Every week here at Geo Week News, we have been highlighting some of our favorite stories from around the internet that cover the geospatial, 3D, and AEC industries. Whether it’s a fascinating case study, insights from an industry thought leader, or deep dives into new tools, there is never any shortage of great writing and storytelling in this industry. So, below you can find links to three stories that we loved this week.
Esri International User Conference, San Diego, 14-18 July 2025: A Retrospective
Dr. A. Stewart Walker | Lidar Magazine
Last month, the world’s largest gathering of GIS professionals took place in San Diego with the annual Esri User Conference. Geo Week News was in attendance for this year’s event – see our biggest takeaways from the conference – and so was Dr. Walker from Lidar Magazine. In this article, he outlines his experience at the UC, including both sessions attended and some of the conversations he took part in on-site.
Why AEC Leaders Should Treat AI As An Imperative, Not A Fad
Claire Rutkowski | Forbes
The AEC industry has been inundated over the last few years with talk about how artificial intelligence can solve so many of their longstanding problems. Plenty of this is true, to be sure, but the pitches are often high-level, without much tangible explanation of how AI can be applied today to create value. In this article, Rutkowski looks at some of these use cases, and how organizational leaders should be thinking about this technology.
Elephanta Caves 3D Model: CyArk’s Reality Capture Mission
Nathan Roe | Lidar News
Dating back to the fifth to eighth centuries, the Elephanta Caves in India area complex network of rock-cut temples. For as culturally important as they have been, they lack comprehensive documentation as to their layout. CyArk took on that challenge, as this article details the processes they took to create a 3D model of the area.
