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.
Tersus GNSS has introduced the MVP S1, an ultra-lightweight handheld 3D laser scanner designed for mobile mapping and reality capture applications. The device combines Lidar, vision sensors and GNSS t...
The open-data GlobalBuildingAtlas is the first high-resolution 3D map of 2.75 billion buildings worldwide. Derived from satellite imagery by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Letter of Intent with Geosat, setting the stage for a new chapter in Europe’s space commercialization landscape. Through ESA’s Partnership Initiative f...
The Sanborn Map Company has strengthened its position in the US geospatial and mapping market with the full integration of EDCON-PRJ into its family of companies. The move formally expands EDCON-PRJ's...
How can the conceptual Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) be applied to different scenarios? The FIG book titled LADM in the Classroom provides examples, as well as guidance for using the book an...
Access to commercial hyperspectral data is set to broaden with a new partnership between Pixxel and UP42. The collaboration makes imagery from Pixxel’s Firefly constellation available through UP42's...
In a recent interview with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Fernand Bale, director of CIGN within BNETD and former co-chair of UN-GGIM, outlined national priorities and global ambitions in Côte ...
Geoinformation underpins decision-making in urban planning, traffic and energy infrastructure, disaster prevention and environmental protection. Global challenges such as climate change, resource secu...
The huge volume of geospatial data generated by mining surveyors typically remains underutilized. For today’s mines, flexibility, connectivity and data accessibility hold the key to the future. As t...
A newly launched cloud platform offers a one-click solution for classification, rasterization and vectorization – all without parameter tuning. With drone-based Lidar becoming increasingly accessibl...
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...