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Weekly xyHt News Links: 12/13/2019

Sonardyne proves new long-endurance navigation capabilities in Loch Ness   Radiant Earth Foundation Releases World’s First Open Repository for Geospatial Training Data   Schmidt Ocean Institute Maps One Million Square Kilometers of Seafloor and Joins Monumental Mapping Initiative    International Lidar Mapping Forum Announces 2020 Conference Program   With New Mapping Workflow, Trimble Extends the Reach of GNSS...

What’s Your BHAG for 2020?

It just dawned on me: 2020 isn’t just a new year but the start of a new decade. Now is a perfect time to start planning for it. Let’s start with that cryptic headline: Just what the heck is a BHAG? A Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) is a concept developed by acclaimed business researcher...

Mentoring’s Evolution in GIS

Having focused on the education side of geography and geospatial technology for much of my career, I’m focusing this discussion on mentoring in formal and informal settings: schools, after-school clubs, libraries, museums, community and technical colleges, universities, and adult learning venues. As geotechnologies’ needs, audiences, and expectations have evolved, mentoring has evolved, and (I would...

Container 42: So Smart it Knows All the Answers

Container 42 and digital twins: the answer to life, the universe and how the Port of Rotterdam is transforming infrastructure management and operations. Editor’s Note: If you think the term “digital twin” is yet another high concept being foisted on surveyors and geospatial professionals in AEC, then you are not alone. But you are hearing...

Hydraulics in the Cloud

The City of Durham prepares for growth by collecting and leveraging data through a web-based GIS—to create a hydraulic model for its wastewater collection system. Durham, North Carolina is experiencing a growth rate it has never before known, with more people moving in, per capita, than all but three other cities in the country. Durham’s...

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