Dr Johann Heller holds a PhD in Accelerator Physics and is one of the founders and CTO of the German geointelligence company Deeeper.technology. As a deep learning expert, he is...

Despite widespread awareness of the importance of geospatial information in a global digital economy, there is still a considerable lack of understanding of its role in contributing to national development,...

Can we leave the mapping of the planets and moons in our solar system to AI-powered systems? The answer seems to be ‘yes’, as scientists have now developed a novel,...

Maxar Technologies has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Advent International, a global private equity investor. The all-cash transaction values Maxar at an enterprise value of around US$6.4 billion...

Besides its excellent technical content, the recent FIG Congress in Poland was a place for enthusiastic reunions and for forming new friendships. Wim van Wegen looks back on the event,...

Emesent is a world-leader in drone autonomy, LiDAR mapping, and data analytics. Founded in 2018, with deep connections to Australia's globally recognised CSIRO, Emesent has since built a reputation for...

GeoSLAM's Lidar technology is being used to map forests as part of the Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) SmartForest in Ås, Norway. SFI SmartForest aspires to put the Norwegian forestry...

The US space agency NASA has successfully pushed the asteroid Dimorphos out of its original orbit in the universe, according to a recent announcement. The space rock was hit 11...

The Tonga Eruption Seabed Mapping Project (TESMaP) is a collaborative mission to discover the undersea impacts of the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcano. Using their collective knowledge,...

Topodrone has announced the integration of its Lidar Prime scanner with the aOrion Heli-E UAV enabled by Velodyne’s Alpha Prime sensor. This is aimed at bridging the gap in UAV-based...