What is the current state of acceptance of mobile mapping, and what are its most common applications? A worldwide survey commissioned by NavVis, and supported by 'GIM International' plus three other ...

How is the geospatial industry evolving in today’s turbulent times? The climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting geopolitical balances – societal challenges are having a major impact on the...

Airborne photogrammetry has been around for more than a hundred years. As early as 1851, the French inventor Aimé Laussedat began imagining the possibilities of using the newly invented camera to cap...

'GIM International' invited Bisheng Yang, vice-director of LIESMARS at Wuhan University, to share his thoughts on the present and future of the geospatial industry. Here, he provides his views on the ...

Data visualization is inherent to humans and continuously evolves, driven by innovation. How is GIS playing a role in this? The term 'data visualization' has come into popular usage relatively recentl...

Terrestrial laser scanning is increasingly being fused with air/spaceborne Lidar to characterize vegetation structure across a range of forest ecosystems. This article explores the potential of this a...

The Fit-For-Purpose Land Administration approach, which was first formally conceptualized around five years ago, is now gaining momentum and growing in acceptance across the land sector. This is docum...

Bringing together over 1,300 participants from all over the world for a week packed with inspiring sessions, the FIG e-Working Week can be regarded as a success story of the new reality. It took place...

Geodesists and surveyors in Iceland face considerable challenges due to the deformation effects of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and glaciers on the geodetic networks. This article provides insight ...

To reflect the changing nature of our industry and attract much-needed future talent, perhaps it’s time to rebrand surveyors as ‘geospatial astronauts’, writes Wim van Wegen in his latest column...

GIM International asked organizers Christoph Hinte from Hinte Messe and Christiane Salbach from DVW to look back on the most recent Intergeo and also to share a glimpse of next year’s event. Interge...

The diversity of relief mapping methods and the existence of large elevation databases intended for multiple users raises the issue of DEM quality. Digital elevation model (DEM) accuracy is commonly a...

Lidar change detection (LCD) is one of the most capable techniques for mapping changing terrain through time. It can be applied in billion-dollar decisions to design, build and operate tunnels, bridge...

A recent project has celebrated 100 years of geodetic and photogrammetric innovation by 3D-digitizing an iconic WILD T2 theodolite from the 1927 series. An app has also been developed for Android, iOS...