What are the primary technical differences between crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicles and satellites when it comes to capturing images of Earth? Where do they overlap, and where do they diverge? By c...

We asked James Kavanagh, head of land & resources with The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), about the challenges facing the geospatial industry, the technological developments that wil...

Do you ever stop to think about the ideas behind today’s geospatial technology? Many of them are thanks to methodologies and breakthroughs by our ancient counterparts, as this article explains. Th...

Offering laser scanning services is rarely as glamorous as corporate brochures imply. It can be tricky to fund equipment costs, manage client demands and develop a successful pricing policy. To stand ...

To explore the contribution of UAVs to the spatial mapping process in urban environments, a team from Greece studied the use of aerial imagery to achieve wide coverage of a predefined geometrical area...

As AI increasingly becomes a vital element in today's mapping solutions, Wim van Wegen ponders its transformative power for our industry, and the prospect of it evolving into artificial consciousness ...

Over the centuries, all four industrial revolutions have influenced surveying instruments and the profession as a whole. This article explores which different skills and capabilities surveyors are req...

Russell Bollig and John Welter from Hexagon’s Geosystems division recently sat down with 'GIM International' to discuss the impact of AI on the geospatial industry. The conversation focused on hot t...

The Dutch startup Aerial Precision recently demonstrated its first two sensors with integrated artificial intelligence software. Over the past few years, the company’s innovation efforts have result...

The use of AI in monitoring and modelling climate conditions is bringing about a revolution, especially in the field of geospatial data collection and mapping. With the help of AI-powered digitization...

The discovery of an old atlas with hand-sketched maps of Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, could become the basis for a unique digital cadastre. Since Liberia is a country that largely lacks spatial info...

The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) is a good example of how artificial intelligence (AI) is entering national mapping agencies. Approximately two years ago, NLS set up the Advanced Technology f...

Global climate change and, in some areas, the lack of a cheap and reliable energy supply are contributing to the expansion of photovoltaics, both regionally and worldwide. In addition to ground-mounte...

In line with tradition, we have conducted the latest annual 'GIM International' survey among our readership of geospatial professionals to identify key trends, developments and challenges related to ...