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What is the GEOBIM Maturity Model?
Integrated geospatial and BIM (GEOBIM) solutions are becoming an emerging reality and an ‘accepted’ definition across the construction lifecycle. As digital construction...
Broaden your perspective with the new UltraCam Osprey 4.1
The next generation UltraCam Osprey 4.1 is Vexcel’s highly versatile large-format aerial camera for the simultaneous collection...
SkySats 16-21 to launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare missions
Planet is set to launch six more SkySat satellites (SkySats 16-21) into Low Earth Orbit this summer,...
Reducing damage to underground utility infrastructure during excavation
Over the past two decades in the U.S. there have been over 400 fatalities and nearly 2000 injuries attributed to hitting underground...
Innovative apps support Philippines’ fight against COVID-19
Philippines is fast making its presence felt in the tech innovation ecosystem in South East Asia. Harnessing...
Pinpointing the locations of reusable materials
The Netherlands is among the best connected in the world with a mesh of transport links that...
GeoBIM in DfMA — industrialization of construction in times of COVID-19
The construction industry has witnessed a compound annual productivity growth of merely 1% in the last two decades. The trillion dollar industry,...
How does geo-tracking benefit transportation
Considering how quickly geo-tracking technologies have developed, it can be hard to appreciate their benefit. After all, just a couple of decades ago, we...
Magazine Articles
Importance of gridded population data in decision making
An increasing number of data providers are today combining information from censuses with satellite-derived geospatial features to redistribute populations and produce gridded population datasets.
The...
Open data is the future: Sean T. O’Brien, President and CEO,...
NatureServe started mapping biodiversity before the invention of GIS. Spatial data has been a cornerstone of our work since the 1970s, reveals Sean T....
Corona crisis: Connectivity, collaboration must for bridging digital divide
The world around us is facing one of its biggest crisis, which has altered the way we go about our daily lives....
The China way: Use of technology to combat Covid-19
By mustering resources at its disposal and deploying the latest technology, China has mitigated the effects of COVID-19 to a significant extent and profiled...