Surveying

Historic Datum Restoration in Copco Lake, CA

An Attempt to Restore a Basis of Elevation using GNSS,…

March 3, 2026

Topcon Handheld Scanning System Launches

LIVERMORE, Calif. — February 16, 2026 — Topcon Positioning Systems has introduced…

February 17, 2026
Russell White enjoying in-person training with Phoenix Lidar Systems

From Land Surveying to Laser Scanning: Humble Beginnings

Russell White didn’t set out to become a pioneer in…

February 1, 2026

Mobile Mapping Italy’s Fiber Network at National Scale

Mobile Mapping Italy’s Fiber Network at National Scale In this…

January 28, 2026

Connected Mining Workflows: Integrating LiDAR and More

Mines function like self-contained cities, generating massive amounts of geospatial…

December 21, 2025

Improving Mini-Prism Accuracy in Total Station Surveys

Written by Robert Greenhalgh (BSc, University of Leeds, UK), a…

July 24, 2025
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3DSurvey - more than just photogrammetry software

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Passenger Ship Sails Without a Captain

The maritime industry recently witnessed a historic milestone with the…

February 24, 2026

IM Motors LS9 LiDAR: Revolutionizing Autonomous Driving

IM Motors Automotive Vision with 3D Lidar The IM Motors…

November 21, 2025

Advances In LiDAR And Radar Accelerate Driving Autonomy

Advances In LiDAR And Radar Accelerate Driving Autonomy – Forbes…

June 30, 2025

Volkswagen Autonomous Shuttles to Use Innoviz Lidar by 2026

Volkswagen autonomous shuttles are moving closer to real-world deployment thanks…

May 28, 2025

Tesla Autopilot vs. Lidar Autonomous Vehicle

Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and renowned science communicator,…

March 17, 2025

Mercedes Integrates Hesai Lidar in Global Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz Partners with Hesai LidarHesai Technology, a Shanghai-based leader in…

March 13, 2025

Drones

Autonomous UAV Collision Detection

Autonomous UAV Collision Detection Mining is an industry made up…

February 1, 2026

Velodyne Space to Showcase Counter-UAS System at CES 2026

Velodyne Space to Showcase Counter-UAS System at CES 2026 David…

January 27, 2026

David S. Hall Announces Cam-Lidar Technology For Drone Defense

David S. Hall Announces Cam-Lidar Technology For Drone Defense Revolutionary…

November 10, 2025

Commercial UAV Expo 2025 Highlights

Commercial UAV Expo 2025 Highlights: BVLOS Rulemaking and Drone Industry…

September 8, 2025

Freefly Fest Highlights: Drones, Lidar, and New Products

Written by Adam Clark. Adam has spent the past 13…

August 28, 2025

Frontier Precision Announces Acquisition of Tenacity Ag

Frontier Precision Announces Acquisition of Tenacity Ag Frontier Precision is…

August 26, 2025

Skender’s Strategic Construction Technology Adoption

Cutting Through the Hype in Construction TechToday’s construction industry is…

April 11, 2025

USIBD Announces Acquisition of Scan to BIM University (STBU) ..

USIBD Announces Acquisition of Scan to BIM University (STBU) from…

April 1, 2025

Revolutionizing Infrastructure with LiDAR and Scan to BIM

Enhancing Infrastructure with Scan to BIM and LiDAR TechnologyGuest Blog…

March 20, 2025

Enhancing Laser Scanning with USIBD LOA v3.1 Specifications

Leveraging the USIBD Level of Accuracy (LOA) v3.1 to Enhance…

February 27, 2025

Webinar: Apple LiDAR in Construction Inspection & As-Builts

Webinar: Leveraging Pocket Lidar for Construction Inspection and Digital As-Builts…

February 24, 2025

5 LiDAR Tips to Cut Construction Costs and Maintain Quality

Guest blog post by Mohit AgravatTop 5 Tips to Cut…

January 31, 2025

iPhone

Scan-to-BIM on Your Phone: Transforming 3D Capture

From Point Clouds to Practical BIMAnyone familiar with traditional Scan-to-BIM…

December 11, 2025

iPhone LiDAR Scanning: Ley-ing Down History With Ian George

In this guest post, Ian George of Cosmic Oak Media…

April 22, 2025

New iPhone LiDAR App Advances Burn Wound Assessment

Accurate burn wound measurement is critical for effective treatment, but…

March 4, 2025

iPhone Face ID: Lidar vs. TrueDepth

iPhone Face ID Lidar or Something Else? Many assume the…

February 20, 2025

iPhone LiDAR Revolutionizes Dog Prosthetics

If you have an iPhone 12 Pro or later model,…

February 18, 2025

iPhone 16 Repairability Enhanced

Apple’s new series marks a significant leap in iPhone repairability,…

December 22, 2024

Robotics

The Saraighat Bridge where underwater robots were used for inspection.

Underwater Robots Inspect Saraighat Bridge

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is taking infrastructure maintenance to…

December 10, 2025

Lidar Robot Vacuum Privacy Breach Exposed by Engineer

Lidar Robot Vacuum Privacy Breach Exposed by Engineer A recent…

November 12, 2025

WildFusion Robot Multisensory Mapping Uses Sound, Touch, Lidar

The General Robotics Lab at Duke University has introduced WildFusion,…

May 26, 2025

Sony AS-DT1 Lidar Sensor: Compact Solutions for Robotics

Rethinking Lidar at the Human ScaleSony’s recent announcement of the…

April 18, 2025

PanoRadar: Advancing Robot Navigation with Radio Waves

Today’s robots tend to use one of three imaging techniques:…

November 18, 2024

AI and Lidar for Robotic Infrastructure Inspection

Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we…

October 28, 2024

Environmental Mapping

Delaware Geological Survey Pilots Trail Cameras

The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has launched a new pilot…

March 5, 2026
Data collected with 3DEO'sd Wrangell system at 8,000 ft before and after digital deforestation.

3DEO Member of Digital Forest Affiliates

3DEO, Inc. is proud to be the first member of…

March 3, 2026

Canary Islands Coral Conservation with Photogrammetry

Coral Conservation Project Makes Waves in Europe Lanzarote is establishing…

February 13, 2026

UAS Snow Avalanche Monitoring – Large Scale

Researchers from ETH Zürich and the WSL Institute for Snow…

February 7, 2026

Mapping Snowpack with Unprecedented Precision

Mapping Snowpack with Unprecedented Precision Arizona State University (ASU) and…

January 31, 2026

California Lidar Maps – First-ever Statewide

California Lidar Maps – First-ever Statewide California is countering wildfire…

January 28, 2026

Cultural Heritage

Digital Conservation for Utah Paper Mill

Two brothers, Nate and Chad Silvernail, recently completed an independent…

March 9, 2026
Map highlighting Norfolk, England where ancient footprints were found

Ancient Footprints in UK Revealed with Photogrammetry

One of the incredible advantages of digital reconstructions is the…

February 6, 2026

Lost City Revealed by Lidar Terrain Anomalies

Lost City Revealed by Lidar Terrain Anomalies We have grown…

February 1, 2026

Ship Discovery Rewrites Mediterranean Trade History

Ship Discovery Rewrites Mediterranean Trade History Researchers from the University…

January 31, 2026
Photo of the University that has discovered lost city

Lost City Revealed by Lidar Terrain Anomalies

We have grown accustomed to reading about lost cities being…

January 30, 2026
HBIM reality capture

HBIM and 3D Scanning for Historic Preservation

HBIM and 3D Scanning for Historic Preservation This article details…

November 17, 2025

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