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Talking Digital Twins with Ron Chapple

Talking Digital Twins with Ron Chapple

In this episode of Mapping the Conversations, hostDr. Valrie Grant sits down with Ron Chapple, VP of Global Strategic Solutions at NV5, to explore the evolving world of digital twins, geospatial intel...

Why your GIS skills are more relevant than ever

Why your GIS skills are more relevant than ever

The global GIS market is predicted to grow by over 13% through 2025 and beyond, reflecting the evolution of spatial intelligence into a foundational layer of modern operational and strategic decision-...

Rescuing land administration projects from isolation

Rescuing land administration projects from isolation

When it comes to achieving successful land administration sector reforms, development partners face considerable challenges, such as a lack of ongoing political support, limited access to resources, a...

Airborne Lidar and photogrammetric accuracy

Airborne Lidar and photogrammetric accuracy

Many surveying professionals – and contract specifications – use the term ‘accuracy’ without fully defining it, according to our technical editor Huibert-Jan Lekkerkerk. Using the ASPRS and IH...

AI, digital twins and the new geospatial era

AI, digital twins and the new geospatial era

We are in the midst of a geospatial revolution, with the global geospatial analytics market projected to grow from US$78.5 billion in 2023 to US$141.9 billion by 2028. How are technological advances l...

Signals, scintillation and the solar effect

Signals, scintillation and the solar effect

How can geospatial professionals prepare for the fluctuating GNSS signals caused by the peak in the current solar cycle, which is likely to see an increase in solar storms and ionospheric disturbances...

Global survey of land surveying and geomatics education

Global survey of land surveying and geomatics education

With rapid advancements in geospatial technology and its applications, understanding the status of academic education in land surveying and geomatics has become essential. A recent global survey by FI...