How AI is changing the role of the surveyor in AEC
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Introduction
On this page you will find independent reports on international events such as conferences, trade shows or a symposium within geomatics. The articles are written on a practical basis and aim to inform you about the highlights, key points and discussed topics at events like Intergeo and GeoBusiness. On top of the reports you will find previews of big events here too. These are written to fully prepare you before attending a big trade show or conference, so you will not miss out on the topics that matter the most!
Through the lens of innovation: Intergeo 2025
The most recent edition of Intergeo – the world’s leading geospatial gathering – left no doubt that geoinformation has moved into the mainstream. What was once a...
Bridging skies and strategies in Athens
How does an industry transform itself in real time? How can companies advance their collective potential? The European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) answered t...
Rolling the innovation dice
This year’s vibrant Trimble Dimensions event took place in Las Vegas from 11-13 November. As one of Trimble’s long-standing media partners, GIM International was once a...
Land Surveying: Towards a Smarter Life
Surveyors and land professionals from all over the world came together in April in the heat of Hanoi to take part in the FIG 2019 Working Week. This year’s theme was ‘G...
Catching up on Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning
In the German geospatial industry, there is a longstanding platform for open and constructive dialogue with researchers but also informal talks and discussion in between. It is cal...
Geospatial Intelligence for National Security - DGI 2019
DGI 2019 followed the pattern of previous years with a subtitle of Geospatial Intelligence for National Security and with similar themes, the main ones being collaboration, integra...
The Rising Demand for Total Stations and Terrestrial Laser Scanners
Increasing investments in large infrastructure and construction projects, and the rising role of building information modelling (BIM), are expected to drive the market for geospati...
A Glimpse of the Geospatial Future - INTERGEO 2018
There is an abundance of data today, but how can it be processed, visualised and analysed to deliver real business benefits? We are in the midst of a digital transformation, and wo...
Consolidation of AI and Autonomy - Commercial UAV Show 2018
The 2018 Commercial UAV show was as busy and wide-ranging as in previous years. Mapping did not have a high profile although some exhibitors were promoting photogrammetry and mappi...
Reality Capture at its Finest - Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018
Richard Groom travelled to the West End for Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure event. This annual event attracts Bentley users from all over the globe for conference sessions,...
Powering the Future with Data and BIM - Digital Construction Week 2018
Digital Construction Week 2018 returned to Excel in October as an exhibition, with a main stage for paid conference sessions and several ‘theatres’ within the exhibitio...
Surveying Iconic Structures - TSA Conference 2018
The TSA Conference 2018 was held on 7 November at Holdenby House in Northamptonshire with the theme of 'Surveying Iconic Structures'. The keynote presentation was given by Nick Ran...
Report: First European Aerial Surveying Summit
Today’s digital societies require a continuous supply of updated, reliable and correct geodata, and new technologies are arriving with increasing speed. The manned aerial sur...
Earth Observation into the Future - RSPSoc Conference 2018
The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) conference for 2018 was organised jointly with the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and the Centre for EO Instrum...
On the Factory Floor - Connected World Summit 2018
I have reported from conferences held in a variety of settings, from five-star hotels to a converted agricultural hall, but never an empty factory so authentic that it probably loo...
A Glimpse of the Geospatial Future: Insights from Intergeo 2018
There is an abundance of data today, but how can it be processed, visualised and analysed to deliver real business benefits? We are in the midst of a digital transformation, and wo...
Surgeon, Explorer and Surveyor - Dr John Rae Celebration
As part of the institution’s 150th-anniversary celebrations, the RICS hosted an event to award Dr John Rae posthumously as an honorary Chartered Surveyor, in London on 13 Sep...
The Future in a Post Brexit World - CASLE Golden Jubilee Launch
The Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) held a lunch at the RICS Headquarters in London to launch the CASLE Jubilee year. The event opened with a short a...