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Mapping Community Knowledge: How the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Uses Story Maps
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (633+ words) When climate data gets dense and technical, it can feel inaccessible to the communities who need it most. That's where Stephanie Sun, a program manager with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Community Climate Action Team (CCAT), sees geospatial tools…...
Where SLAM Lidar Actually Delivers Value, and Where It Still Falls Short
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (63+ words) The Environments Where It Has Earned Its Place When GPS Disappears, Lidar Steps In Transforming How We Document the Physical World The Problem With a World That Won't Sit Still The Geometry Has to Give the Algorithm Something to Work…...
In Utah, Geospatial Is a Community Sport
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (608+ words) Geo Week News In Utah, Geospatial Is a Community Sport The drive from Las Vegas to Kanab, Utah is the kind of road that recalibrates you before you even arrive somewhere. Exposed rock faces in shades of rust and ochre,…...
bitsensing Unveils New 4 D Imaging Radar for Autonomous Vehicles, Designed to Accelerate Route To Commercialization
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (193+ words) May 13, 2026 " Seoul, South Korea" bitsensing, a leading radar solution company, today launchesthe AIR4 D Imaging Radar, engineered to help autonomous vehicle (AV) companies deploy autonomous fleets in real-world environments faster and at scale." In order todrastically speed up the commercialization of…...
Around the Geospatial, 3 D, and AEC Industries: Germany, Lidar Experts, and Tasmania
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (278+ words) Geo Week News Around the Geospatial, 3 D, and AEC Industries: Germany, Lidar Experts, and Tasmania Every week here at Geo Week News, we have been highlighting some of our favorite stories from around the internet that cover the geospatial, 3 D,…...
PIX4 D "Closes the Loop" with Gaussian Splatting in PIX4 Dmatic
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (452+ words) The context here matters. PIX4 D already offered Gaussian splatting in PIX4 Dcatch, its mobile capture app, and in PIX4 Dcloud, its cloud-based processing platform. What was still waiting was the connection to professional desktop control, and now PIX4 Dmatic fills that gap. "These…...
Blue Marble and Avenza Have Merged
1+ week, 2+ day ago (347+ words) Blue Marble was founded in 1993 supports professionals across industries including AEC, energy and natural resources, and defense and public sector. Its solutions are designed to reduce complexity, improve accuracy, and enable reliable, high-precision analysis that drives real-world execution. The company's…...
EAASI Launches Third Edition of Outstanding Thesis Award to Strengthen Links Between Academia and Industry
1+ week, 4+ day ago (537+ words) Building on two successful editions, the European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) has opened submissions for the 2026 Outstanding Thesis Award " "Spatial Business Bridge, continuing its effort to connect academic innovation with real-world business applications in the geospatial sector. Since…...
A Universal Language: What I've Learned About Maps
1+ week, 4+ day ago (581+ words) Long before humans agreed on alphabets, currencies, or calendars, they drew maps. From scratched outlines on cave walls to clay tablets etched with river bends to painted animal hides marking hunting grounds, maps predate nearly every other form of organized…...
The Invisible Safety Net: How GIS Makes Construction Safer
1+ week, 4+ day ago (149+ words) The Danger Beneath the Surface Reading the Ground Before It Gives Way Finding Workers When Every Second Counts When something goes wrong on a construction site, say a fire breaks out, a gas line ruptures, a worker goes down from…...