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Photogrammetry does not exist in a bubble. There are a variety of techniques that compete with traditional image‐based photogrammetry. During the first decade of this century it seemed that traditional photogrammetry would be eclipsed by laser scanning, but its re‐emergence as a competitive technique is testament to its longevity. Of course, laser scanning (lidar) is not the only technology that competes

In the emerging digital economy , geospatial is not just about location. It is more about how the information revolution will affect human livelihood and the surrounding environment. The geospatial industry is uniquely placed in the entire digital transformation ecosystem. It is already established that location offers the much‐needed fourth pillar (along with AI, IoT and big data) to the fourth industrial

FIG Working Week brings together the international community of surveying and spatial professionals to discuss key challenges within the surveying profession with fellow peers. Theme: Smart surveyors for land and water management; Dates: 10th to 14th May 2020; Location: RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Contact: Amsterdam2020@geo-info.nl; Website: http://www.fig.net/fig2020/

The XXIVth International Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) will be held in Nice, France in June 2020. Each day will consist of a plenary session, with world‐class keynote speakers, together with up to six parallel sessions: Scientific track . Core scientific programme based around the five ISPRS Technical Commissions (TCs) and their working groups (WGs)

The internationally acclaimed Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference is OSGeo’s annual global conference held in a different city around the world each year since 2004. The annual FOSS4G conference is the largest global gathering focused on open source geospatial software. Regularly attracting over 1000 attendees, FOSS4G brings together developers, users, decision‐makers and

ISPRS Working Groups I/2, I/6, I/7 and II/3 will contribute to the 2021 conference on mobile mapping. Dates: 26th to 28th May 2021; Location: Padua, Italy; Contact: masiero.andrea@gmail.com

Starting in 2019 (volume 34), The Photogrammetric Record has allowed authors, if they wish, to participate in the Open Science Badges scheme. The Center for Open Science (COS), based in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, has initiated a mission to increase openness, integrity and reproducibility of research. Open Science badges are a means of acknowledging open science practices, signalling to readers

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