Introduction
An interview is the ultimate opportunity to get to know key figures in the geomatics industry. The interview is a regular part of the GIM International magazine and is written to reveal the view of a professional, company or organisation regarding specific topic within geomatics. Topical questions will be answered by the interviewee concerning his company, organisation, products, market views, philosophies or strategies. Apart from the regular interview, the rubric ‘5 Questions to…’ is a short article and a quick way to introduce someone or something in the business.
Innovation at the Heart of Geospatial Growth Strategy
The geospatial industry is involved in an ongoing transformation. From its headquarters in Livermore, California, Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) manages 31 operations located in 15 countries on five...
Pioneering Location with an Out-of-the-box Approach
Esri recently exhibited at The Next Web Europe, a conference focused on entrepreneurship, technology and startups in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. But why was Esri involved? Is it looking for new fronti...
From the Depths of the Ocean to the Surface of Mars
Canadian Lidar company Optech originated in 1974 as a spin-off from Allan Carswell’s research at York University in Toronto, where he had initiated one of the first Lidar research programmes. GIM In...
Nigeria Needs Federal Commitment to its Geodata Policy
Nigeria has all the prerequisites to install an effective national geospatial data infrastructure (NGDI) from which all its 170 million inhabitants would benefit. The country has many educated profess...
Technological Developments at Leica Geosystems - Interview with Mark Concannon
Towards the end of last year when Leica celebrated its 50th year in the UK, GW had the opportunity of talking to Mark Concannon, Leica’s Director of EMEA. We quizzed him on handling data volumes, se...
Achievements and Looking to the Future - Interview with Vanessa Lawrence
As Vanessa Lawrence leaves Ordnance Survey GW found her undaunted by the odd personal setback and enthusiastic to bring the geospatial message to the rest of the world. Stephen Booth and Robin Waters,...
Navigating the Future of the Geospatial and Geomatics Sectors
Dr Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska is the incoming president of the Institute of Navigation (ION). She also serves as president of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Commission 4, Positioning an...
Location, Place and Geography Are Key to Decision-making
Earlier this year, United Nations secretary-general Ban-ki Moon officially approved the appointment of Stefan Schweinfest as director of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and, thus, the Se...
Leaving OS for a New Beginning - Interview with Vanessa Lawrence
As Vanessa Lawrence leaves Ordnance Survey, GIS Professional found her undaunted by setbacks and enthusiastic to bring the geospatial message to the rest of the world. At the end of this year Vanessa ...
Staying Debt-free Gives Us the Freedom to Do the Right Thing
“Staying private and debt-free gives us a level of freedom to do the right thing that we would never have in a heavily-leveraged company or public company,” Jack Dangermond states in this intervie...