In 1969, Jack and Laura Dangermond launched Esri with a bold idea: geographic tools could help people understand – and actively shape – a better world. Such tools now underpin billions of maps cre...

Trimble Dimensions 2025 provided a glimpse of not only how artificial intelligence and AI assistants will impact future geospatial workflows, but more importantly how these new tools and software solu...

Several years ago, Trimble put collaboration and data integration at the heart of its innovation strategy, with a focus on bringing together information from different hardware and software solutions ...

The Santiago Urban Dataset (SUD) is a new, composite dataset merging handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS) and mobile laser scanning (MLS) point clouds. With eight distinct classes, it has been develo...

How can the conceptual Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) be applied to different scenarios? The FIG book titled LADM in the Classroom provides examples, as well as guidance for using the book an...

The huge volume of geospatial data generated by mining surveyors typically remains underutilized. For today’s mines, flexibility, connectivity and data accessibility hold the key to the future. As t...

Using drone platforms and RGB images acquired with passive optical cameras, image-based UAV bathymetry is a cost-effective and accessible method of inspecting and surveying the seabed in shallow coast...

Few people have pushed the boundaries of spatial data, reality capture and 3D storytelling quite like Pete Kelsey. Throughout his career, he has helped archaeologists, engineers, documentary makers an...

In recent years, Topcon appeared to focus primarily on the construction and infrastructure industry – a domain in which the company’s equipment and solutions are essential for measuring, automatin...

We recently had the privilege to sit down with Prudence Xu, regional sales director at ComNav Technology, to hear more about his company’s vision on the evolving geospatial landscape. In this conver...

A remarkable digital heritage initiative recently took shape in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca: the high-precision 3D documentation of the Casino, a sophisticated early-twentieth-century landmark th...

When people think of geospatial technologies, they often imagine drones, sensors and smart maps, but rarely think about the underlying reference frames that provide reliability. Awareness of geodesy�...

Geoinformation underpins decision-making in urban planning, traffic and energy infrastructure, disaster prevention and environmental protection. Global challenges such as climate change, resource secu...

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, mapping has evolved far beyond traditional cartography. Accurate, up-to-date geospatial data is now, more than ever, crucial for creating reliable maps, support...

Mach9 is on a mission to redefine how unstructured 3D data is transformed into maps automatically, enabling faster and more accurate solutions for infrastructure design and asset management. At Trimbl...

EvoLogics is an innovative subsea technology company established in 2000, with headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and a US sales office in Yorktown, Virginia. Combining state-of-the-art engineering with...

The increasing affordability of high-performance Lidar technology is driving the emergence of numerous new market players. Meanwhile, the use of AI models is facilitating the automation of various tas...

After more than a decade in development, the first five parts of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) Edition II have been published as ISO and CEN standards – marking a significant milestone...

How are you navigating the shift from data acquisition to insight, integration and strategic value? Take part in the GIM International Industry Survey 2026 to help us capture the perspectives of profe...

Infrastructure failures rarely happen without warning, but the signals are often too subtle to detect through periodic inspections alone. Basetime is addressing this gap with the launch of Locator Two...

Land in many of the world's major river deltas is sinking faster than previously thought, according to a decade of radar observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite mission. In some regions,...