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.
Deutsche Bahn AG has awarded a multi-year tender to Datumate for the analysis and visualization of drone images related to its railway infrastructure. Datumate is a leading provider of construction da...
It is almost impossible to imagine geoinformation without GNSS nowadays. Even most geodetic services have switched to GNSS to maintain the geodetic reference network rather than using traditional opti...
The Terra Mosana project is reinforcing the shared history in the territory where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet. Today’s official country borders are relatively new, and geomatics can be...
The next ISPRS Congress will be held in Nice, France, from 6-11 June 2022. The ISPRS Congress is the largest scientific event of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information science fiel...
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are high on the FIG agenda, and this was reflected in one of the keynote sessions during FIG Working Week 2021. The session was thought-provoking on what everyone can do ...
The national land agency in Jamaica has integrated satellite-based hydrography to benefit from time efficiencies, cost savings and improved safety as part of its hydrographic programme in support of t...
PlanetObserver has released PlanetSAT Global 2022, a basemap that provides ready-to-perform, cloudless and homogeneous imagery. With outstanding 10m resolution, PlanetSAT Global imagery basemap provid...
Smart digital realities that replicate real-life geoinformation provide valuable insights and support the analysis and interpretation of infinite data inputs from the real or digital world. They can b...
4Indoor has used a wearable NavVis VLX mobile mapping system to create a high-quality 1.2GB point cloud of the medieval gateway called Koppelpoort in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. 4Indoor, a 3D measur...
The VRscan3D project has developed a virtual terrestrial laser scanner simulator as a training tool to support the learning of laser scanning processes. It is intended for use by universities and othe...
3D maps derived from the latest aerial photography are being used to secure planning permission for solar farms across the Republic of Ireland. Created by Bluesky International, the digital terrain an...
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has introduced the Leica AP20 AutoPole, an innovative solution for automated total stations that boosts productivity to the next level through tilt compensation, aut...
The Digital Twin Victoria (DTV) Program is investing over AU$4 million in new Lidar surveys across the Australian state of Victoria to support a range of land and infrastructure management activities....
The German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is creating a digital twin of Germany that can be used to simulate various future scenarios in order to adequately address societal challeng...
In this interview, Rudolf Staiger, president of FIG, shares his thoughts on the geospatial industry, including market trends, technology drivers and challenges, and the impacts of COVID-19 and climate...
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