SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientific study of the evolution of the southern end of the San Andreas Fault is of vital importance given the earthquake-prone nature of southern California.

Emergency evacuations during natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis increasingly rely on advanced technology to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Hernandez, Loyola University Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ...

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS/INS positioning solutions, and XenomatiX, provider of true solid-state lidar technology for autonomous applications and road management solutions, are ...

For a hands-free driving system to keep a vehicle safely in its lane, the software first needs to know where that lane is and some information about it. We've explained how these systems rely on ...

Sulawesi, Indonesia – For the first time ever, Light Detection and Ranging technology (LiDAR) is being used to create maps for post-disaster recovery efforts in Indonesia. Terra Drone Indonesia, in ...

The dangers of military engagement in Afghanistan, which has some of the world’s most forbidding terrain, cannot be overstated. Troop movements are hair-raising, with improvised explosive device ...

If you could pull back the vegetation and man-made structures and have a high definition view from above, what would you learn about the landscapes and valleys below? A lot, it turns out. A ...

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 ...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including ...