When considering Lidar technology for forest inventory, it is essential to evaluate the trade-offs of each platform. This article provides some pointers. There is a critical need for rapid, rigorous, reproducible...

ROCK Robotic has announced the launch of its latest Lidar mapping system, the R3 and R3 PRO. The R3 product line introduces advanced hardware components into a lightweight, integrated 3D...

Julià Talaya holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He has worked for ICGC for 32 years in various management roles, including GNSS positioning, aerial surveys, remote sensing and cartography. He...

As part of a Catalan government project to improve the management of its marine environment, ICGC cooperated with Field to use airborne Lidar bathymetry (ALB) to survey the Catalan coastal...

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and its partner Spire Global have successfully launched a Cubesat satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

Plowman Craven has introduced Vogel Freedom, a UAV survey system designed for rail infrastructure surveying. Vogel Freedom is a survey-grade solution that surveys tracks without physical access. A novelty in...

Thanks to rapid improvements in aerial laser scanning systems, they offer great potential in road surveying compared with traditional photogrammetry-based methods. Using the high-density 3D point clouds resulting from aerial...

MGISS has signed a partnership agreement with Leica Geosystems to accelerate a data-driven approach to the capture, management and exploitation of asset information. MGISS is a leading UK-based geospatial technology...

We asked James Kavanagh, head of land & resources with The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), about the challenges facing the geospatial industry, the technological developments that will drive...

Over the centuries, all four industrial revolutions have influenced surveying instruments and the profession as a whole. This article explores which different skills and capabilities surveyors are required to develop...