Today’s Challenges Put 3D Mapping Technology Centre Stage
In this interview Bobbie Kalra, founder of the rapidly growing Indian company Magnasoft, talks about digital twins and the future of the geospatial industry. Digital twins form the basis for the digit...
Creating a Smart Nation: the Geospatial Approach
These five practical examples from Israel illustrate the role of governments, spatial data and technologies in developing a smart nation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings about new advancement ...
The Future of Geospatial
The geospatial community will continue to thrive, but its success is conditional on its members being able to express and rationalize what they do, why, how and for whom, according to Vanessa Lawrenc...
Getting Aligned with the Changing Needs of the Geospatial Industry
How are technological developments, skills shortages and the pandemic affecting the broader geospatial community in Australia? To find out, GIM International spoke to Paul Digney, president of the Sur...
Emerging from COVID-19
Which exciting opportunities lie ahead as the geospatial industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic? And what other influences are shaping the future of our sector? The geospatial industry has been m...
Key Global and Technology Drivers Impacting Surveying
As the FIG commission chairs near the halfway point in their terms, they reflect on the global and technological drivers influencing their work. This article describes the breadth of work across the F...
Why Geospatial is on the Cusp of a New Age
Despite COVID-19 and Brexit, the UK geospatial sector has actually increased its operational capacity rather than suffering a downturn, according to James Kavanagh, director of global land & resources...
Geospatial Industry Cautiously Optimistic Despite Pandemic
The results from our annual industry survey are in! Based on our readers' comments, there are plenty of bright spots helping to keep spirits high. This year’s annual GIM International industry surve...
How Geospatial AI Leads to Smart Urban Ecosystems
The possibilities of geoAI for monitoring Mother Nature are limitless according to Dr Nadina Galle, ecological engineer and entrepreneur dedicated to applying emerging technologies. The use of satelli...
Integrating Robotics into the Construction Surveyor’s Workflow
How are robots and autonomous technology likely to affect surveying roles as they become increasingly integrated into workflows? With great possibilities come great responsibilities, and this is parti...
Establishing an Accurate Geodetic Reference Network for Uganda
In line with the United Nations resolution to adopt a global geodetic reference network, the Government of Uganda received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of a competitiveness and enter...
Unlocking the Full Potential of UAVs for Advanced Mapping
In this edition of ‘Ask the Specialist’ the question is: how can we unlock the full potential of drones for advanced mapping operations? For our ‘Ask the Specialist’ features, we invite reader...
The First-ever Online-only UN-GGIM Session
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) gathered for its Tenth Session in the shape of three two-hour informal meetings on 26 and 27 August and 4 ...
Shedding Valuable Light on the Geomatics Industry
Read this farewell interview with Mathias Lemmens, who is stepping down from GIM International after 23 years as senior editor and industry figurehead. After 23 years, senior editor and industry figu...
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