More than five hundred exhibitors from 32 countries are due to put in an appearance at Intergeo 2008, presenting a comprehensive overview of the geo(infor)matics business today. Covering a wide...

Develo Inc. (Japan) has released LISA, a 3D laser scanner which can be used on moving platforms such as a cars, helicopters, and ships. In its compact body, LISA combines...

The cusp carrying winter into spring saw three interesting geomatics shows across the USA from east to west. Tom Gibson, editor-in-chief of our US sister magazine, Professional Surveyor, visited one...

Photogrammetry was already in existence more than a century ago, although, judging by current standards, only in its infancy. This technology, gradually refined over time and now ripened into maturity,...

Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems, has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the French companies D&P Systems and Topolaser System s.a.s. D&P Systems develops...

Hemisphere GPS (Canada) has introduced the new Crescent VS100 and VS110, a heading and positioning solution for machine control and marine navigation applications including dredging and hydrographic surveying. Hemisphere GPS's...

The April 2008 issue of GIM International (page 11) summarised a project to map the Maldives as an example of how aerial photogrammetry is today applied for mapping large, complex...

Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) (United Kingdom) has released a new void scanner for on-the-spot, underground mine surveys; the Void Scanner 150 (VS150). Developed mainly for use in underground mining, the...

Hexagon, the mother company of Leica Geosystems (Switzerland), has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Jigsaw Technologies in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Jigsaw develops and supplies software...

Magellan (France) has introduction the DG14 RTK which offer high-end precision in a low-cost GNSS unit. The DG14 RTK from Magellan is a cost-effective, sub-metre GNSS (GPS and SBAS) and...