Micro-helicopters can be used to help produce 3D models of a range of different terrain types. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), called OktoKopters, are fitted with a standard digital SLR camera, a ...

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have some exciting ideas about the future of digital mapping for space exploration. They completed a paper titled ...

An independent Indian researcher based in Germany has created a high-resolution 3D terrain map of the Moon's Shiv Shakti Point, where India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander successfully touched down in ...

A new compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system could make single-photon lidar practical for air and space applications such as 3D terrain mapping. Credit: Feihu Xu, University of ...

ST. LOUIS — A technology gap in the autonomous vehicle industry today is access to highly accurate 3D maps of the Earth so vehicles can identify objects and safely navigate in unfamiliar terrain.

If you enjoy reviewing your cycle rides, runs or hikes in Strava, a new app lets you do this in augmented reality. Fitness AR projects a 3D terrain map of your path onto a table-top, and allows you to ...

Researchers have developed a compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system that can acquire high-resolution 3D images with a low-power laser. This advance could make single-photon lidar ...

A new compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system could make single-photon lidar practical for air and space applications such as 3D terrain mapping. WASHINGTON — Researchers have ...