LiDAR-based UAV mapping platform for surveying, mining, and environmental research
YellowScan designs and manufactures integrated drone-based mapping systems with LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors for professional surveying, forestry, mining, and civil engineering. The tech stack (C++, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Qt/QML, OpenGL) reveals a company balancing real-time sensor processing with desktop UI complexity—a profile consistent with hardware-software integration at scale. Hiring concentrated in engineering and manufacturing, with active work on industrializing point cloud algorithms, signals the transition from prototype to production-grade systems as the company scales globally.
Notable leadership hires: Research Lead
YellowScan manufactures fully integrated UAV platforms equipped with LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors for professional mapping applications. The product suite serves surveying, forestry, environmental research, mining, civil engineering, and corridor mapping across complex terrain (tropical forests, mountains, open-pit mines, power lines). Founded in 2012, the company operates with 13+ years of field deployment experience across multiple continents and climate zones. Based in France with a 51–200-person team, YellowScan combines hardware manufacturing with embedded software and point-cloud processing to deliver turnkey mapping solutions.
YellowScan uses C++, Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch for sensor data and machine learning pipelines. The company is actively industrializing point cloud processing algorithms as part of scaling production.
Current priorities include industrializing point cloud processing algorithms, modernizing the UI with Qt and QML, and sensor calibration. The company is scaling R&D capabilities alongside global expansion.
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