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xyHt News Links: 6/3/16

Are PhotoSat satellite surveys really more reliable than ground surveys? New receiver with SF3 signal improves accuracy and uptime for precise field operations  Topcon announces increased integration with Autodesk scanning software New Unmanned Aerial Photogrammetric Mapping Solution Siteco Moves into UAV Market with Sky-Scanner  

This eBee Ag is outfitted with the Sequoia multispectral sensor.

senseFly’s Andrea Halter: From Academia to the Market

Above: This eBee Ag is outfitted with the Sequoia multispectral sensor. An interview with senseFly’s Andrea Halter  Andrea Halter is a co-founder of senseFly, a Parrot company based in Switzerland that develops and produces aerial imaging drones for professional applications. Halter oversees the company’s marketing and sales teams. She’s a qualified land surveyor and holds a...

GeoBusiness 2016 – London

Wow! Just, wow [ed. Translation to US-English “Wow!!”]. Last week I was at the UK Esri annual conference with 3000+ people crammed into the tight QEII conference centre. This still didn’t prepare me for GeoBusiness this year. It was the same venue as last year but somehow they’ve crammed in a few more stands, and...

xyHt News Links: 5/27/16

3D Laser Mapping Launches New Multiplatform Mapping System Hi-Target Qpad X5 high-precision rugged tablet Settop CellXtrem: Create your own CORS solution or connect to existing CORS trip services Congress yanks funding for OCX Iridium launches alternative GPS PNT service MicroSurvey Introduces the HxIP Imagery Program FARO® announces the release of PointSense & VirtuSurv 17.0: Point...

The Certified Theoretical Monument

Igor Kidinsky, aka Eager (The Kid), estimated that both monuments—for the same property corner—were to be found nearby. Glenny Dale, aka Glutton (The Old Man), turned on the metal detector, but both surveyors soon spotted the old, grayed stakes in the shadows and knew they had found their pins. The task was to determine which...

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