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This article outlines a generic workflow for automatic buidling detection and 3D modelling using modern technologies, to support applications ranging from urban planning and cadastre to change detecti...
Innovative developments based on quantum physics will lead to further disruption of our professional field over the coming decade, predicts Hansjörg Kutterer who, besides being president of DVW, is a...
Real-time monitoring can reduce long-term losses caused by holes across a network of water pipes. At 6 bar pressure, a pipe with a 6mm hole will leak 1.8 cubic metres per hour, which equates to 1,300 ...
Digital twins provide departments of transport (DOTs) and agencies with more trustworthy data about bridges, leading to safer, less expensive, more timely and more accurate inspections. Drones play an...
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...
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 ...
AfriGIS is among the first geospatial solutions companies to offer verified and validated geospatial data on administrative boundaries linked to postal codes throughout Africa. Expanding the company's...
London Gatwick has created a new geospatial platform using Esri’s ArcGIS to support multiple operational areas at the airport, including engineering and environmental services. The system is already...
RSK Group has awarded a new enterprise GIS contract to Esri UK to boost the use of geospatial technology across its operations and support ambitious growth plans. This three-year agreement, spanning 1...
Nestled in the Hiroshima Prefecture of Japan, Higashihiroshima City has unveiled an advanced flood hazard and disaster prevention web GIS application. Powered by the TatukGIS developer kernel (DK) for...
GIS People has unveiled a new e-book resource designed to offer valuable insights into the world of GIS. The e-book is offered entirely free of charge as a means of fostering education and knowledge...
Trimble recently released the Trimble Terra Office add-in for Esri ArcGIS Pro. The add-in is a new product in the Terra Office suite of desktop solutions for integrating Trimble TerraFlex field data c...
Cartography is about describing the world in the form of maps and diagrams. Classic cartography produces paper maps but nowadays this field also encompasses Geographical Information Systems and the products produced by these systems. Cartography is heavily dependent on data from [Remote sensing] and [Land surveying and topography] for the dry part of our world and [marine surveying and bathymetry] for the wet parts of our world.
Cartography / GIS can be found in almost any industry vertical where it transforms the various data sources into products readily useable in for example [land and water management], [climate] and [farming and conservation].