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Refitting a Building in Continuous Operation
I’m a surveyor and technical specialist at Plowman Craven, one of the largest surveying companies in the UK. My company has worked closely with Leica Geosystems for more than 50 years, going back to the days of the T2 mechanical theodolite and DI10 EDM. Technology is different now, but the collaboration between our two organizations...
A Truly Unique Scanner
A look at innovation in hardware, software, and workflow in the Leica RTC360. Not far from London in the UK is a place called Milton Keynes. Although it’s not as famous as places like Manchester, Birmingham, or Brighton, it is the home of the Red Bull Formula 1 team; it’s where WD40 is made; and...
xyHt Magazine June 2019 Issue
Click on the cover below to view the June 2019 issue of xyHt magazine. Articles in the issue include (links will turn live throughout June): A Truly Unique Scanner – A look at innovation in hardware, software, and workflow in the Leica RTC360. World’s Biggest Digital As-built? – A whopping 1.5-million square feet of a...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 05/31/2019
Phase One Industrial Introduces Three High Performance Lenses for High-Altitude Aerial Photography and Long-Range Aerial and Ground Inspection Winner Announced in Younger Geospatial Professional of the Year Award Industry Players Announce London Geospatial Week for 2020 Topcon announces next generation flight planning software 2019 Handheld Business Partner Conference Woolpert Expands Geospatial Services by Acquiring Geomatics Data...
Esri UK Conference 2019 Recap
Every year towards the end of May, Esri UK, the UK distributer for Esri software, holds a user conference across the road from Westminster, the home of the UK parliament (when I was there I even got to see Jacob Reese Mogg). It’s held at the QE2 centre, and there are amazing views from the fifth floor which allow...
“Welcome to Africa” via GIS
While in the middle of teaching GIS to my masters students, the squeaky ceiling fan above us suddenly went off. It was another power cut, the third in two hours. “Bienvenue en Afrique, Monsieur,” quipped one of my best students, making everyone laugh. I wiped the sweat off my forehead. Welcome to Africa, or precisely,...
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