Results of EAASI’s first industry survey
To gain insight into how the crewed aerial surveying sector is navigating the transforming geospatial landscape, the European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) rec...
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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!
How AI is changing the role of the surveyor in AEC
Trimble Dimensions 2025 provided a glimpse of not only how artificial intelligence and AI assistants will impact future geospatial workflows, but more importantly how these new too...
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...
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...
A Focus on Underground Utilities - NWG Innovation Festival 2018
When the Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) held their second Innovation Festival in July 2018, it was an event like no other. The festival’s aim was to turn the concept of a typ...
Straight Talking BIM - Digital Built Environment Conference 2018
The RICS held its Digital Built Environment Conference on 21 June in London. Other than your reporter, there was one other chartered land surveyor in attendance. It is not difficul...
Getting Real with AR and VR
Enter the Virtual Reality Crime Scene To experience virtual reality I visited a stand featuring a system presented by RiVR. Although the area was decorated as a crime scene, the re...
Buzz and Balance - GEO Business 2018
This year’s GEO Business conference, held on 22-23 May in London’s Islington, was, according to Geomatics World editors Ian Dowman and Richard Groom, the biggest and be...
Developing a Fully Fledged CORS Map for Africa
Continuously operating reference stations (CORS) are permanent GNSS stations that log and disseminate GNSS observations continuously to meet various user needs. CORS networks have...
Providing Reality Your Way in the Geosystems Track at HxGN LIVE
More than 3,000 professionals from the technology community came together to discover game-changing solutions, receive unprecedented access to hundreds of technical and educational...
Balance and Buzz - GEO Business 2018
Without a doubt, this year’s GEO Business was the biggest and best yet. The heart of the event is the exhibition and this year there were 203 exhibitors from 25 countries. It...
Earth Observation Evolved - Engage Conference 2018
The Engage conference, organised by DigitalGlobe has become a fixture in the Earth observation (EO) calendar in London. Engage 2017, reported in GW July/August last year, detailed...
Sharing Data Vital to Future Success - GeoPlace 2018
The recent GeoPlace Annual Conference took place on Thursday 10 May at Edgbaston Cricket Club in Birmingham, UK. Although many topics were discussed throughout the day, talk often...
Parlez vous BIM? - GEO Business 2018 Seminar
Half a day of Geo Business was devoted to a BIM seminar session, with a series of well-attended presentations in the Auditorium. Anne Kemp delivered the opening keynote address. He...
Being Smart about the Future - World Built Environment Forum 2018
The third annual RICS World Built Environment Forum (WBEF) Summit was held at the Intercontinental Hotel at the O2, North Greenwich, London on 23-24 April. It attracted over a thou...
Surveying Profession in Transition - FIG Congress 2018
James Kavanagh has given a report on the FIG Congress with particular reference to UK interests. Here we look at some of the wider issues from the technical sessions. Surveying is...
Data Sharing Vital to Future Success - GeoPlace 2018
The recent GeoPlace Annual Conference took place on Thursday 10 May at Edgbaston Cricket Club in Birmingham, UK. Although many topics were discussed throughout the day, talk often...
Surveying Profession in Transition
The beautiful city of Istanbul in Turkey played host to the XXVI International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress from 6-11 May 2018. With the theme of ‘Embracing Our Sma...