Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of ancient lake sediment on Mars. This confirms the longstanding hypothesis that the Red Planet was once a warm, wet...

The 5,500-year-old clay figurines found at community excavations in Vantaa, Finland, in the summer of 2014 were recently scanned with SPECIM’s hyperspectral camera. The imaging revealed that clay in the...

In this interview, John Ristevski, chairman and CEO of CyArk, takes us on the organization’s 20-year journey of digitally preserving cultural heritage sites. Today, the company uses advanced technologies such...

A RIEGL VZ-400i 3D terrestrial laser scanner was deployed in Peru to create a high-resolution digital 3D terrain model of an ancient fortress. This is a good example of how...

Is it possible to predict the mountains of the future? This stunning 3D animation shows the Somalaya Mountains – an enormous mountain range that does not yet exist, but will be formed...

Carmaker Audi is using a specially developed UAV system to locate vehicles that are ready for dispatch at its Neckarsulm site. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or 'drone') flies over...

During a project to improve a critical national road in Norway, Skanska used Topcon’s MAGNET Project software to optimize cut and fill quantities and minimize mass haul distances while maintaining...

The church of St Mary and St Ethelburga is situated in Lyminge, a village rich with Anglo-Saxon history in Kent, England. The building and surrounding churchyard have seen many changes...

After the cathedral of Christchurch, New Zealand, was hit by an earthquake, drones and advanced photogrammetry software supported the rebuilding work. Surveying a damaged building can be dangerous. Mapping, using...

Did you know that surveyors have been indispensable to the development of the world since civilization began? John F. Brock takes us on a brief journey through the history of...