Mobile Mapping

Velodyne Lidar has announced a multi-year agreement to provide its Lidar sensors to GreenValley International for handheld, mobile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 3D mapping solutions, including in ...

At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform. This significantly extends the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that e...

‘Introduction to Pointcloudmetry’ is the title of the new book by Mathias Lemmens, former editor-in-chief of GIM International. Despite the in-depth text, it is a clearly and accessibly presented ...

Besides its excellent technical content, the recent FIG Congress in Poland was a place for enthusiastic reunions and for forming new friendships. Wim van Wegen looks back on the event, together with t...

Fugro is teaming up with Australian UAV manufacturer Carbonix to establish a new long-range drone capability. It is Fugro’s first partnership working towards long-range beyond visual line of sight (...

Scientists in the Netherlands have developed an alternative navigation system with 10cm accuracy. The system, which was implemented in a specially developed mobile network, offers a glimpse of a futur...

EuroGeographics will showcase next-level mapping for modern-day data infrastructures at the European Parliament on 29 November. The debate with MEPs and policymakers, organized by Cristian Bușoi, cha...

OHLA has recently unveiled details of the Lund-Arlöv project (Sweden), where it has carried out one of Europe's most advanced digitization projects. The details were revealed at the recent Esri Spain...

Trimble and Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments, have entered a strategic collaboration to explore the use of autonomous construction s...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...