Independent Geomatics Analysis
Standards unpacked. Risks identified. Decisions supported. Independent analysis for geomatics professionals.
Analysis across five critical dimensions of geomatics
How experienced clients structure survey governance, manage risk, and avoid costly assumptions before mobilisation.
What IMCA, IOGP and ISO standards actually require – and where they deliberately leave gaps for operator judgment.
Recurring survey mistakes, dangerous assumptions, and anti-patterns that damage project outcomes.
Strategic perspectives for senior managers: when to seek independent review, how to de-risk projects, what advisors look for.
Running a geomatics function: organisation and competence, delegation and decision rights, budgets, contractors and keeping technical people.
Recent articles on geomatics risks, standards, and decision-making
Shell's Mars drone-in-a-box trial and FAA BVLOS approval advance offshore drone inspection. We set out the positioning, data and assurance choices buyers face.
The MAIB's 2025 annual report tracks open recommendations. We analyse the recurring vessel-operation failure chains on survey vessels and how to break them.
How IMCA's revised guidance on ROV intervention during diving operations affects decision rights, SIMOPS hazard control and the work of dive and ROV supervisors.
GNSS jamming and spoofing: where offshore positioning chains break
Why Arctic GNSS positioning fails above 70°N – and what actually works
When ArcGIS isn't an option: a decision-grade map of geoportal alternatives to Esri
IOGP SSDM version 3: what the seabed survey data model update changes
ASOG and DP drift-off: why crews bypass the guidelines
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