RIT effort could extend NASA science capabilities for planetary applications Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester ...

GRAND FORKS — Farmers, watershed managers and others with an interest now have easy access to precise information on land elevations and similar data in the Minnesota portion of the Red River Basin ...

An example of 3D mapping produced by LiDAR. Image credit: Nuview. Clouds and darkness: These are the two challenges that bedevil every Earth observation (EO) satellite that relies on visible light ...

(TNS) — Farmers, watershed managers and others with an interest now have easy access to precise information on land elevations and similar data in the Minnesota portion of the Red River Basin with the ...

Rivian is quietly redrawing the map for automated driving, and the most important line it is drawing is made of laser light.

NUVIEW's satellite constellation will use LiDAR to create its 3D maps, which could prove beneficial to farmers and urban planners. Reading time 2 minutes Satellites flying overhead in Earth’s orbit ...

Imaging the structure of the deep seafloor is critical to understanding the biology and ecology of the largest living space on our planet. But to date, only about 20% of the ocean floor has been ...

Huntsville, AL, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GeoCue announces the premiere of a new three-part edition of its award-winning reality series Down to Earth: Mapped Safe for 911. The latest episodes ...

Lidar is everywhere: the 3D sensing technology is now built into smartphones, used to help self-driving cars, and even used to peer through dense jungles to reveal ancient ruins lying beneath the ...

As passenger mobility becomes electric and more technologically advanced, engineers have developed several components to make car travel easier, more efficient, and, most importantly, safer. One of ...