NASA hasdeveloped a new three-dimensional laser scanner to seek out cracks and otherdamage amidst the thousands of ceramic tiles that protect space shuttles fromthe heat of reentry. Smaller andfaster ...

3-D modelling is maturing fast. Increasingly affordable solutions are not only raising general awareness of 3D workflows but revolutionizing design, engineering and manufacturing processes. The case ...

Getting decent macro photos always seems to be a chore. Some important detail always seems to be just outside of the depth of field, or you have to be zoomed in so close that you get great detail in ...

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the August 2023 issue of GPS World magazine. The VQ-840-G is a fully integrated compact airborne laser scanner designed ...

3D scanners are used across a wide range of industries and applications due to their ability to capture the physical dimensions of objects and environments quickly and accurately, enabling their ...

Leica Geosystems has two new autonomous hardware products that are pushing robots to bold new places. Announced recently is a flying UAV laser scanning sensor and a reality capture product for robots, ...

For many centuries, the principle of triangulation - that is the geometric measurement using three-point relationships - has been relatively well known. In Europe, the land survey method established ...

[Rik]’s Hexastorm laser scanner project originally used a discrete polygon mirror controller+motor module from Sharp to spin a prism. But the scanner head was a bit difficult to assemble and had a lot ...

No audio available for this content. ComNav Technology has released the SinoGNSS LS600 laser scanner, a handheld 3D scanning device designed for professional use in both indoor and outdoor ...

The LC15Dx laser scanner manufactured by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Metrology (Brighton, Mich., U.S.), is a global benchmark for efficient measurement and inspection of ...