From drones and satellites to airborne-based sensors and Lidar, advances in remote sensing and geospatial information science are driving the development of innovative methods for data acquisition, processing and maintenance....

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...

Vexcel Data Program has announced free access to aerial imagery in Australia and New Zealand through its web-based platform, Viewer. This no-cost access provides government and commercial users with highly...

GEO Business will put the spotlight on geospatial innovation for two days long, from 17-18 May. At ExCeL London, around 3,500 geospatial professionals will come together to discover and debate...

Remote sensing surveys in Antarctica based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or ‘drones’) have become a very important approach for a wide range of studies. Mapping free-from-ice-and-snow terrain and monitoring...

SkyWatch has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to complete Phase 2 of the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems challenge. This award...

When considering Lidar technology for forest inventory, it is essential to evaluate the trade-offs of each platform. This article provides some pointers. There is a critical need for rapid, rigorous, reproducible...

Julià Talaya holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He has worked for ICGC for 32 years in various management roles, including GNSS positioning, aerial surveys, remote sensing and cartography. He...

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and its partner Spire Global have successfully launched a Cubesat satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

Prof Bisheng Yang is currently a professor of Geomatics Engineering and the director at the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping, and Remote Sensing of Wuhan University....