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Drone Surveying in the Ozarks
Crafton Tull, an engineering and surveying firm, was tasked with the daunting job of surveying up to 160 acres to collect data needed to design a new road through the heart of the Ozarks. Professional surveyors can face intense challenges—especially when they need to complete large, complicated jobs in dangerous terrain. That’s the situation that...
Making Aerial Lidar Work for Small Businesses
Aerial lidar’s growth has created challenges for small business in the aerial-data collection data; here’s how one company turned them into opportunities. Featured image: Midwest Aerial’s main lidar-flying aircraft. For several decades (1950s -1980s), the commercial mapping industry operated in a relatively stable technology environment. While numerous and important technological advances were made (most notably...
The State of MAPPS in 2020
When I became president of MAPPS (a prominent national association of geospatial firms), I had two goals. First, I wanted to increase member engagement. Second, I didn’t want to work as hard as my predecessor. The two goals are not mutually exclusive. In fact, achieving the first goal makes reaching the second goal much easier....
xyHt Weekly News Links: 04/10/20
Hancock Associates Announces Promotion of Gregory G. Gould, P.L.S. to Vice President Ready Willing Able: The SWAT Team of LiDAR MAPPS’s COVID-19 Impact Webinar Series Drones on the Front-Line of the COVID-19 Pandemic Fugro wins NOAA contract for shoreline mapping services Carlson Software announces two special programs in response to COVID-19 INDOT Selects Woolpert to...
MAPPS on Capitol Hill: A 2020 Update
By John Copple, Ed Kunz, and Stefan Bailey Wow, Washington, D.C. was an incredibly dynamic place this past year. Despite a complex and polarizing political environment, MAPPS made significant progress on many priority issues. The MAPPS Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC), along with many strategic association partners, made huge contributions to our profession in 2019....
Teaching Roots and Research at the University of the Philippines
One of Southeast Asia’s oldest surveying schools is promoting the use of geospatial technologies and thriving in the digital age. When Louie Balicanta walks inside the high-ceilinged corridors of Malcolm Hall on his way to teach land surveying, he knows how much responsibility rests on his shoulders. Not only is he an assistant professor at...
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