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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 ...

The Dutch city of Groningen wants to follow in the footsteps of other cities such as Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore and Helsinki by developing a 3D digital model. For the team working on the 3D Digital...

In his latest column, Wim van Wegen reflects on digital technology as the leitmotif in Germany's role as a powerhouse within the geospatial industry. Traditionally, Germany is the heart of the geospat...

When it comes to 3D modelling for construction, what are the advantages and disadvantages of photogrammetry versus Lidar in terms of accuracy, complexity and cost? Breaking away from laser measurement...

How can point cloud technologies be used to create a realistic virtual environment for use as immersive and interactive surveying labs? The advent of cost-effective head-mounted displays marked a new ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) has seen important changes during the past year. Steve Blair was appointed as CEO and he has now been in charge for a year. In March, Munir Ismet was appointed Managing Director o...
Aechelon Technology is fusing together leading-edge geospatial simulation, satellite imagery, radar intelligence, video photogrammetry and artificial intelligence into what it calls "a fully immersive...
As part of a new pilot project, the Danish Geodata Agency has charted 22,000km² of Greenland’s coastal waters, focusing on areas near Nuuk-Maniitsoq, Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit. The data is now...
Google has launched AlphaEarth Foundations, an advanced AI model that brings the Earth into unprecedented focus. Developed by DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence research lab, the system acts...
Thanks to a new expansion, users of the Copernicus Reference Data Access (CORDA) database now have access to more authoritative geospatial information than ever before – including 102 newly added da...
The Geological Survey of the Netherlands (part of TNO), together with Edge Hill University and international partners, has unveiled an innovative online geological map that sheds new light on Europe's...
Prof Dr Ferdinand Jan ‘Ferjan’ Ormeling Jr – a pioneer of thematic and atlas cartography, as well as geographical names – sadly passed away on 13 June this year. Menno-Jan Kraak, former presid...
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].