Despite the enormous importance of good land governance for sustainable economic growth and social justice, land administration remains a sector that is lacking openness and transparency in many parts of...

Bathymetric data in the shallow water zone is of increasing importance to support various applications such as safety of navigation, reconnaissance surveys, coastal zone management or hydrodynamic modelling. A gap...

There is nothing else like INSPIRE in the Americas and most probably there never will be, according to Santiago Borrero from the GeoSUR Program. At its own pace and under...

Cityzenith has announced that its award-winning Smart World software platform will officially launch on 3rd May at the UI Labs Innovation Center in Chicago. The Smart World launch event will be held in association with the BuiltWorlds Summit, and will be attended...

At SPAR 3D, Leica Geosystems announced a number of updates to its high-definition surveying software portfolio. The updates below are slated for release on 1st May 2017. Leica Cyclone 9.1.6...

Open, engaging, informative and diverse was how Steven Ramage found his first SatSummit in Washington D.C. The event, to examine the satellite business in support of global development, was bullshit...

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Phase 3 High Resolution Seabed Mapping Project has been awarded to a consortium headed by the French Hydrographic Office (SHOM) and Dutch...

At ILMF 2017, Orbit GT announced 3D Mapping Cloud, a software as a service (or SaaS) based 3D mapping and 3D data solution. In addition to putting Orbit GT’s range...

Advances in the use of GIS and 3D modelling software have meant that there is now a greater opportunity to develop geo-environmental information systems for urban development, argues Dr Katherine...

Last year was memorable for many different reasons. The development and acceptance by the government in the UK of a Survey Apprenticeship was great news after many years of effort....