Mobile Mapping

Data visualization is inherent to humans and continuously evolves, driven by innovation. How is GIS playing a role in this? The term 'data visualization' has come into popular usage relatively recentl...

When construction company Matthäi was hired to resurface the busy B420 road around Fürfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, it turned to Topcon technology to help meet tight deadlines and cope with...

The role of aerial surveying in the technological response to challenges such as the global pandemic, climate change and societal issues was discussed at the EAASI Partners Summit in Malaga, Spain, fr...

Phase One has announced the iXM-GS120 aerial camera built to meet the demanding needs of national security and geo-intelligence gathering projects. Designed for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),...

A high-precision terrain mapping project has revealed more than 400 ‘new’ archaeological sites in England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Commissioned by the Quantock Landscap...

Woolpert has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its ‘Airborne Topo-Bathy Lidar System and Methods Thereof’. A Lidar sensor system was developed by a multidi...

The FIG community is counting down until it can finally meet again in person, from 11-15 September 2022 in Warsaw, the beautiful and vibrant capital city of Poland. The FIG e-Working Week 2021 showed ...

This specially selected series of articles illustrates how geomatics plays a key role in protecting and preserving the environment. Geospatial data forms an important part of the toolkit of researcher...

GeoCue has been acquired from its founders by mdGroup, the owner of Microdrones, for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, mdGroup positions itself to respond to increasing demand for drone-en...

Many locations on Planet Earth are challenging places for surveyors to work. We’ve selected a number of extraordinary mapping projects in remote and scenic areas, each requiring a different approach...

HERE Technologies' global library of 3D Lidar data is now available on the company's location data and technology platform. HERE Lidar Data captures millions of kilometres of roadways and their surrou...

Sadly, Prof Dr Fritz Ackermann passed away at the age of 92 on 4 December 2021. He was a professor of photogrammetry and surveying at the University of Stuttgart in Germany from 1966 to 1992. He was a...

For consistent and precise digital GIS and photogrammetry workflows, raw data must first be converted into integrable and thus valuable information components that meet the requirements of the respect...

Trimble has introduced the latest version of its core geospatial automated monitoring software: Trimble 4D Control version 6.3. The software provides automated movement detection to enable informed de...

Terrestrial laser scanning is increasingly being fused with air/spaceborne Lidar to characterize vegetation structure across a range of forest ecosystems. This article explores the potential of this a...