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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published March 27, 2014. The original copy has been republished below as part of our 10-year anniversary coverage in order to fix broken links, photos, ...

Orinda retiree Ben Kacyra has made the biggest contribution to archeological research since Indiana Jones added the bullwhip to his field kit. Kacyra, who made his fortune as an inventor and civil ...

Researchers have developed a way to use laser-based surveying instruments to create detailed images of ancient etchings on stone. The new technique, which provides far more information than ...

Researchers have demonstrated a laser-based imaging system that creates high-definition 3-D maps of surfaces from as far away as 10.5 meters. The method may be useful in diverse fields, including ...

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 ...

It's Oregon like you've never seen it -- at least on a map. Using a laser-based terrain mapping system, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has produced giant color images of the ...

Washington Air National Guardsmen methodically make their way through the mud and wreckage left behind by the March 22, 2014, mudslide in Oso, Wash. (Photo by Spc. Matthew Sissel/122D PAOC) People who ...

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 ...