Case Studies

Case Study: The Mont Blanc Traverse Update INTRODUCTION Mont Blanc Tunnel (TMB) is a 11.6 km highway tunnel connecting Courmayeur, in the Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, to Chamonix, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. Built between 1957 and 1965, it is a strategic transalpine transport route for trade,...

Large-Scale 3D Survey in a Mountain Canyon for Engineering and Infrastructure Planning 1. Introduction In the rugged alpine environment of Valcellina, a 5 km canyon corridor was surveyed using drone-mounted SLAM technology to support engineering studies and infrastructure planning. The survey contributes to a broader project aimed at maintaining...

The Belvedere Case Study The Belvedere Glacier, situated in Valle Anzasca at the base of Monte Rosa, is one of the most extensively studied debris-covered glaciers in the Alps. Unlike clean ice glaciers, its surface is concealed by a layer of rocks and sediments, which protects the underlying ice...

A team of professionals was tasked with conducting a detailed survey in an urban area characterized by partially inaccessible points, physical obstacles, and intermittent GNSS coverage. The challenge was twofold: to collect high-precision data and deliver a reliable, navigable 3D model quickly, while avoiding repeated site visits. To address...

Last year, Stonex tackled an extraordinary technological challenge: the survey of the majestic Santa Severa Castle, a true historical and cultural jewel located on the Tyrrhenian coast north of Rome. This evocative site, with deep roots dating back to ancient Pyrgi in the 7th century BC, has seen the...

Obtaining the maximum technical score for performance and specifications, Stonex won the tender for the enhancement and updating of 15 devices of the Lombardy Region of the SPIN3 GNSS Network. (https://www.spingnss.it/spiderweb/frmIndex.aspx) The SPIN3 Interregional Positioning Service, through the collaboration between three regional bodies (Lombardy Region, Piedmont Region and Autonomous...

Stonex ha provveduto nei mesi scorsi ad aggiornare la Rete di stazioni GNSS della Regione Liguria. Questo aggiornamento è stato eseguito per ammodernare la tecnologia della rete. Sono stati sostituiti gli apparati hardware delle stazioni GNSS (Antenne e Ricevitori) ed è stato aggiornato il software di rete Geo++ GNSMART...

In recent years, we have seen how Lidar technology has conquered the market in an extraordinary way. The reliability of the capture, the accuracy and the speed of acquisition are factors that have been decisive in the diffusion of this technology. Furthermore, in the last 10 years [ref 1],...