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.
Geospatial Business during Coronavirus Crisis: PCI Geomatics
How is the global coronavirus crisis impacting on the geospatial industry? Do companies have a sound business continuity plan? For this Q&A, 'GIM International' spoke to Kevin Jones, vice president, p...
5 Questions to Philippe Simard, President of SimActive
Why has SimActive recently added Lidar to its point cloud processing solution and launched a new training programme for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or 'drone') mapping? 'GIM International' touched ba...
How Is FIG Dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis?
What impact is the coronavirus pandemic having on the geospatial industry worldwide? We asked the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) how it is coping with the crisis. President Rudolf Staig...
Fugro's CEO: “Working for a Safer and More Sustainable World”
Mark Heine is chairman of the board and CEO of Fugro, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. Fugro is among the leading and largest specialized survey companies in the world, serving the full life...
5 Questions on the Synergy of BIM and GIS
Chris Andrews, senior product manager 3D at Esri, answers five questions about the optimal integration of building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information systems (GIS). There has been ...
"The Benefits of BIM Are Now Proven"
In this interview, Kevin Lea, senior vice president product management at ALLPLAN, discusses open BIM solutions and the challenges and trends in the AEC sector. The construction industry seems to be r...
Help from Above: Drone Support on Construction Sites
Florian Waubke, CEO at FairFleet – which offers a one-stop shop for drone services – shares his vision on the digitalization of the construction sector. Drones can provide high-precision data from...
6 Facts You Need to Know About 3D Reality Capture
Whether you are a savvy user or new to 3D reality capture, these six facts from Jürgen Mayer, president of Hexagon Geosystems’ Reality Capture Division, are sure to set you thinking about new appli...
Geospatial Data as a Core Instrument to Transform a Country
After several turbulent decades, the Republic of Serbia is working towards a brighter future, including by radically transforming its geospatial information infrastructure. In fact, the country has re...
Standards Are a Great Help for Establishing Land Administration
In 2017 Dr Christiaan Lemmen, a former contributing editor of 'GIM International', was appointed as professor of land administration modelling at Twente University’s Faculty ITC for Geo-Information ...