The mobile telephone market is a major consumer of 3D images. The precision of stereoscopic projections enables operators to plan their cellular telephone networks more effectively.

Information obtained via HRS is used to model wave propagation according to the relief and land cover, therefore minimizing the number of radio transmission relays.

For the moment, only the most developed countries possess 3D maps, meaning that very significant needs exist worldwide.

Such maps offer numerous advantages. For example, they can automatically depict the height of observed objects, contours, summits, and so on.

Evolving flight systems on civil aircraft expect to use 3D cartographic data in the near future. This new method will facilitate the task of flight crews, particularly for difficult landings.

The use of geographic databases to plan missions and assist commanders in the field is clearly increasing. DEMs prepared from HRS data play a vital role in 3D representations of current or potential theatres of operations.