Industry Sessions Information
ISPRS 2026
Industry Sessions
MONDAY, 6 JULY 2026
13:30 - 14:00
Presenter:
David Snyder,
Solutions Specliast,
Imaging Software Sales,
Trimble
Session: InS1
Photogrammetry Across Trimble
30 mins
Explore how photogrammetry is leveraged across Trimble’s integrated workflow to capture, process, and deliver accurate digital representations of the real world. We’ll highlight key Trimble solutions that incorporate photogrammetry into their workflows and demonstrate how these tools connect seamlessly through Trimble Connect to improve collaboration, data accessibility, and project outcomes.
Session: InS2
15:30 - 16:00
Presenter:
Dr. Ryan Hughes,
Manager - Customer Development & Education, Pix4D
The future of photogrammetry: Pix4D and Gaussian Splatting
30 mins
An introduction to the Pix4D Ecosystem including PIX4Dcatch for terrestrial image capture, PIX4Dmatic for desktop processing, and PIX4Dcloud for remote processing. This session will discuss the importance of Gaussian Splatting in photogrammetry.
16:30-17:00
Natural Language to Edge Inference: AI Integration Across the UAS Data Lifecycle
30 mins
Presenter:
Grant Hosticka,
Head of Enterprise Solution Engineering, North America,
DJI Enterprise
AI is reshaping every stage of the UAS data lifecycle, from how missions are planned to how results are acted on in the field and analyzed in the office. In this session, we walk through three practical applications of AI integration into enterprise drone workflows.
We start with using Vision Language Models (VLMs) to build drone missions through spoken or text-based input. This is one approach to making mission configuration faster and more accessible for drone-in-a-box and remote BVLOS operations, without requiring operators to navigate complex flight planning interfaces.
From there, we look at on-edge AI inference running directly on the UAS payload in real time. In this example, we show how custom-trained object detection models can be deployed to the drone itself, enabling live detections, automated capture triggers, and object counting across large survey areas as they are being scanned.
Finally, we cover AI-assisted post-processing for change detection, comparing multitemporal 2D orthomosaic maps and individual image pairs to identify and quantify change over time. This has direct applications in environmental monitoring and site tracking.
TUESDAY, 7 JULY 2026
13:30 - 14:00
Session: InS3
Revolutionizing Airborne Mapping with Trimble CenterPoint RTX Precise Point Positioning
30 mins
Presenter:
Joe Hutton,
Director Inertial Technology and Airborne Products,
Trimble
Traditional airborne mapping has long been anchored by the logistical burdens of ground-based infrastructure. Whether deploying crewed aircraft for regional topography or tactical drones for corridor inspections, the requirement for local GNSS base stations or Virtual Reference Station (VRS) networks introduces significant costs, deployment delays, and geographical limitations. This presentation explores how Trimble CenterPoint RTX technology is decoupling precision from the ground, ushering in a new era of "untethered" cm accurate aerial data collection.
14:00 - 15:00
How AI is Making a Queryable Earth Possible?
60 mins
Presenter:
Dr. Cassidy Rankine,
Canadian Public Sector Account Executive,
Planet Labs
The convergence of large language models, geospatial embeddings, and commercial space 2.0 technology has accelerated the realization of a suite of capabilities for helping us slow and even reverse the rate of global environmental degradation and destabilization of our planetary support systems. This near-real time queryable Earth is proving to be a critical tool for understanding how our Planet is changing day to day and how to tackle the most urgent resource management and development issues efficiently and at the necessary scale. With Planet Lab's daily global scan from space and emerging AI capabilities we are seeing, understanding, and changing the world like never before.
Session: InS4
15:30 - 16:00
How RIEGL VZ-600i kinematic terrestrial LiDAR expands the role of TLS from discrete measurement to continuous spatial intelligence across domains
Presenter:
Bao Ha,
LiDAR Sales Engineer,
RIEGL
30 mins
This session presents kinematic terrestrial laser scanning with a RIEGL VZ-600i as a principled extension of traditional static workflows, enabling continuous highresolution spatial data acquisition across diverse environments. By integrating kinematic onto static methods, the approach balances absolute accuracy, coverage, and repeatability overcoming the inherent limitations of discrete scan setups. Drawing on applications in urban infrastructure, forestry, and mining, the session demonstrates how kinematic TLS improves data completeness, supports repeatable measurements, and enables scalable analysis through volumetrics, structural assessment, and plotlevel forest inventory metrics. Multi-domain performance data are presented across 3 evaluation axes: - accuracy (systematic agreement with ground truth) - coverage (spatial completeness over area or volume) - temporal resolution (repeatability across repeated surveys) - field efficiency (less time in the field results in operational cost reduction) These axes form a generalized decision framework for selecting the appropriate acquisition strategy based on project requirements. The RIEGL VZ-600i terrestrial laser scanner serves as the hardware platform, uniquely designed for versatile deployment on a tripod (static mode), backpack harness (kinematic on foot), or vehicle roof mount (kinematic mobile). Its 25-second full-scan capability, onboard GNSS/IMU integration, and multiple-return waveform processing make it equally suited to precision static plots and continuous kinematic traverses in a single field day. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for evaluating kinematic TLS performance across their own project types, positioning kinematic TLS as the bridge between static terrestrial scanning and full mobile mapping systems for advanced geospatial understanding
16:00 - 16:20
Presenter:
Li Chen,
Director, CSGPC, Beijing, P.R.China
Executive Director, CAGIS, Beijing, P.R.China
Registered Surveyor, MRICS, London, UK,
TIRAIN Technologies
Hong Kong 3D Digital Map Construction and Services
20 mins
To meet the growing demand for 3D digital map applications and develop Hong Kong into a smart city with spatial functions, relevant Hong Kong government departments have developed a wide range of comprehensive, high-quality 3D digital map products in phases. These products have become an important part of the public spatial data infrastructure.The application of cutting-edge 3D digital technologies and a comprehensive range of 3D digital map products, fully integrated with smart city applications, has facilitated the sharing and innovative application of geospatial data in Hong Kong.
WEDNESDAY, 8 JULY 2026
13:30 - 14:00
Session: InS5
A High-Altitude Hybrid Airborne System for High-Resolution Imaging and Point Cloud Acquisition
30 mins
Presenters:
Stephan Gehrke,
Software Engineer,
Zhigang Pan,
Senior Geospatial Scientist,
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon
Leica Geosystems has a long history of developing hybrid airborne solutions integrating LiDAR and imaging sensors into a single system. Built on a modular architecture, these systems allow camera and LiDAR modules to be independently configured, combined, and upgraded. This approach led to the introduction of the MFC150, now widely integrated into airborne platforms such as Leica CityMapper, Leica TerrainMapper, and, more recently, Leica DMC-4 and Leica CountryMapper. The next-generation MFC250 further advances this modular architecture through enhancements in optical design and electronic components, resulting in improved collection efficiency and overall system performance. In parallel, linear-mode LiDAR (LML) sensors have evolved significantly, with pulse repetition rates increasing from 10 kHz to 25 kHz and into the multi-megahertz range (2.0–4.5 MHz). However, further scaling of single-laser systems is increasingly constrained by laser design complexity, aircraft power limitations, and downstream data processing requirements. Introduced in 2017, the Leica SPL100 addresses these challenges through an arraybased LiDAR architecture operating at single-photon sensitivity, maximizing data collection efficiency. The system has been successfully deployed worldwide across applications including forestry mapping, infrastructure monitoring, and country-scale terrain mapping. The next generation of SPL technology builds on this foundation, further increasing efficiency with effective pulse rates exceeding 10 MHz, enabling high-resolution data acquisition at higher flight altitudes. With the combined advancements of the MFC250 imaging system and next-generation SPL technology, a new class of hybrid airborne systems is now emerging. These systems are designed to maximize data acquisition efficiency at high altitudes while maintaining high spatial resolution and accuracy. This presentation provides an overview of recent developments in both camera and LiDAR technologies, along with key integration challenges and engineering solutions. It also highlights how these innovations are shaping the future of high-performance geospatial data acquisition.
16:00 - 16:20
Introduction to MDPI and the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (IJGI)
30 mins
Presenter:
Stefan Tochev, CEO
Wolfgang Kainz, Editor-in-Chief, IJGI,
MDPI
The session introduces MDPI, a leading open-access publisher founded in 1996 and based in Basel, Switzerland. MDPI publishes over 500 peer-reviewed journals across scientific disciplines, committed to rapid, transparent, and ethical scholarly communication under the CC BY license. It also gives an overview of the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.