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.
"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 ...
Interview with Edward Anderson, the World Bank: You Cannot Manage What You Don’t Measure
The opening keynote of the Geospatial Week 2019 in Enschede, the Netherlands, will be presented by Edward Anderson, senior disaster risk management and ICT specialist for the World Bank. He will prese...
Connecting New Geoinformation Technologies to Wide-ranging Applications
Preparations are in full swing for the ISPRS Geospatial Week 2019, which will be held from 10-14 June in the Dutch city of Enschede. As an event partner, 'GIM International' caught up with George Voss...
Supporting the Profession - Interview with Rudolf Staiger
Durk Haarsma, publisher of GIM International, sat down with Rudolf Staiger, FIG President, to discuss the surveying profession as it is now and how it will look in the future. GIM International: Congr...
Supporting the Profession with Expertise, Proposals, Solutions and Platforms
The FIG president holds one of the most influential positions in the surveying field and helps to shape the profession. The new president, Rudolf Staiger, was elected during the Istanbul Congress in 2...
Taking over the Survey School - Interview with Ruth Adams
Ruth Adams, a distinguished geomatics and geospatial professional, is the energetic new manager of The Survey School. She explains her ambitions for the school and its potential to be a world class tr...