11th Session of UN-GGIM – Day 3
WGIC Team and Members will participate in the 11th Session…
Co-creating Geospatial Economy in a Digital World
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11th Session of UN-GGIM – Day 2
WGIC Team and Members will participate in the 11th Session…
11th Session of UN-GGIM – Day 1
WGIC Team and Members will participate in the 11th Session…
SSSI & WGIC Webinar on GeoAI
The WGIC Marketing Committee is organizing a virtual event in…
TomTom to Enable Loop’s AI-Based Auto Insurance
July 30, 2021
TomTom, the mapmaker and location technology specialist, will provide the community-driven auto insurance provider Loop with its speed profiles, traffic stats and maps to help Loop customers make safer driving choices and receive insurance rates that are based on fair, bias-free criteria.
e-GEOS and ISI partner to create SAR-Electro-optical satellite constellation
July 29, 2021
WGIC member e-GEOS, Telespazio and ISI (ImageSat International) have announced a partnership to form a broad ranging commercial ELECTRO Optical-SAR earth observation satellite constellation.
New study “Mobility as a Service” on user-centric and climate-friendly travel in cities
July 28, 2021
‘The Innovative Mobility Landscape: The Case of Mobility as a Service’, published by WGIC partner the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), examines how Mobility as a Service (MaaS) can reshape travel in cities.
A new WGIC report provides an assessment of Public-Private Partnership models for the geospatial industry.
July 26, 2021
This report guides WGIC Members, and the industry at large, to pursue PPP models whose time has come.
Autodesk terminates acquisition discussions with Altium
July 23, 2021
On July 20, 2021, Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has terminated discussions to acquire Altium Limited.
UCLG report “Towards the Localization of the SDGs”
July 22, 2021
The report “Towards the Localization of the SDGs”, facilitated by UCLG, provides an analysis of LRGs’ efforts to respond to the pandemic in cities and territories worldwide, as well as their connections with the SDGs under review.
Hexagon expands smart digital reality capabilities by acquiring Immersal
July 21, 2021
Hexagon announced the acquisition of Immersal Oy, a pioneer and leading innovator of spatial mapping and visual positioning solutions used to produce augmented reality (AR) applications.
United Nations releases “Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies”
July 20, 2021
WGIC partner WFEO, UNDESA, UNESCO, and UN Office of Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology released their “Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies”.
New Products and Capabilities Showcased at Esri 2021 User Conference
July 19, 2021
During Esri’s User Conference, thousands of GIS users and enthusiasts took a chance to learn more about new ArcGIS-related products and capabilities. Here are six prime examples.
OGC API Virtual Code Sprint July 2021
July 16, 2021
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites software developers to the July 2021 OGC API Virtual Code Sprint, to be held from July 21st to July 23rd, 2021.
Five Key developments in GeoAI as per the industry experts
July 15, 2021
This blog post on expert forecast on AI/ML is part of the GeoAI Series, inspired by the WGIC GeoAI Report.
ITU: a message to the 21st Century for 50 years now
July 15, 2021
ITU Telecom World started out life in Geneva in 1971, with “a message to the 21st century”. In 1971 ICT was all about telecoms; voice over a fixed infrastructure, run by national operators out of government departments.
Maxar completes power & propulsion element preliminary design review
July 14, 2021
Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure company Maxar Technologies announced that the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) it is developing for NASA’s lunar Gateway has passed its first Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and remains on track for launch in 2024.
Cyient to support the UK’s HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Records
July 13, 2021
WGIC member Cyient announced that it has been selected by…
ITU points to AI for human-centric disaster risk reduction (VIDEO)
July 12, 2021
International cooperation will be vital to reduce global disaster risks, agreed the participants at a recent workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for natural disaster management convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and UN Environment (UNEP).
GHGSat research project on satellite-based measurement of offshore methane emissions
July 9, 2021
GHGSat announced a research project to assess the feasibility of its high-resolution, space-based methane monitoring technology to measure emissions from offshore oil and gas platforms.