EvoLogics is a high-tech enterprise with headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and a US sales office in Yorktown, Virginia.  The company launched in 2000 with a strong group of scientists and...

A new Lidar technique could help robotic vehicles avoid hazards when landing during future space missions to Mars or the Moon. The method uses flash Lidar to record full 3D...

Galileo has begun the delivery of its High Accuracy Service (HAS), as officially announced by Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market. He described HAS as “feeding a prosperous market...

Researchers from the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI) have developed a lightweight, handheld device that can create accurate 3D maps of entire buildings in a matter of hours. The device combines...

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,...

Trimble and Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments, have entered a strategic collaboration to explore the use of autonomous construction surveying technology. The solution...

The Leica AP20 AutoPole received the prestigious Wichmann Innovations Award at this year’s Intergeo in Essen, Germany. The award honours new technology that stands out for innovation, user-friendliness and practicality....

In which direction is the geospatial industry heading? Which core activities will companies focus on? How will the rapidly progressing technological advances shape the future? The recent edition of HxGN...

FARO has announced the acquisition of one the world's mobile scanning market leaders: GeoSLAM. With proprietary high-productivity simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software to create 3D models for use in...

NV5 Geospatial has announced the debut of the ARIS II Rover, its upgraded robotic electric substation monitoring system. After five years of in-field implementation and testing, the rover meets the...