The Geological Society of America (GSA) conferred the 2015 Bromery Award for Minorities on Esri chief scientist Dawn J. Wright. The award recognises Dr Wright's lifetime accomplishments that have advanced geologic and...

Organisers of the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) are reminding geomatics professionals about the early-bird deadline of 31 January. ILMF is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest airborne, terrestrial and underwater...

It has been said that we have more complete maps of the surface of Mars or the Moon than we do of Earth. Close to 70% of our planet is...

The 16th edition of the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place from 22-24 February 2016 in Denver, Colorado, USA, will focus on the latest aerial, terrestrial and underwater Lidar as...

GIS Professionals need to diversify their skills and quickly learn emerging technologies, argues Patrick Rickles. The use and understanding of GIS was historically limited to specialists. Today, GIS is commonplace,...

While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of intensive tests before...

This year’s Sebastian Sizgoric Technical Achievement Award has been given to RIEGL honouring the company's efforts and developments in this field. The recipient of the Sebastian Sizgoric Technical Achievement Award...

Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, has announced that its technology will be used for the first time with US Navy unmanned vehicle systems to improve how information is...

The University Of Gothenburg, Sweden, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime’s HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to expand Sweden’s capabilities in the field of marine research using unmanned platforms. The HUGIN, which...

Ocean Business returned to Southampton between 4-6 April and Joost Boers was there for readers. This year’s Ocean Business marked the tenth anniversary of the event - and there was...