Four countries have launched satellites which can measure concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions. Canada’s GHGSat Inc is the first private company that can measure emissions from any location on earth. To date GHGSat’s Clair satellite […]
Many see handheld scanners as revolutionizing the construction sector. Portable and handheld laser scanners offer millimeter accuracy and can be used for engineering purposes. Cameras with less precision are being used for rapidly documenting a […]
Waze, now part of Google, is a crowd sourced handheld app used by 100 million drivers worldwide. It is supported by 500,000 volunteer map editors and 600 partners. Its connected partners program includes 40% of […]
The mission of BIMForum, part of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), is to further the adoption of BIM in the construction industry in the U.S. At this year’s annual BIMForum conference Johnny Fortune […]
Samuel Song is responsible for the National Cemetery GIS implementation within Veterans Affairs and like many in government increased use of GIS means a greater sensitivity to cost. Samuel decided to investigate migrating to an […]
A number of years ago an initiative was funded under the ARRA economic stimulus package to initiate what was then called LiDAR for the Nation. This has resulted in a USGS initiative called 3D Elevation […]
I always look forward to Joe Francica’s talks at various events. At this year’s GIS in the Rockies he offered words for the wise in the geospatial world that will be considered by some revolutionary […]
At the Spar 3D Expo and Conference 2016 in Houston, Texas, Avideh Zakhor from the University of California Berkeley showed remarkable products from her startup Indoor Reality. I blogged previously about the technology when it […]