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A competition has been launched to find the latest innovative uses for satellite navigation data. [more]

Leica Geosystems’ class-leading PaveSmart 3D v3.0 machine control system can now support the latest PaveManager levelling system from paving machinery specialists Dynapac. [more]

A specialist marine engineering company has used a 3D laser scanner to carry out a detailed survey of the engine room of a liquid natural gas (LNG) transporter ship, to determine the dimensions of its pre-ballast water system. [more]

Newcastle City Council has embarked on a project with Ordnance Survey to show how intricate 3D mapping of the city can help improve its sustainability. [more]

The global impact of geographic information systems (GIS) in GPS technology and the construction industry has been examined in a major conference on the matter held by the UN. [more]

Northern Ireland’s finance minister has hailed the use of advanced surveying technology to deliver vast improvements to the work of mapping surveyors. [more]

The number of construction industry professionals using building information modelling (BIM) has more than doubled in two years, a new survey shows. [more]

Engineers, surveyors and architects are expected to turn out in droves for the forthcoming building information modelling trade show, BIM Show Live 2012, when it takes place in London in May. [more]

The enhancement of GPS services in Europe through the development of the Galileo GNSS system is to be boosted by an additional €7 billion budget for works between 2014 and 2020. [more]

The organisers of the GEO-12 geospatial trade exhibition have said that this year’s event was a huge success, welcoming hundreds of delegates from the professional surveying, mapping and construction worlds. [more]