The rugged 22.5-acre site of the notorious US island prison Alcatraz has been digitally captured in a world-leading project involving multiple mapping technologies. With the team camped in the jail’s infamous cells for three weeks during the cold San Francisco winter, this historically, biologically and architecturally important location was recorded in unprecedented 3D detail. We discussed the project with project head Pete Kelsey and team member Dr Jeremy Sofonia. The rugged 22.5-acre site of the notorious US island prison Alcatraz has been digitally captured in a world-leading project involving multiple mapping technologies. With the team camped in the jail’s infamous cells...

Exyn Technologies has unveiled Exyn Nexys, an innovative modular 3D mapping solution. Designed for professionals in the mining, construction, AEC and geospatial industries, Nexys aims to set a new standard...

Topcon Positioning Systems has presented the latest addition to its HiPer family of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. The HiPer CR is a compact and lightweight GNSS receiver designed...

Sven Cowan is NV5 Geospatial’s Programme Manager for Canada. He has over 20 years of experience in customer-facing positions within the geospatial information industry and has worked for multiple geospatial...

Visitor registration is now open for GEO Business, the UK's largest geospatial event. The free-to-attend expo, tailored for geospatial professionals seeking to harness the potential of location intelligence, will return...

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Linda Foster oversees Esri’s worldwide strategic vision for land administration and surveying. With 20 years of experience working in the land and resource industry, she is a registered professional land...

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Intermap has won a US$20 million contract to map the Indonesian island of Sulawesi this year. The contract is the first phase of the Indonesian national topographic basemap programme to...

Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of ancient lake sediment on Mars. This confirms the longstanding hypothesis that the Red Planet was once a warm, wet...