Media Coverage | “Connected geospatial workflows” with GIM

Geospatial information now has a role far beyond the initial survey, moving through design and construction and into the long-term management of infrastructure. Neil Vancans, head of geomatics at Topcon Positioning Systems, explores what that means for the future of geomatics, the need for open workflows and how Topcon’s dedicated Geomatics Business Unit is responding to the way the market is changing.

From the aisle, the scene was hard to miss. The booth was busy almost constantly, each kiosk crowded with a rotating mix of current customers, future customers, partners, dealers, and industry observers and media. Demonstrations ran continuously. Conversations layered over one another. Specialists moved quickly from one discussion to the next, answering technical questions, walking visitors through workflows, and translating product capabilities into practical outcomes.

Autonomy has moved decisively beyond experimentation into execution. Across construction, agriculture, infrastructure and emerging urban mobility, the question is no longer whether machines can operate autonomously but how reliably, how efficiently and at what scale.