“A well-functioning land administration system is the foundation of national stability and social welfare. A government can make a thousand promises, but without an efficient cadastre, those promise...

Digitally agile Estonia is well known for implementing many technological solutions that other countries are still struggling with, e.g. secure and unified data exchange system in public sector. This ...

The geospatial discipline is undergoing a profound evolution, yet it faces a persistent challenge: the lack of a unified global identity. Until now, the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) did...

The scale of the Digital Twin Germany project raises a critical operational question: how can the vast volumes of spatial data be processed efficiently, without compromising quality? This article exam...

When the entire nation fits into just 26km2 of low-lying coral atolls threatened by climate change, mapping the country takes on a new meaning. For Tuvalu, which hit the headlines in 2021 when a video...

Every year, GIM International surveys geospatial professionals from all around the world to take the pulse of an industry in motion. This year’s results paint a vivid picture: a profession that admi...

Following on from her previous role as CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Nadine Alameh has founded LunateAI. This strategic advisory service exists to help all kinds of industry organizatio...

The shallow nearshore coastal zone plays a critical role in coastal erosion processes, flood risk and ecosystem dynamics, yet it is one of the most difficult environments to survey. This article exami...

Gombe, Tanzania, is one of the few conservation landscapes in the world where more than six decades of continuous field research are combined with cutting-edge geospatial innovation. In the place wher...

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Netherlands’ youngest province, GIM International interviewed two geoinformation specialists who between them span the full arc of Flevoland’s existence: Alex L...

Geodesists are urgently needed to keep the current systems working. But where will they come from, what demands must they meet in the future, and what does this mean for the approach to training and e...

To gain insight into how the crewed aerial surveying sector is navigating the transforming geospatial landscape, the European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) recently conducted its ...

Although the benefit of AI has been demonstrated in various use cases, many companies still find it hard to incorporate it into day-to-day operations – especially against the backdrop of the ever-gr...

Hudhud deployed CHCNAV’s AU20 mobile mapping system (MMS) to survey tens of thousands of kilometres of road in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of building a high‑resolution digital basemap of the ci...

For more than a hundred years, surveyors have been at the core of Hexagon Geosystems’ innovation. With a deep understanding of the challenges they face and the environments they operate in, we con...

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...

78% of UK geospatial and GIS professionals say that geospatial outputs are being requested faster than their teams can support. These and other findings from a recent survey, published in a new by Lan...

Tasmanian Earth observation company Geoneon has won three categories at the 2026 Australian Space Awards. These included the evening’s highest accolade, the Excellence Award, awarded to Geoneon CEO ...

Global decentralized positioning network onocoy is bringing a new geodetic-grade reference station to market in partnership with Sixents Technology (Beijing). This signals the continued buildout of th...

Alongside the latest tech, GEO Business 2026 provided a platform for the conversations, collaboration and knowledge-sharing that continue to drive the sector forward. Over 6,200 professionals headed ...