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.
What if the most valuable maps of Europe are being created not by survey crews, but by delivery vans quietly crisscrossing the continent every day? Geopost, the international parcel delivery network, ...
Using drone platforms and RGB images acquired with passive optical cameras, image-based UAV bathymetry is a cost-effective and accessible method of inspecting and surveying the seabed in shallow coast...
A new eye on the world's changing oceans has just awakened above Earth. With the Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite now gliding into its orbital path, society has gained a powerful new observer dedicate...
In September 2026, Saxion University of Applied Sciences will launch the Netherlands’ first Associate Degree in Geo Maps & Data. This two-year degree, developed in close cooperation with industry pa...
Few people have pushed the boundaries of spatial data, reality capture and 3D storytelling quite like Pete Kelsey. Throughout his career, he has helped archaeologists, engineers, documentary makers an...
Kodifly has introduced SpatialSense, a new infrastructure management platform designed to support planning, monitoring and coordination across complex construction projects. The system brings together...
A new partnership enables UP42 customers across the USA and Canada to access NV5’s high-accuracy Lidar datasets for infrastructure monitoring and vegetation management as well as a broad spectrum of...
A strategic partnership has been unveiled to develop AI-driven 'Tip & Cue' intelligence solutions for defence customers. By combining Planet’s real-time satellite change detection with Quantum Syste...
In recent years, Topcon appeared to focus primarily on the construction and infrastructure industry – a domain in which the company’s equipment and solutions are essential for measuring, automatin...
We recently had the privilege to sit down with Prudence Xu, regional sales director at ComNav Technology, to hear more about his company’s vision on the evolving geospatial landscape. In this conver...
A remarkable digital heritage initiative recently took shape in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca: the high-precision 3D documentation of the Casino, a sophisticated early-twentieth-century landmark th...
Trimble provided a glimpse of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of construction and engineering at the kick-off of this year’s Trimble Dimensions conference. The spotlight was on a...
Detailed map data could soon bring Norwegian cities to life in three dimensions. A new pilot project suggests that Norway is exceptionally well placed to create realistic digital city models, thanks t...
In a move that will further broaden Hexagon’s advanced positioning portfolio and reinforce its leadership in precise, resilient navigation technologies, the company has signed an agreement to acquir...
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�...