Shared economy businesses are heavily dependent on location analytics and mapping services, though the degree of importance depends on how hyperlocal a business is.

For many years, there has been an underground fighting of factions between the open source and proprietary GIS providers. If you run an Esri system, you are told that you are wasting money and you can do it all free…

AWS’ entry into the location services space is likely to increase competitiveness within the market, and lead to improvement in data quality and service.

Drones, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have been traditionally used by the Armed Forces for military operations. The concept of drones…

Resilient business models, definite execution plans and strategic product lineups have enabled geospatial and BIM technology companies in the AEC sector to not only weather…

A key takeaway of the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference is the expanding partnership between Microsoft and Bentley Systems, a harbinger of things to come for AEC industries…

While COVID-19 has had an undeniable impact on 5G rollout – delayed and yet fast-forwarded its future adoption — the geospatial industry is waiting for the opportunities the technology will unleash…

Have universally adopted subscription models for software, Cloud processing, and collaboration solutions evolved in a manner that best serves AEC?…

The year 2020 has a lot more to offer for the geospatial industry, especially since it is one of the enabling pillars of the Fourth Industrial Revolution…

For a long time now, Maxar has been nurturing the dream of creating a highly accurate global representation of the Earth. With the complete acquisition of Vricon and all-new 3D capabilities, that dream…

How trends in digitalization of AEC have helped the industry adjust to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and also become better prepared to meet the pressing demands for infrastructure growth in future…

The Government of India’s Swamitva Project aims to create a more empowered rural India. While doing so, it is set to give a push not only to the Indian drone industry, but to the geospatial industry as well…

The COVID-19 global pandemic, apart from being an unparalleled crisis, is a unique opportunity for the world to enhance efforts around technology democratization, so that…

To be able to bring the policy statement to reality requires a major overhaul of government-led Space activities. Only then will the promises be realizable…

For an industry that is forever innovating, having a workforce which is up to date with the latest developments and is always willing to learn and unlearn, has always…

The digital age demands constant disruptions. As technology transformations drastically cut down gestation periods, it’s time to ask tough questions and take tough decisions…

Improvements in launch systems and innovations such as the use of commercial-off-the-shelf technology for space applications are driving down costs, while a diverse range of…