The visibility challenge of geodesy
When people think of geospatial technologies, they often imagine drones, sensors and smart maps, but rarely think about the underlying reference frames that provide reliability. Awareness of geodesy�...
Collecting geospatial data from a moving platform is known as mobile mapping. Mobile mapping systems are often equipped with a variety of photographic, radar, Lidar or other types of remote sensing systems. GIM International has picked a selection of the best mobile mapping stories, ranging from mobile mapping using cars to other platforms such as a backpack.

When people think of geospatial technologies, they often imagine drones, sensors and smart maps, but rarely think about the underlying reference frames that provide reliability. Awareness of geodesy�...

The Location Innovation Hub has launched a new online course designed to help professionals apply artificial intelligence to geospatial workflows. The English-language training, delivered through the ...

DJI has expanded its enterprise portfolio with the launch of the Zenmuse L3, a long-range Lidar sensor designed to accelerate high-accuracy aerial surveying across large and complex environments. Posi...

In a significant expansion of Trimble’s sports marketing strategy, the company has announced a multi-year global sponsorship agreement with Liverpool Football Club. The collaboration is grounded in ...

In a move designed to guide the profession through a period of rapid technological transformation, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has recently introduced the first global professi...

Marking a further step in BDStar Navigation’s expansion into international high-precision positioning markets, subsidiary TruePoint has introduced its TruePoint.CM network real-time kinematic (NRTK)...

Esri is bringing its geospatial AI platform, ArcGIS, together with the scalable cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This will enable organizations to deploy enterprise-scale geospatial ...

Terria has been selected, alongside Amristar, to support Jacobs in delivering the Spatial Digital Twin for the Western Australian Government’s Spatial WA Program. Under the initial delivery contract...

Canada’s National Elevation Data Strategy is celebrating a decade of transforming how businesses, governments and communities access and use high-resolution elevation data, a critical foundation for...

Latitude Spatial has become the first in the world to put Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam Merlin 5.0 into commercial operation. This milestone marks a confident entrance into the geospatial arena for the ...

The most recent edition of Intergeo – the world’s leading geospatial gathering – left no doubt that geoinformation has moved into the mainstream. What was once a specialist field now shapes soci...

In June 2025, Séverine Vernet was unanimously confirmed as the first permanent female president of the Conseil supérieur de l’Ordre des géomètres-experts (the national council of licensed survey...

Submit your abstracts by 1 November for the FIG Congress 2026, with the theme 'The Future We Want – The SDGs and Beyond'. Bringing together experts, innovators and policymakers in Cape Town, South A...

Quantum Systems has strengthened its position in AI-driven uncrewed systems by bringing Spleenlab’s VISIONAIRY AI suite and edge-perception expertise directly under its roof in a full acquisition. Q...

The European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) wrapped up a highly successful presence in Frankfurt, strengthening its position as a driving force in the global geospatial arena. With...