Eric van Rees is a freelance writer and editor. His specialty is GIS technology. He has more than nine years of proven expertise in editing, writing and interviewing as editor and editor-in-chief for the international geospatial publication GeoInformatics, as well as GIS Magazine and CAD Magazine, both published in Dutch. Currently, he writes about geospatial technology, programming and web development.
This year, software company Racurs celebrates its 25th anniversary. During their latest Scientific and Technical User Conference, the company looked back at how photogrammetry as a discipline has changed and what challenges and opportunities await in the coming years.
Digital photogrammetry software company Racurs partnered with a VR startup to investigate the possibilities for urban planning.
Esri offers a product that meets the large demand for real-time indoor location solutions.
Soar is a decentralized marketplace for drone operators to distribute and monetize their drone content. The platform aims to connect customers and content creators in a secure, trustless and distributed blockchain community.
Blockchain technology still lacks a spatial component. A mapping initiative started by blockchain experts intends to provide future blockchain applications with trusted and accurate spatial data.
Xalt is a new framework for digital transformation. It combines different technologies with the aim to better structure the way applications and users deal with large data volumes.
When the Esri/Autodesk partnership was announced, both companies promised to establish more tightly integrated GIS…
AR-based navigation is here to stay. After Mapbox, Google recently introduced a new navigation service that uses augmented reality (AR) technology on smartphones. It has big plans for the future, applying computer vision and AR where possible. Meanwhile, the first new competitor in this space announced itself.
As data update frequencies and acquisition resolution keep increasing, photogrammetry is becoming a huge challenge. nFrames is here to help.
A partnership between Carto and Mapbox doesn´t come unexpectedly, as both companies are well-known providers…