Septentrio’s collaboration with major drone solutions providers is resulting in new products that allow easier prototyping or integration of its Mosaic GNSS receiver into uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs or ‘drones’)....

Videogrammetry can be seen as a natural progression from photogrammetry. So how can videogrammetry improve and enhance data collection for surveying professionals? This article explores its intricacies through case studies,...

SingularXYZ has presented its latest innovation for geospatial professionals: the X1 Pro GNSS receiver. This new device aims to refine precision in surveying technology with a range of features tailored...

Dedicated to the world’s tomorrow, Trimble is a technology company delivering solutions that enable our customers to work in new ways to measure, build, grow and move goods for a...

The brand-new United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE) is now operational at the United Nations campus in Bonn, Germany. Nicholas Brown, head of office of the UN-GGCE, is...

Topcon Positioning Systems has presented the latest addition to its HiPer family of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. The HiPer CR is a compact and lightweight GNSS receiver designed...

Unicore Communications, Inc. is a high-tech company dedicated in high performance satellite positioning, multi-sensor fusion algorithm development, and highly integrated GNSS IC design. With the advantage of talent, management, technology...

Moritz Lauwiner is executive vice president and president of the Geomatics division at Hexagon’s Geosystems division. In this role, he oversees research and development, business strategy and overall management of...

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 survey!...

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’s infamous cells for three weeks during the cold San Francisco winter, this historically, biologically and architecturally important location was recorded in unprecedented 3D detail. We discussed the project with project head Pete Kelsey and team member Dr Jeremy Sofonia. 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’s infamous cells...