UN-GGIM meets annually at United Nations headquarters in New York. It’s very formulaic, i.e. three days of deliberations, preceded by two days of…
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07.15.2025
Hexagon LIVE Global, Las Vegas, 16-19 June 2025: A Retrospective Part 1 of 4
Geospatial behemoth delivers innovations and updates in fine setting – the big picture
The first user group meeting I organized was for Kern DSR users in the UK, held in York, England in 1987 (DSRs were…
04.29.2025
Beyond the Security Checkpoint
How Video Analytics Combined with Lidar Is Transforming Airport Safety
As travelers make their way through the hustle and bustle of today’s airports this spring break, they will pass by familiar security measures…
02.27.2025
Biggest Geo Week Ever
A milestone event for geospatial technologies
Denver provided a bitterly cold destination for Geo Week on 10-12 February 2025. Lows as curmudgeonly as 5°F (-15°C) were insufferable for those…
12.27.2024
Florida Lidar in the Fall
Synopsis of the 17th UF/FL-ASPRS Lidar/Geospatial Workshop
State agency updates The Workshop started with 10-minute briefings from several state agencies focused on Florida-based projects. Suwannee River Water Management District (Paul…
09.16.2024
An empty plinth
Ron Roth departs Leica Geosystems/Hexagon
After shepherding nine generations of airborne topographic lidar systems, three generations of hybrid imaging/lidar and one airborne imaging sensor, Ron Roth has departed…
09.16.2024
UN-GGIM 2024
14th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
Along with roughly 350 others, I was invited to represent ISPRS at the 14th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global…
09.16.2024
A Tale of Two GIs
44th Esri International User Conference – bigger, brighter, more thought-provoking than ever
It must seem to many attendees at the Esri International User Conference that it’s an advantage to live in San Diego. Well, it’s…
07.06.2024
ISPRS Symposia Highlights
Morsels from abroad
Who is really writing this? As I embark on another account of my travels, I am acutely aware that readers may be in…
05.14.2024
A Tale of Three Meetings
Esri, SDSU/ASPRS and GreenValley host lively events
A perfect, vernal morning on the Berkeley Marina offered stirring views of the Golden Gate Bridge in one direction and the UCB campus…
