How have advances in aerial mapping played a role in the transformation to smart cities? These 4 case studies show how airborne data continues to shape modern urban development. What began an experime...

A comprehensive digital twin serves as the backbone of a pioneering project to install 5,700 massive solar panel tables on a steep, snowy mountainside, catching rays across 330,000m2 of Alpine terrain...

Preparations for Intergeo 2025, the world’s leading conference and trade fair for the geospatial community, are in full swing. GIM International asked Olaf Freier from Hinte Expo & Conference to sha...

The capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have been overhyped in several areas, leading to unrealistic expectations of the technology. Curiously, in other areas, its accomplishments are overloo...

Against the backdrop of a geospatial talent shortage and budget cuts in adjacent industries, the focus of Hexagon’s Geosystems division for the coming years is to make it even easier for geospatial ...

Having begun in the 1990s, the digitization of the property cadastre in Switzerland has now nearly been completed. At the same time, the cadastre of public-law restrictions on land ownership was also...

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...

Now is the moment for GIS leaders, developers, analysts and educators to step forward, according to Wanjohi Kibui of LiGIS Consulting in Kenya. The global GIS market is predicted to grow by over 13% t...

Leveraging satellite imagery, Earth observation is a prime example of where the geospatial field intersects with the space exploration industry. This point of intersection is currently where the great...

In this eye-opening episode of Mapping the Conversations,host Dr. Valrie Grant sits down with Kevin Pomfret, a leading voice in geospatial law, policy, and ethics. Kevin, a partner at Williams Mullen ...

By offering the ability to track wildfires, flooding, land use, infrastructure and urban development, satellite imagery fuels smarter geospatial analysis for planning, risk assessment and environmenta...

The complex ‘Ring Zuid’ highway project in the Dutch city of Groningen illustrates the crucial role of advanced geospatial techniques in the infrastructure sector for design efficiency, execution ...

In this episode of Mapping the Conversations, host Dr. Valrie Grant welcomes Christy Monaco, Chief Operating Officer of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). With over 30 years of experience spannin...

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...

In this special crossover edition, host Dr. Valrie Grant steps into the guest seat as she's interviewed by her colleagues from DBA Chronicles. Fresh off her successful dissertation defense, Dr. Grant ...