Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was not sustainable in the long term. The Ordnance Survey team turned to Datron Technology and OxTS to help them develop a convenient, low-cost, ‘off-the-shelf’ mobile mapping system. Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, was in need of a faster and more cost-effective way to collect georeferenced point cloud data, because the existing method was...

Israel’s national roads company is embarking on a large-scale, multi-year project to digitize its entire network. Surveying company Kav Medida has been awarded the contract to map the northern half...

Exploring the complete potential of mobile laser scanning raises the question of whether the obtained results are sufficiently accurate for deformation monitoring. This article focuses on the geometric quality of...

Trimble has recently announced the Trimble X9 3D laser scanning system, a versatile reality capture solution for surveying, construction and engineering professionals. The X9 is built on Trimble's proven laser...

When considering Lidar technology for forest inventory, it is essential to evaluate the trade-offs of each platform. This article provides some pointers. There is a critical need for rapid, rigorous, reproducible...

What are the primary technical differences between crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicles and satellites when it comes to capturing images of Earth? Where do they overlap, and where do they...

The Dutch startup Aerial Precision recently demonstrated its first two sensors with integrated artificial intelligence software. Over the past few years, the company’s innovation efforts have resulted in products that...

At OxTS, in line with our brand promise of being inertial navigation experts, our commitment to our customers is that we will keep innovating until we can help them truly ‘navigate anywhere’ – with or without GNSS. We are advancing our products in that direction by first enhancing urban navigation data quality based on sensor fusion. Here, we explain how. At OxTS, in line with our brand promise of being inertial navigation experts, our commitment to our customers is that we will keep innovating until we can help them truly...

The discovery of an old atlas with hand-sketched maps of Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, could become the basis for a unique digital cadastre. Since Liberia is a country that largely lacks...

Welcome to the new GIM International! Our refreshed design and updated logo signal our commitment to innovation in the dynamic world of mapping and surveying. In this edition, we explore the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the geospatial industry, with features on the National Land Survey of Finland's AI innovations Welcome to the new GIM International! Our refreshed design and updated logo signal our commitment to innovation in the dynamic world of mapping and surveying. In this edition, we explore...