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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 09/08/2023

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Announces Performance Milestone for GHGSat Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Microsatellites Sony Electronics Launches Ultra-Lightweight, E-mount Interchangeable Lens Camera UP42 and ImageSat International Partner to Unlock Critical Applications of Geospatial Data Association for Royal Geographical Society Renew Collaboration Improving Efficiency and Reducing Damages to Underground Facilities Olivia Powell and EVONA trailblaze WGIC’s DEI...

Carlson Releases STEM Video Game: Hydrology Engineer

Carlson Software, celebrating its 40th anniversary as a company, has released a STEM video game—Hydrology Engineer. The video game is designed to teach hydrology, a subset of civil engineering, from a practical standpoint. Players will be introduced to both simple and complex concepts of hydrology work with the chance to compete for most efficient design...

xyHt Digital Magazine: July/August 2023

xyHt magazine’s combined July/August issue focuses on geographic information systems and and how the science has made its way into many aspects of our existence—how it is helping now and how it will help in the future. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 07/28/23

Cloudeo and Spire Global Team to Provide Space-based Weather Data USGIF Introduces 5 Community Leaders to its Advisory Committee. NOAA to Update the National Tidal Datum Epoch  250+ commercial UAS solutions providers slated to exhibit at Commercial UAV Expo  GeoCue Unveils Three High-end Lidar, TrueView 3D Imaging Systems Sanborn Appoints Kate Hickey as Chief Operating...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 07/14/23

Bluesky’s Airborne Sensors Help Developers Protect Wildlife Habitats New Trimble Terra Office Workflow Delivers Integration with Esri ArcGIS Pro USGIF Announces Six New Board Members For 2023-2024 Topcon Introduces Aptix Integration Platform for Heavy Civil Construction Penn State Win Topographic Mapping at National Surveying Championship Tallest Mountain in Idaho is Higher Than Thought Registration Open...

Ocean Mapping Effort Makes Progress

Two new partnerships will advance Seabed 2030’s mission to map the entire ocean floor this decade    Since ancient Egyptians began studying the Nile River, bathymetry has been the crucial component in hydrography. The great river gave rise to their great civilization, providing fertile soil for farming, water for irrigation, and a means of transportation...