ISO/TC 211 has been developing and maintaining a set of standards for the geospatial community for 30 years. Some standards are well known, others are used without people realizing it, and – because...

'GIM International' was recently invited to attend the fifth edition of the two-day YellowScan LiDAR Convention. It took place on 18 and 19 April 2024 in the Mediterranean spring sunshine at the beaut...

The annual Working Week of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) was held recently in Accra, Ghana. The location of the event on the African continent placed the world’s climate-related ch...

A leading Italian engineering firm took on a pioneering surveying endeavour: to map the iconic St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Commissioned to create a digital twin of the revered structure, t...

In this episode of Mapping the Conversations, Valrie Grant sits down with Simone Michelle Lloyd, a key figure in the geospatial world in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Simone shares her inspiring journey,...

The revision of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) is significantly changing the scope of the ISO 19152 standard. The focus is shifting from the architectural requirements of the agency, to t...

The use of mixed reality in photogrammetry software has resulted in a real-time 3D inspection system that allows users to remotely access, visualize and measure the stereoscopic model simultaneously. ...

Join us in this insightful episode as we delve into the evolving world of hydrospatial data with Denis Hains, a leading figure in the field of hydrography and ocean mapping. Denis Hains, founder and C...

Seamlessly integrating multiple artificial intelligence and traditional algorithms can save time, simplify functionality and improve performance during point cloud classification and feature extractio...

Yes, it’s that time of the year again: time to head to the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands for the highly anticipated GEO Business and Digital Construction Week 2024. These two co-located ev...

In this Q&A with Oliver Hughes, event director for GEO Business and Digital Construction Week, we discuss the advantages of co-locating the two events, why GEO Business is a stand-out event for geospa...

In this special tribute episode of "Mapping the Conversations," we honor the life and legacy of Jacqueline daCosta, a pioneering force in GIS and development in the Caribbean. Our guests, Cecille Blak...

Aerial imagery is an essential resource for uncovering unknown insights into how land has been used over time. Denmark’s Digital Orthophoto (DDO) project is a good example of how the evolution of ai...

An innovative geodetic tool called GNSS-IR is a more effective technique than tide gauge for monitoring sea surface height as the basis for modelling sea level variations, according to the study outli...