To Build the Smartest and the most Interoperable Map in/about the World
Recently two announcements caught our attention: TomTom wants to build the smartest map in the world and the Linux Foundation wants to build interoperable open map data. Let’s look behind the scenes...
Have we Already had Enough?
Automotive domain often asks about how much testing is needed to guarantee that the system is good enough. But what about the systems we are using for testing? How good do they have to be? Let’s collect some (philosophical) questions...
Expert Talk: Standardization in Mobility Assessment – there’s more than the last mile missing.
Mobility assessment is a fascinating topic. And so is standardization. But where would you find the experts and audience to combine both subjects? ...
Halloween Special: Mind the Gap!
It is Halloween again and we came up with another scary topic you might not be aware of: Borderless automated driving...
Tracking Tracks
We visited the InnoTrans 2022 to get an update about the state of affairs regarding geodata in railway domain...
Expert Talk with Brad Templeton: No standard answer!
How would you feel if you were chasing for the holy grail and then someone came around the corner and told you that it’s not holy at all?...
People’s Republic Perspective
Have you ever visited China using a map service and asked yourself, why the road networks are not matching the aerial images? And when checking in China, everything fits?...
Missing the Forest of Traffic Signs for the Trees
Traffic signs should be self-explaining, but can you tell? And could a self-driving system it?...
Expert Talk: The Unfolded Truth Becomes a Tangible Asset
When we first heard about automatic Unfolding of CityGML Buildings to Paper Models, we were originally set back to this childhood mindset. But soon we learned that there are current use cases that might make a (literally) lightweight conversion of digital 3d models into scaled real-world 3d models an...
Expert Interview: Looking Across the Great Wall
In this interview, we are taking a closer look at mapping and digital twins in China. It's also a first - provided in both languages, English and Chinese....