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Remote Sensing

Preparing for the consequences of flooding

With an average of 847 mm of precipitation per year, the Netherlands is a wet country. Flooded streets and basements caused by heavy rainstorms are what make the Dutch climate so characteristic these days. And according to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), annual precipitation will only increase due to climate change. Will it get even wetter? The Netherlands is the...

Remote Sensing

Mauritius, MV Wakashio: From Grounding to Salvage?

In the news reports, we see photos of the ship, oil leaking from it, and people cleaning up the oil, but where does all that oil end up? In the reports, we read and hear that about 1,000 tons of oil—that’s roughly 20 tanker trucks—has leaked. What does that mean? At a distance of ~9,500...

Remote Sensing

Beirut: The aftermath of the explosion

On the afternoon of August 4, 2020, a massive explosion occurred in the port of Beirut (Lebanon), resulting in countless casualties and severe damage to the infrastructure. Just one day later, we saw the first crystal-clear “aerial photos” appear in the news. The port area was completely destroyed, and in the harbor lay an overturned...

Arjen Haayman has been with IMAGEM for 5 years

Arjen Haayman joined IMAGEM in 2015. He works as a Senior Developer at the company and spends his days writing all kinds of code for clients, primarily in JavaScript. To celebrate his five-year anniversary, we asked him about his time at IMAGEM what he’s learned during that time. What...

Digital Twin

Up-to-date, reliable, and high-quality data management

The basic and core records must be reliable and accessible to all relevant processes that support service delivery and operational management. That is why it is important that the data is “in order.” Data management must be up-to-date, reliable, and of high quality. This can be achieved with our data automation and change detection solution. Change detection is already a crucial...

Remote Sensing

The fireplace in the cloud

Government agencies rely on processes and input data to operate reliably and accurately. Most processes are continuously optimized to remain relevant, but they can still be labor-intensive—consuming time, resources, and money. With Schouw M.App, many of these processes at water authorities can be automated. Machine Learning in Waterways We work...

Aerial Photography Service
Remote Sensing

Agricultural registration via the Land Parcel Identification System

Fast aerial photography service for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Agricultural policy in the European Union (EU) accounts for one of the largest financial allocations in the annual budget. This requires careful and accurate registration of all farmers eligible for subsidies, along with the correct compensation to which they are entitled. To...

IMAGEM the 2018 FD Gazellen Award

IMAGEM received the 2018 FD Gazelle Award. This year, *Het Financieele Dagblad* named 680 of the approximately 585,000 registered Dutch companies as 2018 Gazelles. Every year, the Financieele Dagblad organizes the FD Gazelle Awards to recognize the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands. In its 15th year, the organizers have tightened their selection criteria...