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
The 10th MED Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1434 updates test standards for gyro, GMDSS and more. What it means for survey vessel certification and refits.
How X-band radar sea-state inversion estimates depth, where it meets and misses IHO S-44, and how to blend it with multibeam for nearshore monitoring.
DMAC 31 covers accelerated emergency decompression from saturation. We unpack the decision logic, the gas and medical planning it demands, and where teams get it wrong.
Why Arctic GNSS positioning fails above 70°N – and what actually works
GNSS jamming and spoofing: where offshore positioning chains break
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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