The world of hydrography is being opened up for new applications using a variety of boat-mounted sensors. Measurement of the relative positions of the sensors on board is vital for...

Few museums, shopping centres, airports and other indoor spaces have been mapped, although the demand for detailed 3D models of such spaces is accelerating rapidly. Here, the authors present a...

Knowing the volume of material present in a gravel quarry can make the difference between profit and loss. A gravel quarry in Hartheim am Rhein, southwest Germany, is partially covered...

SkyTraq Technology, a Taiwanese GNSS positioning technology company, has introduced S2525F8-RTK, a low-cost, low-power, single-frequency RTK receiver for applications requiring centimetre-level accuracy positioning. The multi-constellation GNSS RTK receiver can use...

Caves are important in a wide variety of fields, ranging from construction engineering to mineral exploration and archaeology. Despite the scientific importance of caves, geologists believe that only a relatively...

Garmin International Inc has announced an addition to the G3X Touch glass flight display family, the 7-inch G3X Touch portrait display. For first generation G3X customers, the new 7-inch portrait...

A new chapter in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has begun with the announcement of Texas-based firm Ocean Infinity being hired to locate the missing wreckage. They could...

Xsens has expanded its MTi product portfolio by introducing the MTi-7, a miniature inertial navigation system (INS) module which uses input from an external global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver...

To what extent will the smartphone become a professional mapping tool? Modern smartphones already contain many of the important functions to be used as mapping tools. However, whether they are...

Hydrographic and geophysical survey operations will be undertaken by INFOMAR in the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean between April and October this year, according to a recent marine notice...