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- Reality modelling for creating digital twins
  by Heico Kühn, The iGlobe Group
  Drones have reshaped the engineering industry, not only from an economic perspective, but also in terms of quality and time savings. This article looks at the technical outputs of drones through case studies to show how reality capture is used to create digital twins. Understanding the digital twin requires understanding reality modelling. Reality modelling is […]
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- End of an era
  by Pierre Potgieter, EE Publishers
  EE Publishers, the publishers of PositionIT and three other industry magazines, will be closing its doors at the end of November 2019, after having served the industry for 27 years – the last fourteen years of which PositionIT has been part of its stable. The directors of the company have not taken this decision lightly, […]
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- Blending performance and simplicity with the Trimble X7 3D laser scanning system
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  Trimble’s new X7 high-speed 3D laser scanning system, featuring the latest technology and innovations to simplify adoption, increase efficiency and provide confidence in the field. Professionals from all industries can now quickly and easily capture precise 3D scanning data and produce high-quality geospatial deliverables, regardless of their level of expertise. Ideal for surveying, construction, industrial […]
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- The value and viability of Mapcodes using local tools
  by Leon Schnell, OverHere
  Eleven years after being one of the first grid-based spatial reference systems, Mapcodes was donated to the public domain. Most South Africans remain oblivious to its existence and benefits as a more efficient and accurate alternative to conventional addresses. This article aims to improve public awareness and uptake through a number of practical tools, integrated […]
- Understanding the applications and benefits of ground penetrating radar
  by Hennie le Roux, Subscan
  The ground penetrating radar market in South Africa is gaining popularity. This paper will look at what it is, explore its complementing technologies, where it is used, some examples and case studies from around the world and what is happening in this market in South Africa. Group penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-destructive geophysical method […]
- Surveying remote areas with precision for bird conservation effort
  by John Stenmark, Land surveyor
  How a new approach to precise positioning is helping solve a century-old problem on an isolated island. John Houston is not a surveyor. He’d be the first to tell you that. He’s not a keen traveller, either. So what was he doing on a speck of an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, knee deep […]
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- Visualising data to improve communication and understand business
  by Sean Hurwitz, Trackmatic
  This article will explore some workflows for answering pertinent business questions using data and best practice visualisation principles, focusing on a last-mile, home-delivery logistics business case. While Tableau software is used, the general principles can apply to any software used. As mapping technologies have advanced and high-powered functionality is incorporated more and more into end-user […]
- Staying ahead of Hurricane Dorian with geo-information
  Information from USGS
  As Hurricane Dorian moves north in the Atlantic Ocean, brushing the United States’ Southeast coast with strong waves, winds, and rain, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is providing comprehensive scientific capabilities and information that decision makers, emergency responders and communities can use to help them prepare, cope and recover from the storm. The USGS’s […]
- Mapping the global human footprint
  Information from ESA
  The number of people flocking to cities in search of employment and better prospects is growing at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, the global population is estimated to reach nine billion, 70% of which will be living in urban areas. The World Settlement Footprint 2015 (WSF-2015) is the first map, using mass collections of radar […]
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- Building a national data repository for integrated spatial planning
  by Matheri Kangethe and Lerato Mamabolo, Agizo Solutions, Mfanafuti Gama, Rural Development and Land Reform, and Richard Kaufholz and Natasha de sa Santos, Esri South Africa
  The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) aims to enhance the coordination and sharing of spatial data amongst the different spheres of government – a goal which gained urgency with the passing of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) in 2013. To give effect to this mandate, the DRDLR has […]
- GIS and SCADA: When two worlds collide to enable efficient operations
  by Dave Wibberley, Adroit Technologies
  Over the past 30 years the advances in SCADA/HMI software, open communications standards, applications, the internet and developing technologies such as IoT have seen the ability to use a data-driven approach to achieve better operational efficiencies become a reality. Combining GIS into SCADA visualisation systems have taking the cognitive human skills to problem to an […]
- Using spatial information to develop business opportunities
  by Laura Goodman, Market Decisions
  Africa has attracted much attention from foreign markets trying to build new relationships and remove trade barriers through economic, development and investment opportunities as the world explores this vast untapped continent which is full of potential and new business areas. This article illustrates how information platforms such as Market Decision’s AfricaProfiler bridges the gap between […]
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- Reality modelling for creating digital twins
  by Heico Kühn, The iGlobe Group
  Drones have reshaped the engineering industry, not only from an economic perspective, but also in terms of quality and time savings. This article looks at the technical outputs of drones through case studies to show how reality capture is used to create digital twins. Understanding the digital twin requires understanding reality modelling. Reality modelling is […]
- Engineering and monitoring behind development on dolomite
  by Kim Timm and Michael Sykes, Aecom SA
  Lakeside Office Development is a nine-storey commercial office building in Centurion, and successfully stands on Inherent Hazard Class 8 dolomite, with four known cavities, and a highly-fluctuating rock profile. This requires robust design and geotechnical planning for blasting, excavating, and dynamically compacting the underlying material. The project encompassed a measurement and testing regime to allow […]
- A spatio-temporal approach to underground mine health and safety monitoring
  by Calvin Oduor Opiti, Wits Mining Institute
  Health and safety of employees in their work environment, particularly in underground mines which are deemed one of the most dangerous work places in the world, is of critical importance. This article highlights a prototype application that integrates legacy underground mine systems with a geographic information system (GIS) for the analysis of streaming digital sensor […]

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Reality modelling for creating digital twins

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End of an era

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Blending performance and simplicity with the Trimble X7 3D laser scanning system

INDUSTRY NEWS: more >>

EDUCATION & TRAINING: more >>

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COMPANY & PRODUCT NEWS: more >>

VIEWS & OPINION: more >>

Geomatics, surveying and measurement: more >>

The value and viability of Mapcodes using local tools

Understanding the applications and benefits of ground penetrating radar

Surveying remote areas with precision for bird conservation effort

3D modelling, mapping and visualisation: more >>

Visualising data to improve communication and understand business

Staying ahead of Hurricane Dorian with geo-information

Mapping the global human footprint

GIS, geospatial data, processing and applications: more >>

Building a national data repository for integrated spatial planning

GIS and SCADA: When two worlds collide to enable efficient operations

Using spatial information to develop business opportunities

ConstructionIT and MiningIT: more >>

Reality modelling for creating digital twins

Engineering and monitoring behind development on dolomite

A spatio-temporal approach to underground mine health and safety monitoring

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