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This article presents a participative geomatics project with the goal of increasing southern Québec’s coastal communities’ ability to map and monitor changes in their coastal environment. Capacit...

Whether as 2D drawings or 3D point clouds, digital cultural heritage is becoming the norm in heritage documentation nowadays. However, raw digital data still requires manual labelling in order to add ...

The youngsters of today are the geospatial professionals of tomorrow, writes Wim van Wegen, which is why the industry urgently needs to increase its focus on the next generation. It was only after sev...

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 ...
MapAI, a pioneer in generative AI for geospatial data analytics, has announced the successful closure of a AUD $1.3 million funding round, backed by FrontierSI and UNSW Sydney. This milestone undersco...
Picterra has introduced a new all-in-one platform for plot monitoring, reporting and verification. This innovative tool is designed to support companies in the supply chains of soft commodities and fo...
In a groundbreaking move, Clark Labs’ TerrSet/IDRISI will be made available as an open-access, free software version, starting on 2 December. For nearly four decades, scientists have relied on TerrS...
Mosaic has formed a strategic partnership with Esri aimed at enhancing Esri's ArcGIS platform with Mosaic’s advanced 360° imagery technology. Mosaic is a leading provider of high-end terrestrial im...
Techtree Innovation is embarking on the construction of a high-precision, high-resolution, hyper-realistic geospatial digital twin in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government. A business a...
British Antarctic Survey has announced that comprehensive digital maps of Antarctica are now available to all, following the latest update of the Antarctic Digital Database. A new map viewer brings to...
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].