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Weekly xyHt News Links: 10/12/2018
XRY Drone – new technology to acquire and analyze drone data – is introduced by MSAB and URSA Accessing USGS Topographic Maps on The Internet Archive – Archive.org Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions PCI Geomatics Releases Geomatica and GXL 2018 NGS 2018 GPS on BMs program in...
R10 Too! The R10 Model 2 Is Announced
A Flagship GNSS Rover Gets a Major Upgrade The first generation of Trimble’s flagship GNSS rover, the first R10, was announced six years ago at the Intergeo 2012 Conference and Exhibition. While updated incrementally over the years, the R10 Model 2, or R10-2, is a major upgrade. It may look the same, but that familiar...
Mine Surveying
Advancements in this discipline reflect changes in productivity and data flow for surveying. Mine surveyors are responsible for maintaining an accurate plan of the mine as a whole, and they update maps of the surface layout to account for new buildings and other structures. They also survey the underground mine workings in order to keep...
Surveyors Are Like Musicians
Don’t underestimate the value of talent. All 26+ years that I worked in the geospatial industry were with survey instrument manufacturers (Trimble and Leica Geosystems, plus start-up Cyra Technologies). But it was only in the most recent years of my time in the laser scanning segment that a major realization hit me about the full...
2018 Commercial UAV Expo Roundup
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: attending the Commercial UAV Expo is the closest you’ll get to drinking out of a fire hose, data-stream-wise, without incurring physical damage. I’m talking metric tons of new and cool UAS stuff. This year I had the honor to be included as a judge in the...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 10/5/2018
Microdrones Goes Big with Release of mdLiDAR3000, as well as Two New mdMapper Systems Trimble Introduces Next Generation Wireless Data Recorder for Smart Wastewater and Stormwater Monitoring Skyfish Unveils UAV Industry’s First On-board Computing Module, Navigation and Sensor Platform for Commercial Drones Juniper Systems Unveils New Cedar CP3 Rugged Smartphone Ainstein Announces New...
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