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Digital twins for a sustainable world

Digital twins for a sustainable world

How can city digital twins support the attainment of SDG11? They can be used to manage infrastructures (e.g. roads, transportation and public services, smarter energy grids and water networks), suppor...

On track with a digital mindset

On track with a digital mindset

To maintain reliability and safety for passengers and freight, many of Europe’s rail networks are undergoing a massive digital modernization programme that includes digital twins. Backed by artifici...

The role of surveyors in building climate resilience

The role of surveyors in building climate resilience

New knowledge and tools are needed if surveyors are to fulfil their critical role along the path to achieving humanity’s global climate goals related to land, water and the marine environment. Surve...

Geospatial digital twins will make cities smarter

Geospatial digital twins will make cities smarter

Thanks to the ability of digital twins to provide insights into the reality of present conditions and the impacts of future scenarios, they have the potential to revolutionize the planning and efficie...

Navigating the geospatial frontier

Navigating the geospatial frontier

In this exclusive interview, two of the driving forces behind this year's Intergeo talk about the event's evolution and impact, nurturing talent, land surveying, Earth observation and the Blue Economy...

How UAV Lidar improves landmine clearance planning

How UAV Lidar improves landmine clearance planning

British mine-clearance charity The HALO Trust partnered with Routescene to undertake a UAV Lidar project in Cuito Cuanavale, in the Angolan province of Cuando Cubango. This case study demonstrates the...

Preserving history in the high Arctic

Preserving history in the high Arctic

Nestled in the high Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard, the Sveagruva coal mine and mining settlement once buzzed with activity until its closure in 2016. An extraordinary project is now underway to breat...

Using AI for good

Using AI for good

Humanitarian organizations turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a comprehensive map of sub-Saharan Africa at scale and also keep it updated to reflect real-world changes. Geospatial anal...

Reflections on HxGN LIVE Global 2023

Reflections on HxGN LIVE Global 2023

It is time to innovate with technology that can be applied ‘right here, right now’. That was the clear message during HxGN LIVE Global 2023. President and CEO Paolo Guglielmini set the tone with h...

From paper to pixels in Benin

From paper to pixels in Benin

To provide all Beninese citizens the right to access land, bring economic prosperity and prevent land-related disputes, the Beninese government aims to establish a nationwide digital land administrati...