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Multisensor-based Tree Crown Map of Warsaw

Millions of trees in an area spanning over 500 square kilometres are being monitored in an unprecedented mapping project of the urban green environment in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. The project, which is based on a unique multisensor photogrammetric platform, will result in the Tree Crown Map: an advanced map of individual trees, including recognition of nearly 50 taxa, geometry of their canopies and their health condition. This project is being realized by MGGP Aero in a consortium wit... (read more)
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Supporting Geomatics Education in Uruguay

While reading the latest Spanish edition of GIM International (June 2016) I came across an article expressing concern about the ability of education and geomatics to solve some of the main problems of our times. That article (‘La Educación es clave/Education is key’) encouraged me to write about some initiatives that are being supported in Uruguay and to... (read more)

Young People and Geomatics: Time to Act

In an earlier contribution, I wrote about the strong necessity of making the geomatics discipline more attractive to students. In terms of careers, the geospatial sector is probably one of the best kept secrets. There is a startling lack of public awareness about the geomatics surveying profession – which goes a long way to explain why many universities find it diffi... (read more)

Pioneering Spatial Planning in the 1930s

I was born at the bottom of the sea. Want to fact-check this? Just compare a pre-1940s map of the Netherlands to a more contemporary one. The old map shows an inlet of the North Sea, the Zuiderzee. The new one reveals large parts of the Zuiderzee having been turned into land, actually no longer part of the North Sea. In 1932, a 32km-long dam (the Afsluitdijk) was completed... (read more)

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At GIM International, we are always searching for great stories and the most relevant news. However, we are sure there is much more going on than our editorial team can cover alone. So we are encouraging geomatics professionals to share their insights too. Are you interested in writing a blog about an exciting or unusual survey or project? Or perhaps yo... (read more)
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At GIM International, we are always searching for great stories and the most relevant news. However, we are sure there is much more going on than our editorial team can cover alone. So we are encouraging geomatics professionals to share their insights too. Are you interested in writing a blog about an exciting or unusual survey, game-changing innovation or project? If so, let us know!

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