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Mobile Mapping

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.

Digital Twin of Kaunas Stretches from Campus to Old Town
3D city modelling

Digital Twin of Kaunas Stretches from Campus to Old Town

December 21, 2022

The city of Kaunas, Lithuania, is leveraging a digital twin model to help with city planning. This 3D model uses data from the city infrastructure, such as traffic and weather, to assess how changes i...

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ComNav Introduces Venus Laser RTK for Rodless Surveys
GNSS

ComNav Introduces Venus Laser RTK for Rodless Surveys

December 21, 2022

ComNav Technology has launched a laser GNSS receiver which enables rodless surveys – the Venus Laser RTK – as part of its new Universe series of GNSS receivers. Surveyors in the field are often r...

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Hexagon Strengthens Incident Management Capabilities by Acquiring Qognify
real-time monitoring

Hexagon Strengthens Incident Management Capabilities by Acquiring Qognify

December 20, 2022

Hexagon has announced its acquisition of Qognify, a leading provider of physical security and enterprise incident management software solutions. Serving more than 4,000 customers worldwide in banking,...

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New Satellite Set to Revolutionize Understanding of Water on Earth
earth observation

New Satellite Set to Revolutionize Understanding of Water on Earth

December 19, 2022

SpaceX, the space exploration company, launched a research satellite into orbit on Friday 16 December 2022. Named SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), the satellite – which is the size of a la...

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Video games as an emerging application for navigation data
Lidar

Video games as an emerging application for navigation data

December 14, 2022

Perhaps surprisingly, video game development is becoming an increasingly popular use case for navigation and Lidar data. However, it is often overlooked amidst the almost endless possible applications...

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Korean Aerial Survey Company Invests in IGI Lidar Technology
aerial mapping

Korean Aerial Survey Company Invests in IGI Lidar Technology

December 14, 2022

SaeHan Aero Survey has become the first customer in Korea to purchase the IGI UrbanMapper-2P. This nadir and oblique imaging system will be operated together with IGI’s LM-7802S, a high-performing a...

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Endangered Peruvian Fortress Secured by Modern Mapping Methods
heritage mapping

Endangered Peruvian Fortress Secured by Modern Mapping Methods

December 14, 2022

A RIEGL VZ-400i 3D terrestrial laser scanner was deployed in Peru to create a high-resolution digital 3D terrain model of an ancient fortress. This is a good example of how advanced Lidar technology f...

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Unveiling Italy’s Hidden History with Fixed-wing Mapping UAVs
heritage mapping

Unveiling Italy’s Hidden History with Fixed-wing Mapping UAVs

December 14, 2022

Mapping an archaeological site is key to being able to dig with greater precision. Now with the latest digital methods, areas of interest can easily be identified rapidly and non-invasively – helpin...

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Deutsche Bahn Certifies Trimble MX9 Mobile Mapping System
railway surveying

Deutsche Bahn Certifies Trimble MX9 Mobile Mapping System

December 14, 2022

Trimble’s MX9 mobile mapping system is the first ever vehicle-independent mobile mapping system officially approved by German national railway company Deutsche Bahn for surveying tracks, points, cle...

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Finland to Improve Situational Awareness of GNSS with Research Expertise
Positioning

Finland to Improve Situational Awareness of GNSS with Research Expertise

December 13, 2022

The National Emergency Supply Agency and the National Land Survey of Finland have joined forces to ensure the security of satellite positioning services in the country. A project has been launched ...

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Japan Launches Project to Map 90% of Coastal Waters
airborne Lidar bathymetry

Japan Launches Project to Map 90% of Coastal Waters

December 7, 2022

The ‘Umi-no-Chizu’ (‘Map of the Sea’) project will use aerial measurement to map 90% of Japan’s shallow coastal waters (to a depth of 20m). This is a joint project by the Japan Hydrographic ...

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Testing Lidar Technology on a Real-world Rail System in Canada
mobile laser scanning

Testing Lidar Technology on a Real-world Rail System in Canada

December 7, 2022

Canadian start-up Lux Modus has tested its Lidar technology as an affordable and easy-to-use 3D data collection platform on a real-world light rail system by participating in the city of Calgary’s L...

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Handheld 3D Laser Scanning in Underground Heritage Documentation
mobile laser scanning

Handheld 3D Laser Scanning in Underground Heritage Documentation

December 7, 2022

Underground cultural heritage is the term used to describe the numerous sites – both natural and man-made – beneath the Earth’s surface that can contribute to knowledge about the history of the ...

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FARO Acquires Lidar Software Innovator SiteScape
portable mapping

FARO Acquires Lidar Software Innovator SiteScape

December 7, 2022

FARO Technologies has announced the acquisition of SiteScape. An innovator in Lidar 3D scanning software solutions for the AEC and O&M markets, SiteScape enables Lidar-equipped mobile devices to easil...

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Roundtable Discussion on Land Administration in Libya
land management

Roundtable Discussion on Land Administration in Libya

December 7, 2022

The findings and recommendations of a new land administration report were recently reviewed and discussed in Tripoli, Libya, by government representatives, civil society, UN officials, private sector ...

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