A state-of-the-art global coastal digital terrain model (DTM) with a resolution of 1 arcsecond (~30m) has been created by ...

Thanks to a new expansion, users of the Copernicus Reference Data Access (CORDA) database now have access to more ...

The Registers of Scotland (RoS), the nation’s land registration and cadastral agency, is responsible for the registration of ...

In the past, the effort of hardware integration and the necessary combination of different software tools was a major hurdle to gain a foothold in the field of laser scanning. This hurdle has now been ...

A total station is an angle measuring device, also known as a theodolite, integrated with an electronic distance measurement (EDM) unit. The integration provides the ability to measure horizontal and ...

Earth observation (EO) satellites come in many forms. They can differ in their orbital paths, the instruments they carry, and how those instruments capture data – from viewing angles and spatial ...

The German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is creating a digital twin of the whole of Germany that can be used to simulate various future scenarios in order to adequately address ...

In a recent roundtable, four prominent geospatial experts shed their light on the most impactful technological advancements over the past decade. Thei ...

The use of 3D laser scanners is expanding the role of geospatial technology in criminal investigations. The technology is being used to produce accurate, feature-rich visualizations of crime scenes ...

Integrated airborne sensing combining imagery and Lidar data presented an effective solution in this complex project to model two iconic Croatian cities with challenging relief and landscape. Nowadays ...

The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro has been reconstructed in 3D using a UAV. Challenging weather conditions and the sheer size of the monument meant that careful planning was ...

Lidar technology has undergone significant advancements in the past ten years, revolutionizing applications in various fields such as surveying, forestry, urban planning and environmental monitoring.