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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Despite today’s highly advanced technology and expertise, many geospatial initiatives still fail to come to fruition. The problem often lies in the knowledge and language gap between technical speci...

The ongoing AI revolution, marked by rapid advances towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), is transforming the way we live and work. This is already having an impact in programming and general...

To protect New Zealand’s coastline, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has launched the 3D Coastal Mapping Programme. Over three years, this technically demanding initiative will c...

With ten years of experience in digital data acquisition, Maximilian Reitzel bridges innovation and practice in rail infrastructure as head of construction management at DB Engineering & Consulting, p...

By transforming remote sensing data into actionable insights for sustainable development, geospatial AI (GeoAI) is rapidly emerging as a vital tool to address the mounting challenges and urgent needs ...

Providing that drones, data and AI are used both sustainably and responsibly, they can hold the key to solving many global challenges. This is the firm belief at WeRobotics, the steward of an internat...

From demographic changes and skills shortages to climate-driven land pressures, AI ethics and hydrography, the surveying profession is undergoing rapid transformation. GIM International spoke with Nic...

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...

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...

A new handheld reality capture instrument from XGrids, the Lixel K2, made its debut at 3DISE in Prague in early May. Together with the release of LixelStudio 4.0, the company is striving to set a new ...

From 4-11 July, the XXV ISPRS Congress and 47th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (CSRS) will bring together scientists, technologists and industry decision-makers from around the world in Toronto....

To address one of field surveying's most persistent frustrations – the dependence on poles and data collectors – ComNav Technology has introduced the Mercury Laser RTK handheld GNSS measurement de...

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