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What AI Can Do for GIS

Part 2 By Juan B. Plaza and Giulio Maffini Before we can even attempt to describe what AI can do for GIS, we need to understand what a GIS is and how it is used. What do these three letters mean? A pretty good definition is: A geographic information system consists of integrated computer hardware...

A Breath of Fresh Air

To improve urban air quality monitoring and help keep their citizens healthy, cities around the world are now combining traditional data capture techniques with geospatial technologies. If you happen to be driving or walking around Washington. D.C., this past summer, then there is a good chance that you crossed paths with one of the blue...

Get Kids Into Survey

We are once again proud to support Get Kids Into Survey to print and distribute their most recent poster. Click the image below to enlarge.

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 11/10/2023

UP42 and GLOBHE Sign Partnership to Bring Drone Data to Geospatial Marketplace Geo Week Announces Sneak Peek of 2024 Keynote Lineup Trimble Partners with HALO Trust for Landmine Clearance in Ukraine  Trimble and Skydio Integrate Technologies to Deliver Insights to Construction, Utilities and State Transportation Agencies Geo Week Announces 2024 Conference Program, 200+ Speakers and...

Building Information Modeling

How cloud integration can unleash its full potential In the building and construction industry, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has revolutionized the way professionals conceive, construct, and manage our built environment. Since its introduction in the 1970s, BIM has evolved from rudimentary 2D digital representations to becoming the backbone of modern construction projects. Today, its significance...

BIM: Into the Future 

Looking Forward  The concept of building information modeling has existed since the 1970s, although we certainly didn’t recognize it then. That’s when the first software tools developed for modeling buildings started to emerge. Those early applications and the computers needed to run them were expensive, so adoption wasn’t widespread.  BIM gradually evolved, though still far...

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