GIM International – issue 2 2026

This new edition of GIM International explores a defining characteristic of the geospatial profession: the compulsion to map what others deem too complex, too remote or too unpredictable. From surveyors guiding HS2 tunnel boring machines through the depths beneath London, to drone-borne gamma-ray surveys sweeping across Ireland's ancient peatlands, the stories gathered here reveal how necessity and ingenuity converge in the most demanding environments.

 

Also in this issue: how geospatial technologies are advancing conservation research in Tanzania's Gombe National Park; how mobile mapping is keeping pace with the ever-shifting River Thames to document bridges and other riverside features; and how Estonia's Geo3D initiative is laying the groundwork for the next generation of national 3D spatial data infrastructure.