The geospatial industry touches so many different parts of our lives and is so wide-ranging that it can be a challenge to keep up with all of the various subsections. That is why, every other week, we sweep the internet to find some stories that can highlight where things are in the industry today, ideally in a way that touches all different aspects of the sector. Today, we are highlighting the industry by looking at stories that focus on a surveyor’s journey in the industry, a new center for GeoAI research, and how GIS is being used for airport security.
Find links to the full articles below.
Elevating Women in Surveying: An Interview with Angela Omamuyovwi Anyakora
Hexagon
One of the big, overarching issues plaguing the surveying industry is a trouble with attracting a younger generation. With an aging workforce, not only are projects falling behind due to a lack of manpower, but there’s also institutional knowledge continuing to leave without that gap being made up. As we look to the future workforce, an eye should be pointed toward diversity in a number of different ways, including gender. This article from Hexagon features an interview with Nigerian surveyor Angela Anyakora, who talks about her journey in the surveying profession.
Launch of the GeoAI Research Center
Frédérique Coumans | GIM International
As we’ve talked about many times at Geo Week News, the geospatial industry is among those who stand to gain the most from this boom around artificial intelligence. While the sector has been using AI and machine learning for years now, the increased compute power and investment as a result of this boom only adds to capabilities for an industry with worker shortages, high demand, and massive amounts of data. This article looks at a new GeoAI research center recently launched at Ghent University in Belgium.
Smart Airport: Elevating Airport Safety and Security to New Heights with GIS
Michael Beavers, Silvia Pichler, Dylan Molnar | Esri
Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, are used across nearly every industry and have been described by some as the most important technology people have never heard of. This article highlights one industry that is benefiting from the use of these tools that are not typically associated with GIS: Airports. The article looks at how smart airports are leveraging GIS to enhance their safety and security measures.
