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.
SimActive's Correlator3D is helping Landair Surveys map Australia's planned burns faster, smarter and at scale. The technology supports time-sensitive aerial mapping operations where fast and accurate...
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand has released new high-resolution coastal Lidar point cloud data, offering one of the most detailed digital representations of New Zealand's coastline to d...
The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) has announced its support for the Executive Doctor of Geospatial Leadership (DGEO), the first professional doctorate of its kind, to be offered jointly by ...
With Earth observation expected to contribute over US$700 billion to global GDP by 2030, its role in supporting informed, sustainable decision-making is becoming increasingly critical. This article ex...
After rigorously validating the Leica TerrainMapper-3, including while aerial mapping Mount Rainier, NV5 has integrated the system into its airborne survey fleet. The evaluation programme put it throu...
Intergeo 2026 will arrive this September as the sector’s principal forum for all the challenges facing the geospatial industry, just as it has for decades. This year, the sector is convening in Muni...
Following a vote held at the XXVIII FIG Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, Michalis Kalogiannakis of Greece has been elected president of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) for the 2027...
The Commercial UAV Expo programme features more than 50 sessions organized under the theme 'Actionable Insights' – real-world strategies that drive efficiency, safety and success across a wide range...
A kinematic scanning project carried out on the River Thames in London, UK, has demonstrated the advantages of mobile mapping under real-world conditions within a limited time frame. Operating from a ...
Vietnam has launched one of its most ambitious digital governance projects to date: the complete overhaul and digitalization of its national land database, covering approximately 106 million land parc...
Information about peat thickness is not only relevant in the context of peatland conservation and climate adaptation, but also for engineering applications and infrastructure planning. A drone-borne s...
Digitally agile Estonia is well known for implementing many technological solutions that other countries are still struggling with, e.g. secure and unified data exchange system in public sector. This ...
To transform people’s understanding and decision-making about the planet, the Google Maps Platform is increasingly leveraging innovation from the advanced geospatial artificial intelligence in Googl...
Using a combination of three scanning systems to produce a single, continuous point cloud, a team of 3D scanning engineers has completed a comprehensive digital survey of Odawara Castle. This is one o...
To lower the barrier to entry for firms seeking a more efficient path from raw scan data to Revit-ready as-built models, ClearEdge3D has introduced a new licensing tier within its EdgeWise platform. T...