The extreme avalanche winters of 1951 and 1999 in Switzerland clearly demonstrated the need for hazard mapping in mountainous areas. Hazard mapping helps in devising mitigation measures such as the...

DigitalGlobe (CO, USA) has revealed the first images from WorldView-1, which was successfully launched on September 18 from Vandenberg Air Force Base and has been undergoing a routine calibration and...

Sokkia (Japan) has released the new total station SET X featuring the highest environmental protection rating for Windows CE- based total stations, onboard SDR software and a flexible, long-life battery...

Trimble Dimensions 2007 took place from 5th to 7th November 2007 at the Convention Center and Events Center, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, US. There were some 2,200 participants, up from...

Terrestrial laser scanning combines a high level of detail with surveying accuracy for the creation of 3D-models of virtually any object. The technology literally opens up new dimensions and so...

Sokkia (Japan) has released the Automated 3D Station NET05 offering high accuracy for industrial, construction and deformation monitoring applications. The NET05 provides 0.5" (0.15mgon) angle measurement accuracy using a combination...

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) has announced that Professor Dr Armin Gruen, Chair of Photogrammetry at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland is the winner...

This issue of GIM International provides an extensive product survey on digital aerial cameras. In support of the specifications provided by this product survey, this article presents additional information on...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has released version 4.0 of Leica GeoMoS, an open, scalable and customisable software suitable for a wide range of monitoring applications.     Leica GeoMoS v4.0 is...

The European Space Agency and Astrium (Germany) today signed a €195 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-2 earth observation satellite, devoted to monitoring the land environment, as part of...