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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 ...

The place to see geospatial’s future

The place to see geospatial’s future

As our world continues to evolve during the Fourth Industrial Revolution, professional surveyors and geodesists find themselves at the centre of the movement. Much of our world has become geospatially...

Geospatial precision in the Stockholm Metro Expansion

Geospatial precision in the Stockholm Metro Expansion

One of Europe’s most ambitious infrastructure projects is currently taking shape beneath the streets and waterways of Sweden’s capital city. The Stockholm Metro Expansion will add more than 30km o...

Envisioning city digital twins in Indonesia

Envisioning city digital twins in Indonesia

City digital twins are emerging as essential tools for urban management worldwide, including in Indonesia. In collaboration with the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning, the ...