Both vertical and oblique aerial images have their own advantages, making them valuable in different reality mapping applications. So how can you choose between the two? This comparison will help...

FARO has announced the acquisition of one the world's mobile scanning market leaders: GeoSLAM. With proprietary high-productivity simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software to create 3D models for use in...

Large amounts of personal data, such as faces and number plates, are collected during mobile mapping. Receiving consent from individuals for large-scale data collection is not feasible but is required...

There are indications that today’s technological advances are putting a fully operational multipurpose cadastre within reach, following decades of a global vision and small-scale progress towards a comprehensive map-centric land...

Mobile mapping is well past the tipping point and is about to go mainstream. Read this column by Felix Reinshagen to find out why. In his previous column about the...

SimActive has unveiled the enhancement of Correlator3D for improved cloud environment productivity. With Correlator3D’s distributed processing capabilities, clients can seamlessly scale their processing in line with operational needs. The challenges...

Looking back over the past 30 years, it’s hard to believe just how far we’ve come in such a relatively short space of time. Geomatics students in the mid-1980s were...

Topodrone has recently unveiled a cutting-edge drone thermal mapping solution: the Topodrone PT61 camera, designed to conduct detailed surveys and generate thermal orthomosaic maps, facilitating the creation of accurate 3D...

The UK’s Peak District National Park Authority is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the production of highly detailed land cover maps, in a project in partnership...

Founded in 2017, ZZCOMM technology of geospatial hardware and software solutions provides rapid and high-accurate geospatial data for BIM, mining AEC, survey and mapping industries, whether they are indoor, outdoor,...