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NGS Finds a Real-Time Solution
An Iowa RTN contributes to the National Geodetic Survey’s Geoid Slope Validation Survey of 2014. The gravimetric geoid model will become the zero-height surface for the new geopotential reference frame, which will replace the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD 88) in 2022. The Geoid Slope Validation Survey of 2014 (GSVS14) is the second survey conducted...
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Phase One Industrial Announces 100 Megapixel Medium Format Metric Cameras for Aerial Data Acquisition CES 2016 – Inuitive and gestigon bring gesture recognition to embedded virtual reality platforms DAT/EM Systems International Releases 7.2 Septentrio’s Pinpoint-GIS is available on the ArcGIS Marketplace Leading LiDAR Expert, Tim Blak, Joins Atlantic Berntsen International ranked among top 300 B2B E-Commerce...
The Vanishing Divide
New solutions bridge the gap between CAD and GIS. Editor’s note: In our continuing examination of CAD-GIS integration we’ve presented several approaches and products. Internationally, a tremendous amount of work has been done towards integration, both in academia and in commercial software; here we introduce you to Graebert GmbH, German developer of popular CAD software...
The Long Drive
Topcon Positioning Systems’ president and CEO Ray O’Connor talks about automation, integrated solutions, smart phones, golf, and the coming era of continuous representation of reality. The occasion of our conversation with Ray O’Connor was a visit to the headquarters of Topcon Positioning Systems in Livermore, California, which included a tour of their manufacturing facility, a...
Upcoming Young Surveyors Network North American Meeting
Register now for the Young Surveyors Network (YSN) 2nd North American Meeting – Minneapolis MN – Feb 10th 2016 The FIG Young Surveyors North American Network will hold its next meeting in conjunction with the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) Annual Conference. The 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North American meeting will be held on...
Outlook 2016: 40 Under 40
In this annual issue focused on the future, we offer “40 under 40” (or “40<40”): a collection of profiles of motivated and noteworthy young professionals under 40 years of age. It is our wish that these profiles will honor those who work tirelessly to promote geospatial fields and to provide inspiration for young people considering...
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