WGIC’s Blog section covers all the key developments from our members, innovative applications of geospatial technologies for global challenges, and more…
In case you missed it during Summer Holidays, this joint talk featuring Amazon Web Services, Verizon and Voxelmaps at MWC 2021 goes into real-time HD maps for autonomous and connected cars.
WGIC Member Satellogic is now providing satellite imaging data from its constellation to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters for use in monitoring and response activities.
Management consulting firm FMI Corporation and WGIC Member Autodesk published a new study, “Harnessing the Data Advantage in Construction” which surveyed over 3,900 professionals across the global construction industry on their data practices in 2020.
A new SDG Big Data Platform by The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) aims to integrate Big Earth Data for monitoring and prediction of the Sustainable Development Goals and it provides decision support for its implementation.
The World Geospatial Industry Council will participate in the Climate Policy and Finance Workshop that will be held next week (virtually), by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
Global engineering, manufacturing, digital transformation, and technology solutions company Cyient announced details for its global AS9145 Supplier PPAP platform offering for aerospace use.
Woolpert has acquired WGIC Corporate Member AAM, a global geospatial services company that specializes in aerial mapping, surveying, GIS, and the development of innovative geospatial processes and technologies.
Terra Analytics and Huawei are partnering in the cloud to meet the demands for data back-up, security and disaster recovery services in the geospatial arena.
Last month, Trimble announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program authorizing up to $750 million in repurchases of the Company’s common stock.
During 2020 and 2021 IIC Technologies’ Innovation Team has worked with the Korean Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA), together with other organisations (PROST, KRISO) and successfully progressed some of the key elements of the S-100 implementation.
Once in a while, a piece of raw earth observation data gets into news reports and newspaper articles.
NICFI Tropical Forest Basemaps Now Available in Google Earth Engine.
WGIC Energy Transition Working Group Member Spatial Vision explains in a video how councils are preparing for climate change and extreme weather.
Anyone familiar with digital twinning can tell you that its applications reach far beyond the building and construction sector. But have you thought about food production?
On social media, WGIC Member Esri India pointed its followers to an interesting and free e-book by Esri Press.
More than 35 Maxar and JGI team members participated in the Mapping For A Better World mapathon, working together to map an area covering roughly 9,000 sq km of the Buliisa and Hoima regions of Uganda to support JGI’s community-led conservation work in the region.
The 11th session of the UN-GGIM saw the release of ‘Geospatial Industry Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, the latest report by UN-GGIM’s Private Sector Network.
Galileo and EGNOS contribute to the rollout of sustainable transport modes by reducing aviation emissions, and optimizing routes on land and at sea. At the same time, when working in synergy, EGNSS and Copernicus can contribute to smart and sustainable farming techniques.
Maxar Technologies and SiriusXM announced that their SXM-8 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has been handed over to SiriusXM.
Enhanced Decision Making Via Voxel-Based 4D Volumetric Digital Twins presentation is now available ON-DEMAND.