
The latest 3D modeling news, featuring reality capture technologies like LiDAR and photogrammetry, plus software solutions for processing accurate digital models.
Key Takeaways: Artificial intelligence and lidar are transforming forestry from…
Leica Geosystems and Mach9 Showcase End-to-End Reality Capture Workflow Webinar:…
Some technologies capture the world as it is. Others attempt…
Digital twins are often positioned as visualization tools, but in…
The integration eliminates manual lidar conversion workflows and enables same-day…
Written by Caroline Beach Tuvalu is a small Pacific island…
A 35-year career, the completion of 3DEP, and what comes…
Photogrammetry in art and world-building is changing how creators transform…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recently unveiled…
Aureka Limited has officially secured a five-year renewal for its…
Zillow SkyTour is a first-of-its-kind immersive feature that allows home…
A stunning new art installation titled “Desert Pulse” by ScanLAB…
Drone power line inspections are a critical component of electricity…
A team of researchers from Stockholm University and the University…
After centuries on the Mediterranean seafloor, the Lighthouse of Alexandria…
New solution converts 360 video walkthroughs into 3D data to…
Q3D Sensing’s AuraGO™ Creates New Category of Compact Mobile Long-Range…
Artist Krzysztof Szkoda recently transformed archival photography into an immersive…

XPONENTIAL 2026 Detroit brought together leaders from across the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), drone, robotics, and autonomous systems industries. Hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, the event provided a snapshot of where the industry is heading, from defense and security applications to commercial drone operations, manufacturing, and startup innovation. Last month, I…
Key Takeaways: Artificial intelligence and lidar are transforming forestry from sample-based inventories to comprehensive digital twins of entire forests. By combining high-density 3D point clouds with machine learning, forestry professionals can measure, monitor, and manage individual trees at unprecedented scale and accuracy, creating new opportunities for timber management, ecological monitoring, and long-term forest stewardship. The…
What was once hidden beneath nearly two centuries of forest growth is beginning to reappear through modern mapping technology. Researchers are using drone-mounted lidar to gain new insights into a historically significant Adirondack settlement. – Sarah Roe, Lidar News Drone Lidar Maps Hidden Remains of Timbuctoo A team of researchers near Lake Placid, New York,…