In this interview, Jolle Jelle de Vries from Geomaat shares his views on the key market trends, technology drivers and challenges, and the impacts of COVID-19 and climate change on his organization and the sector in general. Geomaat is a land surveying company specialized in the measurement, acquisition, analysis and processing of geospatial data. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on your business? "Well, in the beginning things were a little tense since we were not sure what the future would bring. Fortunately, however, most projects continued running well and our clients also helped by bringing certain activities forward. As a result, COVID-19 has had little impact on our business, apart from in terms of sick leave which increased sharply. Luckily none of our colleagues were seriously ill, but the high level of absenteeism due to illness did put enormous pressure on our planning."

Increased market for cloud computing 3.5.1.2. Growth associated with artificial intelligence and cognitive computing 3.5.2.

Increased market for cloud computing 3.5.1.2. Growth associated with artificial intelligence and cognitive computing 3.5.2.