Feature Articles
Rethinking service in the surveying industry
Looking for a recipe for business success in surveying? Don't underestimate the importance of innovative surveying services, says Moritz Lauwiner. The latest measurement sensors and software, decades ...
Mapping the mood of the geospatial community
Despite some uncertainty, there is renewed interest in drones, and remote sensing technologies are being embraced by smaller survey companies. Read these and other findings from our annual industry su...
3D geospatial visualization
3D visualization is at the heart of many geospatial data applications. Progress in 3D visualization has drastically reduced barriers to entry for new products based on large datasets, thanks to improv...
The era of smart manufacturing: why you need a good data strategy
As we enter the era of smart manufacturing, the reliability of data is growing in significance and data standardization is becoming increasingly important. According to JP Kelly, associate director an...
Harnessing topobathymetric Lidar for climate resilience
A topobathymetric Lidar survey was conducted to support flood preparedness in Canada. Which techniques achieved exceptional precision, and what were the logistical challenges? Find out more in this ar...
Today’s GIS technology puts multipurpose cadastre within reach
There are indications that today’s technological advances are putting a fully operational multipurpose cadastre within reach, following decades of a global vision and small-scale progress towards a ...
The importance of geodetic reference frames
Global reference systems such as the International Terrestrial Reference Frame provide the foundation for determining positions on Earth and in space, as well as for reliably quantifying our planet’...
Review of the EAASI Partners Summit 2023: navigating the future of aerial surveying
The EAASI Summit 2023 in Lisbon in November was a resounding success. While the aerial surveying association’s fifth annual gathering highlighted the growing unity within the industry, there was als...
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Case Studies
How mapping experts built the biggest 3D dataset of Alcatraz Island
The rugged 22.5-acre site of the notorious US island prison Alcatraz has been digitally captured in a world-leading project involving multiple mapping technologies. With the team camped in the jail�...
Imaging solutions combined with AI and 5G hold promise for forest health and wildfires
The number of wildfires has increased dramatically in recent years due to diminishing forest health caused by the drastically changing climate across the world. Longer dry-weather periods and pressure...
Cartomorphosis: an evolution that starts with cadastre
Over the past 15 years, geospatial information has enabled the transformation of towns, cities and a whole state in Mexico. The customer and data provider teamed up to create up-to-date datasets to en...
What’s new in Global Mapper Pro v25?
Blue Marble Geographic’s flagship software, Global Mapper Pro, is an all-in-one GIS package for analysing and processing vector, terrain, image and point cloud data. Compatible with over 380 differe...
Giving back heritage through digital twins
Rapid advancements and improvements in technology have made a huge difference to surveying techniques and solutions. Such a densely populated market of devices can feel overwhelming, leaving buyers ba...
Latest news in surveying and mapping
Mapping Petra's ancient sites with Pix4D technology
Archaeologists in Petra, Jordan, have used the PIX4Dcatch app in research aimed at investigating and recording details of the world-famous Nabatean site. Thanks to a unique collaboration between the F...
Kentucky partners with NV5 for largest contiguous oblique imagery collection in US
NV5 has recently completed the largest single oblique imagery collection in the USA for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Spanning roughly 100,000 square kilometres and offering rich detail at three-inch ...
CoStar Group acquires Matterport for digitalizing real estate
In a landmark move set to reshape the landscape of online property visualization and intelligence, CoStar Group has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Matterport.CoStar Group is a premier p...
Septentrio expands UAV ecosystem for reliable GNSS positioning
Septentrio’s collaboration with major drone solutions providers is driving new products allowing easier prototyping or integration of its Mosaic GNSS receiver into uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs or ...