Every year, GIM International surveys geospatial professionals from all around the world to take the pulse of an industry in motion. This year’s results paint a vivid picture...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
London’s docklands became home to a fleet of both manned and unmanned surface and subsea vehicles during this year’s Oceanology International 2018 (Oi18), reflecting an...
On 13 March, Esri and Willis Towers Watson, insurance advisors and brokers, hosted a seminar on GIS and insurance at the Willis Tower in the City of London. This was the second suc...
The DGI conference, held in London, attracts military personnel and others, mainly from Europe and USA, interested in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). The conference has been held...
When people think about landslides, they usually imagine large mud streams which cause considerable loss of life. Whereas such large-scale disasters are rare, smaller landslides ar...
I kicked off International Women’s Day 2018 in the best way possible by taking part in the “Women in Geospatial” breakfast, a discussion on careers and challenges...
The theme for this year's Geovation challenge was 'Building Greener Smarter Communities' and it was sponsored by Innovate UK and Northumbria Water Group to the tune of £185k....
GeoAware hit just the right note with this year’s GeoDATA 2017 London Showcase which took place at the ILEC Conference Centre in West London on 30 November. It attracted 32 e...
The concept of smart cities is not always understood. Richard Groom reports from a conference on the topic and tries to make sense of the idea and what it can do for communities an...
The Commercial UAV Show was held this year at the Excel in London and comprised a conference with around 60 speakers, seminars given by companies and an exhibition which attracted...
GW was not at the Working Work in Helsinki in May, but FIG publishes most of the technical papers presented at the conference on its website www.fig.net. Richard Groom has been sif...
The International Association of Forensic and Security Metrology (IAFSM) held its 2017 gathering in Atlanta, Georgia (nicknamed Y’allywood because so many television shows an...
Nikken Sekkei Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan, has developed a vision for cities to help them choose an energy optimization strategy for neighbourhoods comprising a variety of b...
The event took place at the ILEC Conference Centre in West London on 30 November. It attracted 32 exhibitors and a busy crowd of enthusiastic participants. There was plenty of spac...
On 2 November 2017, GIS Professional's Niall Conway attended the opening day of the annual EFGS conference in Dublin, Ireland. Although he only managed to attend half of the t...