Thousands of geospatial and mapping professionals gathered in Denver, Colorado, USA, in February 2026 for Geo Week , the industry’s premier conference and tradeshow showcasing advanced mapping technologies. The event drew 3,509 professionals from more than 3,800 registrants and featured an exhibit hall brimming with solutions from 238 exhibitors from 25 countries. Geo Week 2026 attracted more attendees than ever before. Event director Lee Corkhill was pleased with the turnout

National leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans has been awarded a £30 million terminal extension project by Bristol Airport as it continues with its plans to invest £400 million to transform the airport experience for customers. Farrans, a Sisk company, has around 600 employees and specialises in innovative and sustainable solutions for the water, energy, aviation, transportation, marine, public sector, industrial and commercial sectors across the UK and I

Hyperspectral imaging is taking centre stage in Canada’s space ambitions as NordSpace publicly launches NordSpace Ventures with a strategic investment in Edmonton based space data company Wyvern Click here for full article Source & Image - gim-international.com

Comacchio SpA, the family-owned Italian company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-performance drilling rigs, has announced the launch of Comacchio X, its new mining exploration division. The new Comacchio X mining exploration division will support customers with dedicated, highly specialised expertise. The announcement was made at PDAC2026, the mineral exploration and mining convention organised by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in

Emesent, the Australian specialist in autonomous mapping technology with offices in London and the USA, has launched GX1, an All-in-One SLAM-based LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner, at the Geo Week exhibition and conference in Denver, Colorado, USA. Claimed to be the world's most accurate integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) scanner, the GX1 can achieve 5-10mm global accuracy to deliver unparalleled precision for topographic

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