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The changing role of the surveyor

Although the essence of surveying has barely changed since the profession began, the increasingly complex digital continuum requires geospatial professionals to adapt their skills in dynamic and important ways, writes...

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Colourized point clouds from photogrammetry

Since the explosion of Lidar over the past two decades, the use of point clouds in aerial mapping applications has become common these days. However, Lidar is not without its challenges. This article explores how colourized point clouds from photogrammetry can offer a value-adding alternative. Since the explosion of Lidar over the past two decades, the use of point clouds in aerial mapping applications has become common these days. However, Lidar is not without its...

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Ordnance Survey partners with OxTS

Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was not sustainable in the long term. The Ordnance Survey team turned to Datron Technology and OxTS to help them develop a convenient, low-cost, ‘off-the-shelf’ mobile mapping system. Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was...

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