What began an experimental concept in the 1990s has evolved into a defining feature of urban development: the smart city.

A comprehensive digital twin serves as the backbone of a pioneering project to install 5,700 massive solar panel tables on a ...

In a recent roundtable, four prominent geospatial experts shed their light on the most impactful technological advancements over the past decade. Thei ...

The use of 3D laser scanners is expanding the role of geospatial technology in criminal investigations. The technology is being used to produce accurate, feature-rich visualizations of crime scenes ...

Terrestrial laser scanning is increasingly being fused with air/spaceborne Lidar to characterize vegetation structure across a range of forest ecosyst ...

The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro has been reconstructed in 3D using a UAV. Challenging weather conditions and the sheer size of the monument meant that careful planning was ...

Survey of an Ore and Copper Mine in Spain The Portuguese surveying and engineering company Geotrilho wanted to test the suitability of UAVs for the measurement of open-cast mines and collaborated with ...

UAV autonomy levels It is recognized that automation can improve efficiency, and efficiency can improve success. There is a strong correlation between automation and autonomy. As shown in Figure 1, ...

Once clusters have been identified, data can also be viewed using only one representative per cluster and discarding the others. Why is this useful? Clustering algorithms are particularly useful in ...

We are in the midst of a geospatial revolution, with the global geospatial analytics market projected to grow from US$78.5 billion in 2023 to US$141.9 billion by 2028. How are technological advances ...

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

Figure 2: RIEGL VZ-6000 scanner mapping avalanche terrain in Fiordland, New Zealand. (Image courtesy: Downer Ltd, Milford Road Alliance) Subtle differences between DEMs due to sensor technology and ...