Christopher Byren, ILAMP project manager, has been resident in Liberia since 2020. He is a technical land surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in the geospatial industry. He has previously...

CheeHai Teo is a licensed/chartered surveyor in private practice in Malaysia, with extensive experience and accomplishments in the field of surveying and geomatics. He served as the President of the...

SimActive has announced that users of LiDARUSA's multi-sensor systems can now take advantage of SimActive's Lidar point cloud colourization capabilities. Using SimActive's Correlator3D software, users can integrate Lidar data and...

In line with tradition, we have conducted the latest annual 'GIM International' survey among our readership of geospatial professionals to identify key trends, developments and challenges related to technology and business...

As the impacts of climate change become increasingly evident, this article zooms in on how the geospatial industry can play a meaningful role by providing accurate data and analysis to...

Emmanuel Stefanakis, PhD, PEng, is a professor of geospatial data science and head of the Geomatics Engineering Department at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is a member of the...

To accomplish their mission of educating a new generation of geomatics engineers, universities need to enhance their current programmes to expose students to emerging technologies. Only then will the industry...

‘Introduction to Pointcloudmetry’ is the title of the new book by Mathias Lemmens, former editor-in-chief of GIM International. Despite the in-depth text, it is a clearly and accessibly presented book...

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,...

The vibe at Intergeo 2022 felt almost just the same as pre-pandemic times, and a wide range of innovative hardware and software solutions were on display. The geospatial industry is...