Mobile Mapping

Planet Labs is acquiring Earth observation (EO) data platform Sinergise. The move is aimed at reducing the complexity of analysis and insights extraction as well as the cost of EO data storage. It wil...

The International Association of Landscape Archaeology (IALA) has chosen a PhD thesis titled 'Learning to look at Lidar: combining CNN-based object detection and GIS for archaeological prospection in ...

The UK's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Tailte Éireann (formerly known as the Ordnance Survey of Ireland) have collaborated to launch a groundbreaking National Land Cover Map of Ireland. T...

FARO has recently launched its Hybrid Reality Capture solution, powered by Flash Technology. This innovative solution offers faster scanning for large-volume projects in architecture, engineering, con...

There is probably no one involved in surveying and geospatial modelling who believes that they could achieve accurate and reliable results without trigonometry and space-correlated time. But how many ...

Offering laser scanning services is rarely as glamorous as corporate brochures imply. It can be tricky to fund equipment costs, manage client demands and develop a successful pricing policy. To stand ...

To explore the contribution of UAVs to the spatial mapping process in urban environments, a team from Greece studied the use of aerial imagery to achieve wide coverage of a predefined geometrical area...

As AI increasingly becomes a vital element in today's mapping solutions, Wim van Wegen ponders its transformative power for our industry, and the prospect of it evolving into artificial consciousness ...

Over the centuries, all four industrial revolutions have influenced surveying instruments and the profession as a whole. This article explores which different skills and capabilities surveyors are req...

Field has announced its acquisition of PrecisionHawk, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) and drone technology company for infrastructure management. With a premium client list of Fortune 500 comp...

UP42, a geospatial developer platform and marketplace, has expanded its aerial imagery and elevation data portfolio through a partnership with Vexcel, a 30-year industry leader in photogrammetry and r...

In the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) project, national providers of geospatial information will create a prototype for harmonized large-scale, high-value pan-European open datasets. The project aims t...

Eos Positioning Systems has recently launched its Arrow Gold+ GNSS receiver. This receiver supports the free, new Galileo High-Accuracy Service (HAS) for initial differential correction, which allows...

In this article, we’ll talk about why it’s time to invest in a mobile mapper, and how these cutting-edge tools can transform your day-to-day work. Whether you’re an independent contractor, part...

Russell Bollig and John Welter from Hexagon’s Geosystems division recently sat down with 'GIM International' to discuss the impact of AI on the geospatial industry. The conversation focused on hot t...