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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 ...

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...
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...
At its 2025 Partner Conference, Esri announced that Google’s photorealistic 3D Tiles will be integrated into the ArcGIS ecosystem. Besides being a technical enhancement, this signals Esri’s contin...
Ordnance Survey (OS) has revealed that its open datasets are now available through Snowflake Marketplace. This paves the way for innovation across sectors from urban development and EV infrastructure ...
TomTom has partnered with Esri to bring its extensive map and traffic data to ArcGIS, Esri’s powerful geospatial platform. This collaboration between one of the leaders in location technology and th...
AI-InfraSolutions has successfully completed its annual mobile mapping survey of the Netherlands. Using high-resolution 360-degree panoramic images and detailed 3D point clouds, the company creates AI...
Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) has expanded the Open Cadastral Map by adding Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovakia in its latest update. This brings the total to ten countries now featured in the pro...
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].