UAV safety is the largest technical and regulatory barrier that drone manufacturers and technology providers must overcome in order to accelerate this flourishing new industry, in which radar plays a major role.

What drone trends for 2019 should companies consider if they are planning for or adding drones to their operations?

For companies that want real-time intelligence, analytics are invaluable. And the geospatial information realm is no different. So, what should companies do now?

There has long been an intersection between GIS data and privacy, but recent revelations about Facebook, the work the firm Cambridge Analytics did for the 2016 Trump campaign, and other news reports about data disclosures involving large numbers of individuals should cause surveyors and other geospatial professionals to evaluate their data policies.

New applications for augmented reality allow users to “see” underground combined with layers of GIS data.

Surveying remains a core function in geospatial services.

In the last few years, the utility industry has been migrating towards Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as their go-to asset management system.

The concept of precision agriculture started at the field level using near-infrared imagery and GPS to help farmers make better decisions about applying fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation. Over time, the range of tools appropriate for collecting data to support precision agriculture has greatly expanded.

Data is exploding and there is no end in sight. This phenomenon is creating quite a challenge for businesses of all types, especially those who need to gain insights from the vast quantities of geospatial data being created by new, advanced high-resolution imaging technologies.