The GeoInformatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) of Thailand and Kim Geomatics Corporation (Canada) have signed a contract that will see Kim Geomatics providing advice on data polity and...

3D Laser Mapping (United Kingdom) has launched a new laser scanner designed for the acquisition of 3D images for architectural and building surveying, named the Riegl LMS Z390. The Riegl...

Year after year Intergeo demonstrates how exceptionally flourishing is the geo(infor)matics business. Geo(infor)matics is all about improving human understanding of the earth, enabling management and staff in both public and...

The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X will be launched from Baikonur on 27th February 2007 on a Dnepr-1 rocket. This new launch date has now been announced by the German Aerospace...

Academic Fedorov research ship has passed the English Channel and entered the Bay of Biscay heading for the Antarctic land per the program of the 52nd Russian Antarctic Expedition. The...

ITT Corporation (NY, USA) has announced that its Space Systems Division has successfully passed the critical design review for the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) it is preparing for NASA’s next...

COWI is a northern European consultancy group headquartered in Lyngby, Denmark, near the capital Copenhagen. Its 3,500 employees are distributed over nearly all continents and provide a variety of services...

In this month’s Insider’s View Prof. Heinz Rüther puts some critical points on the shortcomings of laser-scanning technology in the spatial documentation of heritage sites. We invited manufacturers of laser-scanning...

Founded in 1978 in Sunnyvale, California, US, Trimble provides positioning solutions that enable professionals in many areas to improve their work processes. As well as utilising positioning technologies such as...

Integration continues on its role. New and recent techniques are becoming integrated with older techniques such as the total station. Integration has been going on for years, of course, but...