3D
Drone inspections go nuclear with GPS and RADAR
How do you inspect a structure that’s almost 160 m high and 120 m in diameter? With a few weeks
21 June 2017
Editors Desk
CAD
Digital image evaluation heading for new markets
Digitalisation and the ubiquitous availability of images have resulted in a new golden age for photogrammetry! The driving force behind
20 June 2017
Leica Geosystems’ GNSS network now support Galileo, QZSS
Leica Geosystems released Leica Spider v7.0 software suite, supporting Galileo and QZSS constellations as well as the GPS-L5 signal for
16 June 2017
DVW
Smart Cities – What’s in store for our everyday lives, homes and work?
The ongoing debate about smart/digital cities, which has simmered for some time, now is really heating up. A wealth of
6 June 2017
aerial maps
Bluesky Aerial Maps Help Assess Risk of Flash Floods
Aerial photography from Bluesky is being used to identify changes in sediment movement in upland river courses, to help assess
29 May 2017
3D
3D GIS technology: Australia’s renewable energy future
With most coal and gas power stations slated for retirement over the next 15 years, Australia’s hills and mountains provide
17 May 2017
3D
DAT/EM: 30 Years of Success
In 1987, a group of photogrammetric professionals envisioned a product that would bridge the gap between a stereoplotter and the
11 May 2017
Augmented Reality
INTERGEO 2017: Topics that get the geo-IT sector noticed
The 2017 INTERGEO season is underway, with a programme fully reflecting its long-standing key focus – “Knowledge and action for
8 May 2017
3D models
INTERGEO Smart City Solutions
Cities are the vibrant hubs at the heart of our society. They are the source of many pioneering developments. They
7 April 2017
AASHTO
How are Civil Infrastructure Professionals Using Drones in 2017?
The inspection of structures like roads, highways, bridges, tunnels and railroads is a task that can often be made more efficient,
28 March 2017
3D data
How are Survey & Mapping Professionals Using Drones in 2017?
The significance of the new rules for non-hobbyist drone operations, aka Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, is monumental. Among countless other implications,
28 March 2017
cartography
ISPRS announces The Jack Dangermond Award
The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is proud to announce a new ISPRS award. Individual awards are presented
9 March 2017
3D
3D Mapping at Scale for Autonomous Vehicles
Civil Maps, a developer of cognition systems for autonomous vehicles, announced the release of the Atlas DevKit platform, a hardware
8 March 2017
AGI
Geospatial Engineers of data-enabled Highways
Not so long ago the thought of remotely monitoring the condition and performance of the UK’s 7,000km network of trunk
7 March 2017
3D
Wearable Mapping Technology Leica Pegasus:Backpack
What is wearable mapping technology? Cameras, laser sensors, and software worn on the back like a comfortable hiking backpack, keeping
23 February 2017
ADAS
BMW Group and Mobileye to generate new kind of sensor data
BMW Group and Mobileye announced that they have signed an agreement introducing Mobileye’s Road Experience Management (REM™) data generation technology
22 February 2017
agricultural
EUSI main provider VHR satellite imagery to EC
The Munich-based company European Space Imaging (EUSI) has been awarded another major supply contract for VHR satellite data and services
22 February 2017
New Tool to Evaluate Peatland Sensitivity
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are using radar waves as part of a new tool developed to evaluate peatland
16 February 2017
aircraft
Fugro surveys to locate buried utilities
Dating from 1917, RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire grew during two world wars into an important fighter air station, famed for
10 February 2017
architecture
GEO Business and Class of Your Own launch GEO Careers
It would seem there is little understanding of professions within the built environment and few young people aspire to a
10 February 2017
Corning's Gorilla
New “cross-usage” tablet Fieldbook
Logic Instrument, manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, extends its range of professional Fieldbook tablets with a new model that combines
18 January 2017
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure
Accurate Location from Smartphone Callers
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure and RapidSOS have partnered to provide public safety agencies that use Hexagon’s Intergraph® Computer-Aided Dispatch (I/CAD) with accurate location and additional data from the RapidSOS NG911 Clearinghouse.
18 January 2017
engineers
NS Groep N.V. to Deploy Real-Time Diagnostic System from Trimble
Trimble announced that NS Groep N.V. (NS), the Dutch state-owned rail company, will be deploying the Trimble R2M real-time remote
21 December 2016
aerial photography
Bluesky Geospatial Aerial Photos Update Irish Tourist Maps
EastWest Mapping has purchased detailed aerial photography and height data from Bluesky Geospatial to update and enhance its recreational maps.
1 December 2016