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In 1969, Jack and Laura Dangermond launched Esri with a bold idea: geographic tools could help people understand – and actively shape – a better world. Such tools now underpin billions of maps cre...

The lack of a large, open benchmark dataset that combines Earth observation imagery with accurate cadastral references has been holding back progress in the land administration community. This article...

How have advances in aerial mapping played a role in the transformation to smart cities? These 4 case studies show how airborne data continues to shape modern urban development. What began an experime...

Now is the moment for GIS leaders, developers, analysts and educators to step forward, according to Wanjohi Kibui of LiGIS Consulting in Kenya. The global GIS market is predicted to grow by over 13% t...

Over the past 25 years, EuroGeographics has evolved from a ‘dining club’ into an influential non-profit association. In this interview, Sallie Payne Snell discusses the current and future challeng...

Ever since the Age of Exploration, surveying has played a crucial role in the mapping of our world. This article delves into the captivating history of surveying at a time when GPS did not exist. When...
The aerial survey for the Digital Twin Germany is now 50% complete, marking a key milestone for the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) and one of Germany’s most ambitious geospatial pr...
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...
After more than three years of meticulous fieldwork and collaboration, the Finnish and Norwegian border commissions have completed their final inspection of the shared national boundary. The comprehen...
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].