AI, Digital Twin, GeoAI & Key Tech Trends

Two office towers stretching toward the sky

April 18, 2023 | Chris Chiappinelli | Tech Trends

WhereNext Confidential: What’s All This Talk about the Enterprise?

WhereNext Confidential answers a business executive’s question about where GIS technology belongs in the enterprise.

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A warehouse with high bays represents automation in action

January 31, 2023 | Frits van der Schaaf | Tech Trends

As Manufacturing Automation Increases, Indoor Awareness Gains Attention

A collection of blue dots forms a digital human silhouette

September 27, 2022 | Chris Nickola | Emerging Insights

Finding Our Way in the Metaverse

A line of shopping carts signifies the retail industry, where in-store technology is booming

September 6, 2022 | Gary Sankary | Tech Trends

Innovating How We Shop—City by City

Vertical farms are popping up in office buildings like this

August 23, 2022 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

As Farms Move Indoors, Tech Follows

Oil rigs like this one may soon become part of a carbon capture plan

June 21, 2022 | Geoff Wade | Sustainability

How Oil and Gas Pipelines Are Getting a New Life in Carbon Capture

A real-time mapping illustration showing hexagons laid over a trail map

February 15, 2022 | Chris Nickola | Tech Trends

NextTech: Exploring a Breakthrough in Real-Time Mapping

GIS technology and location intelligence bolster big business decisions

January 18, 2022 | Matt Ball | Tech Trends

The Enterprise Technology behind Big Business Decisions

A keyboard representing the importance of IT mapping, cybersecurity

January 4, 2022 | Alexander Martonik | Risk & Resilience

Patching Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities? Get Out the Map

An IT map reveals relationships between employees, software, and IT infrastructure

October 26, 2021 | Chris Nickola | CXO Priorities

NextTech: The Holy Grail of IT—A Digital Twin of People, Process, Tech

The Relive app used for a bike adventure

September 7, 2021 | Chris Nickola | Tech Trends

For Millions of Adventurers, Relive App Makes Location Data More Human

Office grocery deliveries change food shopping

August 24, 2021 | Gary Sankary | Tech Trends

Delivery Innovation: Groceries at the Office

A 5D digital twin of a rail project in New York City

July 27, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

5D: The New Frontier for Digital Twins

Drone deliveries like this could become part of daily life

July 13, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

New Rules Rev Up Drone Deliveries to Our Doorsteps

Conducting an environmental impact assessment

June 29, 2021 | Audrey Lamb | Tech Trends

Environmental Consultant Achieves Global Collaboration with Smart Maps

Human weather as seen in highway traffic

February 23, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

NextTech: Mapping ‘Human Weather’ Patterns with Geospatial Analysis

Skiing at Vail Ski Resort

January 26, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Business Growth

A Digital Twin Fuels Record Expansion at Vail Resort

3D models like this can facilitate augmented reality (AR)

January 12, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

Not Just a Game: The Emergence of 3D and AR in Business

A satellite uses remote sensing to improve decisions on land

November 23, 2020 | Chris Chiappinelli | Tech Trends

Think Tank: What Leading Businesses See in Remote Sensing

Pizza for US voters, from Pizza to the Polls

November 2, 2020 | Chris Chiappinelli | Tech Trends

Democracy: Fueled by Pizza

Drone highways over a city

October 20, 2020 | Terry Bills | Tech Trends

Under Construction: Drone Highways over Detroit

A construction site viewed through drone footage and BIM tech

July 28, 2020 | Kathleen Kewley | Tech Trends

NextTech: Drones, 3D Buildings, and Construction Monitoring

Digital transformation produced this GIS dashboard for Business Sweden

June 23, 2020 | Devin Herd | Tech Trends

Digital Transformation Helps Swedish Council Advise Clients during Pandemic

A 3D map of New York City's corporate real estate market

June 16, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

Cushman & Wakefield Clients Get 3D Tours and Market Insight

Managing indoor assets through a digital twin

June 9, 2020 | Dominik Tarolli | Tech Trends

NextTech: A Digital Twin Aids Planning in the New Workplace