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Surveyors of Tomorrow: GIS and Families
Over the past few years, I’ve been gathering quotes and anecdotes—from the kids of survey practitioners—about what they think other kids might find attractive about their parent’s chosen profession and why they might (or might not) choose the same path. Here’s a sampling that represents what I hear. The three children of Brad O, the...
Using OSTN15 with QGIS
As you may be aware, the United Kingdom has a new transformation model that is OSTN15. But why? What does it mean to the geospatial community? Without being too nerdy, tectonic plate movement means that the “model” surface (the geoid) is slowly moving away from being the best fit for the coordinate system. It has...
Methods of Analyzing Data, Part 1
Identifying Blunders with Graphics Mistakes and blunders are an inevitable part of being human. In fact, a wise person once told me that the only people who don’t make mistakes are those who don’t do anything. Because a least squares adjustment of a plane survey is nonlinear, it will not arrive at a solution if...
xyHt News Links: 9/23/16
SimActive Brings Picture-in-Picture 3D Viewing with Version 6.5 ASPRS Executive Director Stepping Down NovAtel announces VEXXIS family of GNSS antennas 3D Target to Launch Payload Lidar at Intergeo Geodetics introduces mobile mapping system with lidar, GPS
Action Plans: Forum on the Future of Surveying
The second meeting of the Forum on the Future of Surveying produced a plan of action and strategy. Editor’s note: This column continues to provide monthly coverage of the national initiative, Forum on the Future of Surveying (FFOS). See the first installment in our March issue. The goals of the second meeting of the Forum...
UAS Insurance and Marketing
Final in the series, “Adopting UAS Technology” At first glance, UAS insurance and marketing seem unrelated, yet both are critical to the success or failure of your firm’s adoption of UAS technology. Insurance is critical because just one accident and the attendant liability can put you out of business. Additionally, your clients will want you...
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