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Located: April 2025

Compiled by Jeff Salmon Europe Kickstarts its Own Sat-Com The European Union will soon boast its own secure communication satellites system similar to Starlink with the signing of a new space contract in Brussels, Belgium, in December.   IRIS², short for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellites, will be composed a multi-orbital constellation of 290...

What is an Accurate Survey?

The surveying profession has always been a measure-centric profession. What I mean by that is surveyors love their measurements, and that is where the primary focus of surveying practice has been concentrated from the very beginning. We have always been the expert measurers in the room. We can analyze our measurements, run closures, make adjustments,...

25 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2025

Our annual list of “Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch” takes on a decidedly international flavor this year. As proof that surveying and the geospatial professions are becoming increasingly important worldwide, our list of 25 to watch in 2025 spans the globe from surveyors in Israel to GIS pros in Norway to the African continent to...

Great Time to be a Surveyor

In collecting thoughts and observations for this article about the future of surveying, many of my colleagues and contemporaries offered words of condolences and sadness for the profession. It is often shared with me that we are a dying line of work because technology is allowing those without education or experience to do what we...

A Geomatics Expo You Should Consider Attending

This October, one of my favorite geomatics events (anywhere) returns. Great track sessions, panels, keynotes, exhibits, a career fair… and fun. The inaugural GoGeomatics Expo, held in November of 2023 in Calgary, Alberta Canada exceeded expectations for attendance, participation, exhibitors, and topical tracks. Coming again this October 28-30 to the same venue in Calgary, this...