Emesent chose Geo Week 2026 in Denver, USA, to launch the Emesent GX1. As an integrated, highly accurate all-in-one mobile scanning system combining simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), Lidar, real-time kinematic (RTK) georeferencing, cameras and software, the product marks a significant breakthrough for the autonomous mapping technology company. Click here for full article Source & Image - gim-international.com

The winners of the Pivot into Space Programme, the Scotland-wide initiative designed to help companies prepare for selling into the growing space supply chain by adapting and scaling their technologies, have been announced.   The winners: (L-R) Dr. Giulia Marcucci (LumiAIres), Matteo Cese (CEXAL), Kevin Duthie (Thistle Design), Peter Young (Space Scotland), Gordon Stewart (Thistle Design), Dr. Roy McBride (PowerPhotonic), Dr. Antonia Pavlidou (LumiAIres), Dr. Praveenkumar Kav

For the first time, UK consumers are able to take advantage of geothermal electricity, being produced 24/7 by Geothermal Energy Lithium (GEL) at its United Downs plant in Cornwall.   The GEL United Downs power station in Cornwall is delivering the UK’s first ever electricity generated from deep geothermal resources. Taking advantage of this a major step forward for the nation’s renewable energy mix and for UK geothermal power, Octopus Energy has signed a long-term deal to pur

A conversation with Maximilian Reitzel, head of construction management at DB Engineering & Consulting Click here for full article Source & Image - gim-international.com

The company will develop more than 54km of tunnels in Chuquicamata Click here for full article Source & Image - geodrillinginternational.com

Major work to restore the railway between Portishead and Bristol, which was closed in 1964, will start in Spring 2026, funded by the Department for Transport, the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and North Somerset Council. It will be delivered by Network Rail and Morgan Sindall with trains operated by GWR.   Artist's impression of Portishead station. With new stations at Portishead and Pill, the line will connect more than 50,000 people back to the railway and prov

The next chair of the BDA shares his vision for the future direction of the Association Click here for full article Source & Image - geodrillinginternational.com

Work is underway on the development of a new pan‑European dataset. National mapping authorities from France, Germany and the Netherlands, together with their membership association, EuroGeographics, are working on a high‑value, large‑scale geospatial dataset created specifically for EU policymakers by national mapping organisations using their authoritative national data.  EuroCoreReferenceMap will cover all EU Member States and Switzerland, with the ambition to incorporate d

British hydrogen innovator GeoPura has today been announced as the supplier of the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction project, the Lower Thames Crossing. GeoPura manufactures green hydrogen at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire. The Lower Thames Crossing, a new road and tunnel that will tackle congestion on the Dartford Crossing and drive economic growth by creating a reliable new link between the ports of the south east, the Midlands, and

One week after the successful Geo Week 2026 conference and exhibition in Denver, Colorado, organisers have announced that the event will move to Salt Lake City, Utah, for 2027. Geo Week 2027 will now take place on 23-25 February at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Organisers have said that this move will position the event in one of the nation’s fastest-growing tech markets with an established geospatial ecosystem and a thriving community of mapping