Looking through a telescope; sending and receiving electromagnetic waves through this telescope; taking pictures through this same telescope. And all through the same line-of-sight: co-axial. <i>I know what it is,...

The inscription for 'Digital Photogrammatry' and ' Sensor Orientation (2): Precise trajectory and attitude determination with INS' of the IG training programme in the frame of the international Master of...

Standards are of great interest to surveyors, both as professionals and as business people. Early and active engagement with the process of standardisation by professional bodies such as the International...

Colortrac (UK) has launched the Smart LF, a large-format document scanner for professional and corporate users in any size of enterprise. It uses digital imaging technology, Contact Image Sensors (CIS)...

Applanix (Canada) has released version 3.0 of its Image View software specifically designed for use with its DSS Digital Sensor System to generate georeferenced colour and Colour InfraRed (CIR) digital...

In this month’s Insider’s View Prof. Heinz Rüther puts some critical points on the shortcomings of laser-scanning technology in the spatial documentation of heritage sites. We invited manufacturers of laser-scanning...

3D laser scanning is a powerful measurement technology for obtaining 3D coordinates of object points at a speed of up to 5,000 points per second. But surveyors see lack of...

Toposcopy combines geo-referenced visualisation and close-range photogrammetry, using low-cost digital camera and CAD data. It has recently been successfully used to reconstruct a simulated traffic accident from video images. The...

BAE Systems (CA, USA) has released version 5.2 of its SOCET SET digital photogrammetric software application. The new version comprises a module for 3D-feature collection in ESRI’s ArcMap environment. In...

Applanix (Canada) has announced the launch of its next generation Digital Sensor System, the DSS 322. The new system incorporates a 22 megapixel CCD array, Aerolens custom-manufactured optics, and TruSpectrum...