Connecting the Digital World in Helsinki

Last week I attended the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Connect Helsinki – it was OGC’s 135th Technical Meeting – titled ‘Interoperable Systems, Real-World Impact – A Global Community at Work.’ The meeting took place between the 1st and 4th June … Continue reading

Going Geospatial in London!

I spent last week in London immersed in all things geospatial, attending both GEO Business and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) UK & Ireland Forum. GEO Business 2024 was held at the ExCeL London exhibition centre on the 4th and … Continue reading

Growth of the Earth Observation Sector

Last week the World Economic Forum published a report entitled ‘Amplifying the Global Value of Earth Observation’. The report, produced in conjunction with Deloitte, certainly has eye catching headlines indicating that by 2030 the Earth Observation (EO) industry is projected … Continue reading

Not Blue at OGC in Delft

This week, I’m at the 128th Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Member Meeting in Delft, Netherlands taking place from 25th to 28th March 2024. The theme for the meeting is Geospatial Data for Building Information Models (GEO-BIM) for the Built Environment, … Continue reading

Viennese GeoSciences at EGU

Last week I was in Vienna attending the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023, alongside 15,000 other people, and it was as extensive and diverse as I remember from previous events. This is demonstrated by the organisers reporting there … Continue reading