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Bluesky Upgrades its Great Britain Flying Programme to Highest Ever Resolution

Aerial mapping specialist Bluesky International has announced new plans to photomap the whole of Great Britain at 12.5 centimetre resolution – its highest... (read more)

Intergeo 2020 Goes Digital

Following the cancellation of many physical events in the geospatial industry due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organizers of Intergeo – the world's la... (read more)

Land Registry and Registers of Scotland Sharing Datasets From Today

HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Registers of Scotland (RoS) are sharing their coveted INSPIRE spatial polygon datasets, which together map over 23 million title ext... (read more)

FIG Asks for Input on Future Structure

The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) is seeking input from its members to help shape the governance structure of the organization. The Task Force on... (read more)

Aerial Photography Coverage of Ireland

Bluesky International has completed a detailed aerial survey of Ireland. The company has now acquired full aerial coverage of the Republic of Ireland, England,... (read more)

National Digital Twin for Decarbonizing UK's Building Stock

3DStock provides a better understanding of the UK's building stock in the transition to carbon neutrality. 3DStock is a method for modelling all buildings &ndas... (read more)

Fugro Wins Innovate UK Funding to Support Rail Industry Innovation

Fugro has won innovation funding from Innovate UK’s ‘First of a Kind’ competition to optimize rail maintenance. The theme of Innovate UK's (FO... (read more)

COVID-19 and UK Construction Contracts: Force Majeure or Not?

The construction industry is coming to terms with the way that COVID-19 is dictating new ways of working, delaying many projects. Many surveyors, though, are ha... (read more)

Lidar News

Lidar Reveals Oldest and Largest Maya Monument

Adding a New Level of Reality Capture to 3D Point Clouds

UAV Lidar to Monitor Landslides Safely

Apple Unveils New iPad Pro with Lidar Scanner

Latest Lidar Technology to Provide 3D Models of New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Landscapes

French Aerial Survey Firm Purchases First Leica CityMapper-2

Mapping News

This Is How a Dual Mapping Survey Vessel Is Used for Bathymetric Surveying Services

Digimap for Schools Free to All for Remainder of School Year

Fugro Wins NOAA Contract for Shoreline Mapping Services

Phase One Industrial Launches 280MP Aerial Solution

How High-altitude Propellers Allow Mapping of Large Areas with High Accuracy

Paracosm Partners up with Geo-Plus to Expand Land Survey Offering

GPS & GNSS News

Qinertia PPK Software Now Supports Third-party IMUs

New GNSS Receiver Module Opens Door for Ultra-precise Positioning for High-volume Applications

Septentrio Speeds up Survey Workflow with Key Upgrade

CHC Navigation Introduces New GNSS RTK Tablet

Upgraded xNAV and xOEM Offer Enhanced Functionality and User Experience

Septentrio Unveils New GNSS/INS Receiver for Unmanned Aerial Systems

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