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NASA’s Awesome Long-endurance VTOL UAS
The wizards at NASA’s Langley Research Center took a look at the current state of UAS and found two big problems: The flight time and range of electric multicopters is too short, and many fixed-wing UAS require extensive ground support for launch and recovery. With these challenges in mind, the team came up with two...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 06/22/2018
Hexagon introduces the Leica BLK3D for real-time, in-picture 3D measurement Satellite Images Can Harm the Poorest Citizens Hexagon Launches Luciad V2018 Trimble Catalyst Now Supports GLONASS, Delivering Faster, More Accurate and Reliable Positioning Performance
Surveying Beyond the Water’s Edge
A remotely controlled unmanned survey vessel gives a land survey crew full hydrographic abilities for two busy marinas in Oregon. Founded in 2005, Statewide Land Surveying (SWLS) is a small business located in Gresham, Oregon, well acquainted with taking on challenging projects. While mostly engaged in land surveying, SWLS crew members have been involved for over...
Where the Data Comes From
Members of Esri’s Living Atlas unit detail the company’s wide variety of data sources. For nearly 50 years, Esri has been developing and supporting GIS software. What is less known is that for more than 20 years it has also been collecting and curating data and making it available to its users. “It has become...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 06/15/2018
Hexagon Acquires AutonomouStuff, Bolstering its Leadership Position in Autonomous Solutions Topcon releases new edition of MAGNET software suite for optimized workflow New Trimble Basis Software Captures Actual Workspace Utilization to Power Data-Driven Decisions DroneDeploy Releases World’s First Real-Time Thermal Mapping Technology for Commercial Drones Dual-frequency GNSS smartphone hits the market Hexagon Introduces World’s First 3D...
The Future of Autonomous Transport
Geospatial technologies play a pivotal role for the Transport Systems Catapult, the UK’s not-for-profit innovation center for intelligent mobility. The town of Milton Keynes is at the heart of the UK’s transport revolution. It’s home to several tech start-ups and major transport-related brands, such as Network Rail (the UK’s rail authority), Leica Geosystems, Mercedes, VW,...
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