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The Dynamic World of Open Source

With no disrespect intended to the other geomatics conferences around (and there are many with high-quality and extremely relevant programmes), the FOSS4G (‘Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial’) conferences are different. FOSS4G 2016 (24-26 August) was held in the former plenary... (read more)
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Geomatics Provides Truth about the Physical World

New digital technologies are changing our industry. Or is it the other way round? Is the future of geomatics a virtual one? Will surveying soon be done in digital realities? Read this interview with renowned futurist Tom Cheesewright to find out what he foresees for the digital era and how disr... (read more)
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Handheld Launches New ALGIZ 10X Ultra-rugged Tablet

Handheld Group, the Swedish manufacturer of rugged mobile computers and tablets, has announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X ultra-rugged tablet comp... (read more)

TerraColor Australia and New Zealand Landsat 8 Mosaics Released

Earthstar Geographics, based inSan Diego, CA, USA, has announced the release of its new TerraColor NextGen 15-metre-resolution Landsat 8 satellite image mo... (read more)

SimActive Launches Picture-in-picture 3D Viewing

SimActive has announced Correlator3D version 6.5 with a new picture-in-picture (PiP) feature. The PiP brings a 3D rendered view of projects through an inset win... (read more)

3D Target to Launch Payload Lidar at Intergeo

3D Target, an Italian manufacturer of measurement instruments, is launching a new Scanfly product. Scanfly is a turnkey solution for 3D Lidar mapping, specifica... (read more)

Public Participation Makes Digital City Truly Smart

Public involvement is transforming the digital city into the smart city of the future. With the EU “Smarticipate” project, the Fraunhofer Institute... (read more)

NovAtel Announces New VEXXIS Family of GNSS Antennas

At ION GNSS+ 2016, NovAtel has introduced its new VEXXIS series of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antennas. The VEXXIS series includes two lines of a... (read more)

Seafloor Systems Expands Sales Support Services in Latin America

Seafloor Systems has announced the appointment of Mauro Romani as sales support engineer for the Latin American market. Mr Romani, who previously served as... (read more)

Teledyne Optech Lidar Launched in OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission

The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) was launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, USA, on Thursday 8 September. OLA was designed by scientists and engineers f... (read more)
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First Online 3D Maps of Isle of Man
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Columna sobre mapeo móvil 3D
Ford and Baidu Invest USD150 Million in Velodyne's Lidar Technology
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9 Revolutionary Lidar Survey Projects
Latest Survey News
FIG Working Week 2017: Call for Papers
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Strong Growth Predicted for Global Scanning and 3D Modelling Market
Geo-matching.com and Engineering Surveying Showcase Team Up
Aerial Survey Companies Skycap and Skeye Join Forces
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Setting up a Local Data Network with Harxon's New Mini Base Radio
Salvaged Galileo Satellites to Start Broadcasting Signals
Trimble Acquires AXIO-NET from Airbus D&S

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