José Luis Lerma is a full professor at the Department of Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain. He is an engineer and Doctor of Geodesy and Cartography. Prof. Lerma is a specialist in the documentation of cultural heritage. He has extensively published scientific papers and learning books in subjects related to 2D/3D imaging and range-based and multispectral sensors in cultural heritage, engineering, and medicine (citations > 2600, h-index=26, i10-index=65). Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of the Virtual Archaeology Review, a member of the Executive Committee (Commission Chair – Technologies for Cultural Heritage Geometric Documentation) of CIPA Heritage Documentation, head of the Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Research Group (GIFLE, http://gifle.webs.upv.es), and coordinator of the PhD Programme in Geomatics Engineering (UPM-UPV).