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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.

Lidar Used in Award-winning Airport Digital Twin Project
aerial imagery

Lidar Used in Award-winning Airport Digital Twin Project

November 18, 2022

At the 2022 Technology Impact Awards in British Colombia, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) recently received the Excellence in Industry Innovation Award from the BC Tech Association. The award-wi...

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Using Robot Dogs to Make Construction Sites Smarter
autonomous surveying

Using Robot Dogs to Make Construction Sites Smarter

November 17, 2022

South Korean-based Hanhwa Engineering and Construction is deploying the latest innovative smart construction technology. “We are currently utilizing robot dogs with 3D scanners and augmented realit...

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Exiting the Highway to Climate Hell
climate change

Exiting the Highway to Climate Hell

November 16, 2022

“We are on a highway to climate hell,” said Antonio Guterres at COP27. So how can the geospatial industry help society to find the nearest exit? Despite certain people still denying that the world...

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Hexagon’s R-evolution Enables Blue Carbon Credits for World’s Largest Seagrass Ecosystem
seagrass monitoring

Hexagon’s R-evolution Enables Blue Carbon Credits for World’s Largest Seagrass Ecosystem

November 15, 2022

R-evolution has been awarded a contract to supply multidimensional intelligent mapping services of The Bahamas’ seabed. The services are part of a larger initiative to enable the island nation to pr...

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How Drones and Photogrammetry Can Support the Energy Transition
sustainability

How Drones and Photogrammetry Can Support the Energy Transition

November 11, 2022

The team at London-based architectural consultancy studio WDS-LAB have created a novel workflow using drone technology and photogrammetry to estimate the amount of solar energy that can be captured in...

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Germany Builds Digital Twin of Rail Network in NVIDIA Omniverse
infrastructure

Germany Builds Digital Twin of Rail Network in NVIDIA Omniverse

November 11, 2022

In Germany, an AI-enabled digital twin is being designed to support the country's future railway system. The German rail network is the largest in Western Europe, consisting of 5,700 stations and 33,0...

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Matterport Expands Digital Twin Portfolio with Camera and Cloud Platform
digital twin

Matterport Expands Digital Twin Portfolio with Camera and Cloud Platform

November 11, 2022

Matterport has introduced the all-new Matterport Pro3 Camera along with major updates to its industry-leading digital twin cloud platform. The Pro3 is a breakthrough in 3D capture technology, ready to...

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Bentley Unveils Integration of EC3 with iTwin Platform for Infrastructure Carbon Calculation
climate change

Bentley Unveils Integration of EC3 with iTwin Platform for Infrastructure Carbon Calculation

November 10, 2022

At COP27, Bentley Systems has announced expanded integrated workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bentley iTwin platform. The new integration enables carbon assessment in infrastructure dig...

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Reuniting the Geospatial Industry
geospatial industry

Reuniting the Geospatial Industry

November 8, 2022

The vibe at Intergeo 2022 felt almost just the same as pre-pandemic times, and a wide range of innovative hardware and software solutions were on display. The geospatial industry is clearly back in bu...

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Ouster and Velodyne on the Brink of Merger
Lidar

Ouster and Velodyne on the Brink of Merger

November 7, 2022

Ouster and Velodyne have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction. The proposed merger is expected to drive significant value creation and result in a strong financial ...

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Rudolf Staiger Named as Next DVW President
geospatial careers

Rudolf Staiger Named as Next DVW President

November 7, 2022

The members of DVW have unanimously elected Prof Rudolf Staiger as the next president. He will succeed Prof Hansjörg Kutterer who has held the role since 2016. Staiger will take up his position at th...

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Hexagon to Update Aerial Data of Eight US States
aerial mapping

Hexagon to Update Aerial Data of Eight US States

November 4, 2022

Hexagon's Geosystems division has announced that the HxGN Content Program will refresh aerial data of eight US states at 15cm resolution for the 2023 collection season, including Texas, Washington, ...

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Mobile Lidar Contributes to Digital Transition of Norwegian Forestry Sector
mobile laser scanning

Mobile Lidar Contributes to Digital Transition of Norwegian Forestry Sector

November 4, 2022

GeoSLAM's Lidar technology is being used to map forests as part of the Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) SmartForest in Ås, Norway. SFI SmartForest aspires to put the Norwegian forestry sect...

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Emesent Launches Three Mapping Solutions for Digital Twins and BIM
mobile mapping

Emesent Launches Three Mapping Solutions for Digital Twins and BIM

November 3, 2022

At Intergeo, Emesent launched three new products that will help geospatial professionals save time while capturing accurate data for digital twins and BIM applications. Emesent is a pioneering company...

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Geodetic Control Networks: Challenges and Solutions
geodesy

Geodetic Control Networks: Challenges and Solutions

November 3, 2022

What are the key challenges in establishing precise geodetic control networks? This is one of the most important tasks of geodesists and land surveyors, since geodetic control networks are essential f...

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