The 16th edition of the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place from 22-24 February 2016 in Denver, Colorado, USA, will focus on the latest aerial, terrestrial and underwater Lidar as...

It has been said that we have more complete maps of the surface of Mars or the Moon than we do of Earth. Close to 70% of our planet is...

Organisers of the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) are reminding geomatics professionals about the early-bird deadline of 31 January. ILMF is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest airborne, terrestrial and underwater...

Trimble Applanix designs, builds, delivers and supports products and solutions designed specifically for the hydrographic survey industry. Our products and solutions provide robust, reliable and repeatable positioning and motion compensation...

The Geological Society of America (GSA) conferred the 2015 Bromery Award for Minorities on Esri chief scientist Dawn J. Wright. The award recognises Dr Wright's lifetime accomplishments that have advanced geologic and...

European Space Agency (ESA)’s ice mission has been used to create a new gravity map, exposing thousands of previously unchartered ‘seamounts’, ridges and deep ocean structures. This new picture of...

Proteus, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has been signed by international geospatial solution provider BlackBridge as a reseller of RapidEye satellite data. Proteus has hired geospatial-industry veteran...

Optech, Canada, is attending the International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2014 as both a presenter and on the trade showfloor. Held from 17 to 19 February 2014 in Denver, CO, the...

Collecting and processing point clouds has been trending topic in the geospatial sector over the past few years. This article focuses on point cloud processing software aimed at creating DEMs...

Thanks to a recent initiative of the ASPRS Lidar Division, different segments of the Lidar mapping community now have the ability to customise the LAS file format to meet their...