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A Total Station Eclipse in Kalispell, Montana
While the folks in Kalispell, Montana did not experience a total eclipse, they turned it into an exciting event nonetheless. Flathead Valley Community College promoted it as a community event and passed out free viewing glasses as the eclipse was starting. David L. Dorsett, PLS, surveying instructor and surveying department head at the college, had...
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Certifications or Licensing? Part 4
Part 4 of 6: More Court Rulings Editor’s Note: What will regulation, certification, and licensing of the surveying profession look like in the near and distant future? Surveying is and always has been molded by external influences: markets, technologies, economic conditions, demographics, and competition from outside of the profession. Other professionals, consumers, and pro-sumers have...
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xyHt Weekly News Links: 8/25/17
Introducing SXblue Ultimate Survey Grade GNSS Receiver Joint NASA-Brazil CubeSat mission will unlock equatorial phenomena that affect GPS Geodetics Inc. Announces Point&Pixel Solution Allowing Photogrammetry While Reducing the Need for Ground Control Points Win a Free Schonstedt!
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Certifications or Licensing? Part 3
Part 3 of 6: Legal Issues Affecting State Licensing Editor’s note: What will regulation, certification, and licensing of the surveying profession look like in the near and distant future? Surveying is and always has been molded by external influences: markets, technologies, economic conditions, demographics, and competition from outside of the profession. Other professionals, consumers, and...
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UAVs Planting Trees
… And What That Means for Next-gen Drones Honestly, I don’t pay much attention to unusual uses of UAVs; I focus on geospatial applications. However, after reading the news about a company using UAVs to plant trees, perhaps I should. Let’s take a look at the story and see what it could mean for the...
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The Land Office: Potawatomi and Surveyor History
The Art of Retracement Pictured above: The rover stands on the original monument, which predates two newer monuments, next to each other 12 feet away, by 100 years. Credit: Warren Ward. Igor Kidinski, or Eager (the Kid) as he was known, started to shout “Got it!” when he saw a point on the ground. But then...