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How connected workflows optimize mining operations

How connected workflows optimize mining operations

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...

UAV photogrammetry for very-shallow-water mapping

UAV photogrammetry for very-shallow-water mapping

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...

Retelling the story with geospatial data

Retelling the story with geospatial data

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...

Re-embracing the geospatial discipline

Re-embracing the geospatial discipline

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...

The visibility challenge of geodesy

The visibility challenge of geodesy

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�...

Through the lens of innovation: Intergeo 2025

Through the lens of innovation: Intergeo 2025

The most recent edition of Intergeo – the world’s leading geospatial gathering – left no doubt that geoinformation has moved into the mainstream. What was once a specialist field now shapes soci...

Shaping the raison d’être of surveyors

Shaping the raison d’être of surveyors

In June 2025, Séverine Vernet was unanimously confirmed as the first permanent female president of the Conseil supérieur de l’Ordre des géomètres-experts (the national council of licensed survey...

Sensor fusion transforms aerial mapping

Sensor fusion transforms aerial mapping

As demand for comprehensive geospatial intelligence grows across sectors from agriculture and forestry to infrastructure management and urban planning, sensor fusion is emerging as the key enabler of ...