A LiDAR survey confirms a gunpowder-era bastion fortress hidden in eastern Poland near the Bug River frontier.

For Christmas this year, [Scottshambaugh] decided to make his family a map of their hometown — Portland, ME. Using topographical map data, he made this jaw-dropping 3D map, and it looks amazing. He ...

Within a year or two, the U.S. military could field a portable, laser backpack device that will provide a three-dimensional (3-D) map of buildings. The reconnoitering pack could be used by ...

For Christmas this year, [Scottshambaugh] decided to make his family a map of their hometown — Portland, ME. Using topographical map data, he made this jaw-dropping 3D map, and it looks amazing. He ...

A laser-shooting eye in the sky has revealed the previously unappreciated size and complexity of ancient Maya civilization, both before and during its presumed heyday, scientists say. Maya people in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about all things space -- exploration, astronomy and more. The excitement on the phone was palatable. Mission managers had ...

Few people would have given much thought to a twin-engine Cessna taking off from the Minden-Tahoe Airport on Sept. 20, 2017. And only the most diligent observer would have noticed the aircraft as it ...

A UK-based company, 3D Laser Mapping, has developed robots equipped with lasers to automatically scan mines. Its latest mission was to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico. The remote ...