The European Parliament has taken a significant step forward in the fight against deforestation by adopting a groundbreaking law to prevent the import of products associated with deforestation. However, effective...

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...

With the theme of ‘Geospatial Intelligence, Elevated by Integration’, the 2023 Geospatial Information Software Technology Conference commenced at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on 27 June. Government leaders...

Planet was founded with the mission to image the Earth every day and make change visible, accessible, and actionable. Over the past decade with our customers, Planet has revolutionized the...

Dr Ferdinand Vettermann holds a PhD in Geoinformatics and is a cognitive solutions engineer at the German geointelligence company Deeeper.technology. As an expert in geoinformatics, he is responsible for linking...

Innovative methodologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) are lowering the barriers and democratizing the use of 3D digital twins in the geospatial industry. Digital twins are revolutionizing the geospatial industry,...

In this Q&A, we asked Trimble’s Jeff Turgeon to share his insights into the current state of the sector and his expectations for the future. Looking at terrestrial laser scanners,...

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership seeks to form a new Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) Standards Working Group (SWG). Public comment is sought on its draft Charter. Comments are...

To reflect the changing nature of our industry and attract much-needed future talent, perhaps it’s time to rebrand surveyors as ‘geospatial astronauts’, writes Wim van Wegen in his latest column....

The US Geological Survey (USGS) and Dewberry have jointly released a new topobathymetric Lidar dataset for the Potomac River, extending from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake...