SmartTech was established in 1996 in Cape Town, South Africa by the current president, Spencer Allen. The company is dedicated to the development of software for surveyors, photogrammetrists and related...

Vexcel Corporation (CO, USA) has announced that Dr William B. Gail, formerly director at Ball Aerospace, has joined Vexcel as vice-president of Mapping and Photogrammetric Solutions. He will lead the...

A UAV project in Germany has integrated photogrammetric bundle block adjustment with direct georeferencing of Lidar point clouds to considerably improve the respective accuracy. Recent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or...

Arkadiusz Szadkowski is senior business development manager of reality mapping, imagery & remote sensing at Esri. He is passionate about leading the change towards 3D GIS and bridging the gap...

Both vertical and oblique aerial images have their own advantages, making them valuable in different reality mapping applications. So how can you choose between the two? This comparison will help...

It can still be difficult to achieve centimetre-level accuracy in mobile mapping, especially in GNSS-denied or challenging areas such as in deep urban canyons, under foliage or through tunnels. However,...

The TatukGIS Developer Kernel (DK) plays a key role in the Topoflight software suite (Missionplanner for optimal flight paths, and Navigator for precise data acquisition). In the realm of vast...

Recently unveiled by Vexcel Imaging, the groundbreaking UltraCam Dragon 4.1 represents one of the market's most advanced, progressively designed and seamlessly integrated hybrid aerial mapping systems. Tailored for high-resolution mapping...

In the German geospatial industry, there is a longstanding platform for open and constructive dialogue with researchers but also informal talks and discussion in between. It is called the Oldenburger...