“We are on a highway to climate hell,” said Antonio Guterres at COP27. So how can the geospatial industry help society to find the nearest exit? Despite certain people still denying that the world...

The team at London-based architectural consultancy studio WDS-LAB have created a novel workflow using drone technology and photogrammetry to estimate the amount of solar energy that can be captured in...

What are the key challenges in establishing precise geodetic control networks? This is one of the most important tasks of geodesists and land surveyors, since geodetic control networks are essential f...

The US space agency NASA has successfully pushed the asteroid Dimorphos out of its original orbit in the universe, according to a recent announcement. The space rock was hit 11 million kilometres from...

IBKS is a digital solutions and management consulting firm offering built-environment services in the healthcare space. The firm recently tested its innovative NavVis and PointFuse workflow in a huge,...

Background In December 2019, the municipal government of Kalmar, Sweden, embarked on an EU-funded StreamSam initiative to digitize its community development process. The StreamSam project is creating ...

A national mapping agency in Europe needed to create a 3D digital twin of its entire country from a collection of geospatial data in varying scales and formats. A primary goal of the project was to bu...

Mandatory asset inspection is crucial for utilities. Employees are often challenged with hard-to-access areas, heights or risky terrains. The traditional examination methods such as on-foot patrols, h...

Established as an advanced and comprehensive geospatial software, Global Mapper Pro excels in terrain analysis, point cloud editing, drone-collected image processing and much more. Recent versions of ...

The ‘Umi-no-Chizu’ (‘Map of the Sea’) project will use aerial measurement to map 90% of Japan’s shallow coastal waters (to a depth of 20m). This is a joint project by the Japan Hydrographic ...

Canadian start-up Lux Modus has tested its Lidar technology as an affordable and easy-to-use 3D data collection platform on a real-world light rail system by participating in the city of Calgary’s L...

FARO Technologies has announced the acquisition of SiteScape. An innovator in Lidar 3D scanning software solutions for the AEC and O&M markets, SiteScape enables Lidar-equipped mobile devices to easil...

The findings and recommendations of a new land administration report were recently reviewed and discussed in Tripoli, Libya, by government representatives, civil society, UN officials, private sector ...