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 of collective experience...

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!...

NavVis recently unveiled a substantial enhancement in global 3D spatial technology access and performance. By launching new cloud regions in the Americas and Asia-Pacific (APAC), the company aims to elevate...

Arvizio has introduced new capabilities to its enterprise XR platform with GPU-accelerated hybrid rendering to stream massive 3D models and Lidar scans to multiple participants on mobile AR devices. The...

Mapbox has launched Mapbox AR, a comprehensive toolkit combining AR rendering software with global location data built on the location platform used by over 1 million registered developers, including AR...

With Pokémon Go turning the hunt for virtual monsters into a global craze, one could be forgiven for thinking that augmented reality (AR) had only just been invented. However, AR is...

Business Guide / Digital Twins Our traditional annual Business Guide forms a vital resource for geomatics professionals. With in-depth articles and interviews, it reflects on geospatial trends and explores the business outlook for the industry....

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...

Maptek, the Australia-based provider of innovative software, hardware and services for the global mining industry, has introduced its PerfectDig software. The solution brings together 3D modelling, laser scanning and handheld...

For its navigation system Wikitude Drive, which uses augmented reality to superimpose driving directions over live street video on smartphones, the Salzburg (Austria) start-up Mobilizy took home the EUR20,000 grand...