Geographic information technologies and spatial-data infrastructure play a crucial role in allowing governments, local communities, non-governmental organisations, the commercial sector, academia and the public to address pressing world problems. Approaches...

Spectrum's Egyptian joint venture, Spectrum-Geopex has completed the first phase of a significant computer systems upgrade at its seismic data processing centre in Nasr City, Cairo that will quadruple its...

A Building Information Model (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a building. Construction and management of buildings involves many stake­holders, so that proper sharing of...

Land surveyors are experts in designing, building and managing the spatial component of land administration systems. In these times of fast changing and complex commodities markets, economic growth is driven...

Both vertical and oblique aerial images have their own advantages, making them valuable in different reality mapping applications. So how can you choose between the two? This comparison will help...

In Lombardy (Italy) one has started a project on risk-assessment of buildings of historical-architectural importance. For this purpose a Building Information System (BIS) has been created, based on archived and...

Recently unveiled by Vexcel Imaging, the groundbreaking UltraCam Dragon 4.1 represents one of the market's most advanced, progressively designed and seamlessly integrated hybrid aerial mapping systems. Tailored for high-resolution mapping...

A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) seeks to harmonise users with the provision of data, metadata, software and computational services to provide a productive and flexible environment for working with geospatial...

RIEGL has recently added the VUX-18024, a lightweight and versatile UAV-Lidar sensor for high-speed surveying missions, to its portfolio. This once again underlines the Austrian company’s pioneering role as a...

Since the advent of building information modelling (BIM) software in the early 2000s, 3D modelling has significantly improved building design. With regular updates, BIM can also ensure that, during construction,...