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.
UN Stimulates African SDIs
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has a Geoinformation Support Team of a dozen people striving to develop spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) Africa-wide. “...
The Rapid Rise of UAS in Geomatics
Peter Cosyn co-founded Gatewing in 2012. The start-up company’s X100 fixed-wing UAS soon attracted interest from Trimble, which acquired the company in 2012. In this interview with GIM International...
An Awakening in India
Since this issue of GIM International is dedicated to Lidar point clouds, it should come as no surprise that it contains an interview with a leading expert on this exciting aspect of the geomatics spe...
Completing the Greek Cadastre
Earlier this year, work started on the completion of the cadastral registration in Greece, in the south-east corner of Europe. More than 60 percent of the territory still has to be surveyed, and the p...
A Smarter Future for Geomatics
Thomas Kersten is a professor of photogrammetry and laser scanning at HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany. He is currently also one of the ‘directors’ of the Oldenburger 3D-Tage, an annual confe...
Bridge Together
The Turkish Cadastre is currently in the midst of a process of renovation. A comprehensive updating of its data is needed in relation to capacity building, the introduction of modern services and e-go...
Oblique Imagery: the Standard for Mapping
In January 2014 EagleView Technology Corporation (EVT), the parent company of Pictometry, was acquired by Verisk Analytics, a NASDAQ-listed provider of risk information to the insurance, healthcare, m...
The Challenges of Collaborative Mapping
The growing web phenomenon known as ‘user-generated content’ is impacting the collection of geospatial data in ways never before imagined as a result of volunteered geographic information (VGI). D...
Photogrammetry Now and Then - Interview with Nick Chamberlain
In this interview with Geomatics World, Nick Chamberlain takes stock of his working life as a photogrammetrist. Geomatics World: How would you describe what a photogrammetrist does? Nick Chamberlain: ...
Apple's Lessons for the Geospatial World
Under the umbrella of Hexagon, Leica Geosystems has several partners with whom it is developing total solutions. In this interview, Jürgen Dold outlines the direction Leica Geosystems is moving in th...