GIM International Readers' Survey 2020 Question Title * 1. What is your age? Under 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 over 60 Question Title * 2. Where are you from? Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France France, Metropolitan French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Question Title * 3. In which sectors are you active? Land Management Building & Construction Infrastructure Urban Planning Oil & Gas Mining Agriculture Forestry Other, please specify Question Title * 4. Which of the following best describes your job title? Consultant Field Worker Government Official Manager Technician Programmer/Developer Researcher/Academic Sales and Marketing Purchaser Student Other, please specify Question Title * 5. What are your expectations of the prospects in the surveying market in 2020 compared with the past couple of years? Much better Better Same Worse Much worse Question Title * 6. Where do you see growth opportunities for surveying in your sector(s)? Question Title * 7. Does your organisation plan to invest in new systems in 2020? Yes No Can you explain in more detail? Question Title * 8. If so, in which type of systems? Terrestrial laser scanners Airborne laser scanners Portable and indoor mobile mappers GNSS receivers Total stations Mobile mapping systems Digital aerial cameras Photogrammetry software Point cloud processing software GIS software UAS for mapping and 3D modelling UAS Lidar systems Other, please specify Question Title * 9. Which mapping method do you use? Photogrammetry Lidar Mixed Question Title * 10. How many editions of GIM International magazine have you read in the past year? Every edition Most editions Some editions None Question Title * 11. Which version of the magazine do you read? Print Digital Both If you read the print edition answer Q12 & Q13: Question Title * 12. With how many colleagues do you share the magazine? Question Title * 13. How much time do you spend reading an edition of GIM International? 1 to 2 hours 30 minites to an hour less than half an hour Question Title * 14. Do you regard GIM International as an important source to keep your knowledge up to date? Yes No Feel free to share your thoughts on this topic. Question Title * 15. On a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), how do you rate the quality and content of the feature articles? Low High Low High Question Title * 16. Please rank the various sections in order of decreasing importance: feature articles, columns, editorial, interview, event reports, book reviews 1 2 3 4 5 6 Feature articles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Columns 1 2 3 4 5 6 Editorial 1 2 3 4 5 6 Interview 1 2 3 4 5 6 Event reports 1 2 3 4 5 6 Book reviews Question Title * 17. Which topics should receive more frequent coverage? GIS Big Data BIM Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality & Augmenten Reality 3D Modelling UAS/Drones Smart Cities Point Clouds Earth Observation Mobile Mapping Indoor Navigation Geospatial Intelligence Land Administration Mining Agriculture Construction & Infrastructure Other, please specify Question Title * 18. How many industry events (conferences, trade shows, user events) did you visit in the past year? More than 10 5-10 1-5 0 Question Title * 19. Where did most of the events you visited take place? In your own country On your own continent On a different continent Question Title * 20. What are your main reasons to attend trade shows and conferences? Gain knowlegde and learn about new trends Participate in educational seminars Participate in networking events Gain inspiration for new ideas and creative ways to support your business Generate potential sales leads Meet retailers and vendors Monitor your competitors Question Title * 21. How can GIM International help you to stay even more up to date on the latest industry trends and developments? More newsletters on specific topics (for example: Lidar newsletter, Earth observation newsletter) More newsletters on specific fields of application (for example: mining, agriculture, construction) More articles on specific topics More articles on specific fields of application Webinars on specific topics Webinars on specific fields of application Podcasts Videos Other, please specify Question Title * 22. Which technology do you believe is currently having the greatest impact on the surveying profession? IT Robotics/autonomous vehicles Apps/mobile devices Augmented reality Virtual reality Artificial intelligence Internet of Things Blockchain Feel free to share your thoughts on this topic. Question Title * 23. Which trends do you foresee in the geomatics profession over the next five years? 100% of survey complete. Done
