of applications. Transportation, infrastructure, cities, coasts and more all stand to benefit from the kinds of systems being showcased, with the exhibition hall hosting hundreds of participating organisations as well as the latest Lidar systems (and other sensors) for mapping, measurement and sensing capabilities. In addition to a series of new product launches, the conference programme includes special sessions dedicated to topical areas of discussion such as autonomous Lidar operations, new UAV technologies, and airborne mapping for bathymetry, firefighting and other critical missions. The 2020 iteration of the show will run from March 22 to 26, at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. For more details and to register, go to www.lidarmap.org Located at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, south-east of Tokyo, the 2020 edition of the Japan Drone exhibition and conference is expected to feature around 300 exhibitors and 20,000 attendees, all filing into the city’s waterfront business district to see the latest in commercial UAS technologies and applications. As well as a number of different subjects to be covered in the International Conference programme, the exhibition floor will showcase the newest in UAV airframes and subsystems. These will include companies working in such cutting-edge sectors as hydrogen fuel cells, additive manufacturing and advanced mechatronics. On top of the considerable unmanned aerial content, a selection of marine and space companies will also be in attendance, to share lateral interests and technologies across the wider global unmanned industry for the duration of the event (from March 25 to 27). For more information and to register, go to ssl.japan-drone.com/en_la/index.html International Lidar and Mapping Forum Japan Drone 2020 Industry Industry