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20 Years of Geomatics World WINTER 2020 Issue No 4 • Volume 28 IN ALLIANCE WITH GIM INTERNATIONAL WWW.GEOMATICS-WORLD.CO.UK 20 Years of Geomatics World Plus ça Change Innovation, Resilience The Future of Geospatial Integrating uAV-based lidar and Diversity at PCA and Photogrammetry 01_cover.indd 1 02-12-20 16:23 CONTENTS Geomatics World is published quarterly by P. 21 20 YEARS OF GW Geomares Publishing UK Ltd on behalf of the Stephen Booth, editor from 1995 to 2017 looks Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Geomatics Professional Group and is distributed to group at the highlights of GW, and key moments in members and other subscribing professionals. geomatics. Publisher: Durk Haarsma Editor: Ian Dowman P. 26 THE FUTURE OF GEOSPATIAL Advertising: Feline van Hettema Content Manager: Wim van Wegen Vanessa Lawrence asks “are we everyone’s Copy Editor: Claire Koers friend or do they not know we exist?” Production Manager: Myrthe van der Schuit EDITORIAL BOARD Ruth Adams, Stephen Booth, Pat Collins, Nick Day, P. 30 INNOVATION, RESILIENCE AND DIVERSITY Ian Dowman, Kate Fairlie, James Kavanagh, Peter Folwell glances back and looks forward Jon Mills, Stuart Robson, Nathan Spencer, through the Plowman Craven lens. Thomas Wren. OVERSEAS SOURCES Roy Dale – New Zealand P. 32 THE EVOLUTION OF THE SMART SURVEYOR Nick Day – USA Craig Hill sets out fi ve trends which will bring about the next generation surveyors. CONTACT DETAILS Geomares Postbus 112 8530 AC Lemmer, The Netherlands P. 34 INTEGRATING UAV-BASED LIDAR AND Tel: +31514561854 PHOTOGRAMMETRY E-mail: [email protected] A case study using dense 3D point cloud Web: www.geomatics-world.co.uk generation with ultra-high precision from the University of Stuttgart. MATERIAL TO BE PUBLISHED While all material submitted for publication will be handled with care and every reasonable effort is made to ensure the accuracy of content in Geomatics World, the publishers will have no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content. Furthermore, the views and opinions P. 04 Editorial P. 18 Undercurrents expressed in Geomatics World are not necessarily P. 05 From the publisher P. 20 TSA Column those of the RICS. P. 06 Headlines P. 29 Issues to Consider Before P. 12 RICS Policy Watch Using UAVs for Land Reprints: Reprints of all articles are available. P. 15 Gordon Johnston Administration Projects. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] for details. Advertising: Information about advertisement rates, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA schedules etc. are available in a media pack. Please email Feline van Hettema bit.ly/geomaticstwitter ([email protected]) No material may be reproduced in whole or in part bit.ly/geomaticsfacebook without written permission of Geomares Publishing © 2020 ISSN 1567-5882 bit.ly/geomaticslinkedin Design: ZeeDesign, Witmarsum, www.zeedesign.nl Printing: Veldhuis Media, Raalte, www.veldhuismedia.nl WINTER 2020 Issue No 4 • Volume 28 COVER STORY The cover image is a IN ALLIANCE WITH GIM INTERNATIONAL WWW.GEOMATICS-WORLD.CO.UK collage of covers from 20 Years of Geomatics World 1999 to 2020 showing key themes covered by GW. Plus ça Change Innovation, Resilience The Future of Geospatial Integrating uAV-based lidar and Diversity at PCA and Photogrammetry 01_cover.indd 1 02-12-20 16:23 Winter 2020 3 03_contents.indd 3 03-12-20 11:23 EDITORIAL BY IAN DOWMAN BY DURK HAARSMA FROM THE PUBLISHER The Key Message is Still Communication A Note on the End of GW Geomatics World and its a major contribution to understanding and adapting to This is the last issue of Geomatics World. In recent predecessors have been climate change. James Kavanagh looks at policy issues years, it has become more and more difficult to published for many years, so it is and reflects on this being the final issue of GW, but also continue with printed publications. Lower income and particularly sad that this series notes some places where information on geomatics higher prices create constant pressure for publishers, of publications is coming to an can still be found. A recent addition to GW has been whether they are commercial publishers or institutes end. The cost of publishing a the column from The Survey Association and this has like RICS. hard copy magazine when so kept readers up to date on their activities and those of much can be done digitally and The Survey School. TSA has also reported on the steps Your own Geomatics World has been a joint via the internet, compounded by that they have taken to help stop instrument theft. cooperation between RICS and a publishing company restrictions imposed because these have been invaluable to practitioners. for years and years (you can read more about that link of Covid-19, have forced this and the history of Geomatics World in other parts of conclusion on us. This final The existence of GW has coincided with many changes this issue). This joint effort has not escaped from the Ian Dowman, editor of Geomatics World issue looks back on what has in geomatics and the collection, management and use real demolition that is going on in the media and, as been included in GW over the of geospatial data, but we still cannot decide on what an old-fashioned publisher and editor, that hurts. As past twenty years and at the major changes in to call our activities! James Kavanagh comments on a more forward-looking media-maker, I still believe in geomatics, and also looks to the future. this, but the point made by Vanessa Lawrence, and the beautifully made magazines filled with good journalism, Geospatial Commission, is surely the most critical - that keeping a professional community up to date, while at Stephen Booth, whose role in making GW what it we need to get the message across that geospatial the same time serving as a platform for that community. is, has been highly formative. Takes a detailed look data and location are vital for so many modern-day at what has been covered in the magazine and at activities. Many, many people have given their best to this the developments which have changed the survey magazine over the years: editors, columnists, authors, industry. Peter Folwell from PCA looks at how these I would like to thank all those who have contributed developments have affected commercial companies. to making the magazine successful. I took over Looking to the future, Vanessa Lawrence reviews from Stephen Booth who made GW the force that it the use of geospatial data in the wider international has become, and his support and inspiration have community and reflects that changes have altered been invaluable, as has help from Richard Groom, the way in which geospatial data is perceived among Technical Editor until recently. The editorial board has decision-makers around the world; changes in no also provided support and of course we thank all small part brought about by herself. She notes that contributors, especially the columnists. The staff from there is still a lot to do to promote the understanding of Geomares, led by Durk Haarsma, have always given the importance of location data. Craig Hill from Leica excellent back up, as has James Kavanagh from RICS. Geosystems looks at what a smart surveyor might look like in the future. It has been a great privilege to edit GW since 2017 and I hope that the magazine has reflected activities and We also have space to include a technical paper on developments in geomatics over that period. There Integrating UAV-based Lidar and Photogrammetry are many on-line publications which report on new using dense 3D Point Cloud Generation by Norbert products and interesting projects, but we hope that Haala and colleagues, and a short summary of how GW has provided a useful UK focus on our profession. UAVs can be used for land registration. All the elements of these papers being key to the future processing of We wish our readers an enjoyable Christmas season data. and a better 2021 than 2020! Our columnists all reflect on changes over the last twenty years and look to the future. Gordon Johnston, as ever not letting us forget the importance of the oceans, comments on how new technology can make Ian Dowman, Editor 4 Winter 2020 04-05_editorials.indd 4 03-12-20 12:07 EDITORIAL BY IAN DOWMAN BY DURK HAARSMA FROM THE PUBLISHER The Key Message is Still Communication A Note on the End of GW a major contribution to understanding and adapting to This is the last issue of Geomatics World. In recent advertising and sales people, and climate change. James Kavanagh looks at policy issues years, it has become more and more difficult to the majority of the geo-companies in and reflects on this being the final issue of GW, but also continue with printed publications. Lower income and the United Kingdom. Naming names notes some places where information on geomatics higher prices create constant pressure for publishers, here would be unfair, particularly can still be found. A recent addition to GW has been whether they are commercial publishers or institutes if I forget a few, so a big thanks to the column from The Survey Association and this has like RICS. everybody involved in the production kept readers up to date on their activities and those of of Geomatics World throughout the The Survey School. TSA has also reported on the steps Your own Geomatics World has been a joint years! It might very well have been that they have taken to help stop instrument theft. cooperation between RICS and a publishing company the corona crisis that pushed us these have been invaluable to practitioners.
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