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9 posts about spatial data, written by people who have actually been down a mine with a scanner.
Procore manages construction projects. Swyvl delivers spatial data. They're not competing — but if you're using Procore to share point clouds and orthomosaics, there's a better option.
May 19, 2026File storage keeps files. A spatial data delivery platform gives clients a way to actually see what they received. Here's the distinction — and why it matters for surveyors and drone operators.
May 19, 2026AI models reason over documents and code. The next frontier is physical-world data — but only if it is structured, organised, and programmatically queryable.
May 12, 2026Environmental monitoring depends on repeat visits and time-series comparison. How spatial data gets stored, organised, and compared over time effectively.
May 12, 2026File storage keeps files. A site record builds a permanent, time-indexed history of a physical place — queryable by your team and, increasingly, by AI.
May 12, 2026Most cloud storage was not built for spatial data. What to look for: regional data residency, audit trails, format support, and site-based organisation.
May 5, 2026Construction teams receive survey data via Dropbox and SharePoint but can't open LAS or GeoTIFF files. Why generic tools fail spatial data — and what works.
April 29, 2026CesiumJS is the open-source WebGL engine behind browser-based 3D Tiles visualisation. How it works, who uses it, and how surveyors get their data into it.
October 10, 2024GIS stands for Geographic Information System — what does that mean for someone capturing LiDAR scans or drone imagery? A plain-English, grounded explanation.
June 10, 2024