The November/December 2018 issue marks the end of the geospatial year at GIM International. We are concluding 2018 with a great variety of topics, ranging from the processing of photogrammetry and the classification of point clouds to 3D visualisations for support flood management and more. Also included in this edition are two articles on the application of UAVs, one on mapping a large copper mine and one focusing on spectral image mapping.

 The main topics in this issue of GIM International are:
- Object-based Classification of Point Clouds Integrating
- Lidar Processing with Machine Learning
- Family Business at the Forefront of Processing Photogrammetry
- The Parallels between Surveying and Journalism
- Insights from Intergeo 2018

Cover image source: RIEGL.