Urban Planning

A geographic information system (GIS) has been used in the construction of a large-scale model of a smart city project in France. The smart city concept is developing very quickly around the world, be...

The added value of integrating geomatics (Geo) with building information modelling (BIM) to solve contemporary multidisciplinary challenges of our urban environment is widely recognized, writes Jantie...

The Earth Observation (EO) industry is going through a time of radical and exciting transformation. No longer exclusively the realm of government and big industry, space is becoming increasingly acces...

The applications for up-to-date digital orthophotos and digital surface models (DSMs) over areas with rapid change are numerous. However, logistics for collecting aerial imagery over a major city like...

The Commercial UAV Show was held this year at the Excel in London and comprised a conference with around 60 speakers, seminars given by companies and an exhibition which attracted almost 100 exhibitor...

Nikken Sekkei Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan, has developed a vision for cities to help them choose an energy optimization strategy for neighbourhoods comprising a variety of building types. The o...