Tag Archives: lidar

A Reckoning with the Rwenzori
3D model maps of disappearing tropical glaciers reveal a stark warning for the cultural future of Uganda’s Bakonzo people

A Green Light for Shoreline Mapping
Capturing the four distinct elements of shorelines and coastlines often entails using two, three, or more separate systems. Zones of offshore, nearshore, the shoreline, and uplands, captured with separate systems, are stitched together—not always seamlessly. The zones represent a single ecosystem, and the latest approach captures it with one system.

Scanning the Iconic Burj Al Arab
Scanning the Iconic Burj Al Arab - An ambitious 3D scanning project captured one of the world’s unique hotels in detail to help shape its next chapter.

Heights 2025
Click on the cover to view the Heights 2025 supplement to xyHt magazine. Articles in the issue include: Quantum Sensing: Profound change could be ahead for airborne reality capture and mapping, in the realm of quantum physics. Ready, Set, Modernize: ASPRS is preparing the geospatial industry for the modernized National Spatial Reference System. A Green Light for Shoreline Mapping:...

xyHt Digital Magazine: May/June 2025
xyHt magazine’s combined May and June issue focuses on aerial surveying and mapping and takes an in-depth look at topics from tropical glaciers to government advocacy. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the digital edition. Click...

xyHt Digital Magazine: April 2025
xyHt magazine’s April issue focuses on surveying and takes an in-depth look at the modern state of the art of surveying. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the digital edition. Click here or on the cover...