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xyHt October 2015 Issue
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NGA’s Involvement With Our World
Above: The deputy director says that NGA wants to have a bigger role. Editor’s Note: On July 23, xyHt editors Gavin Schrock and Dave Doyle were invited to address an audience of professionals at the headquarters of the federal government’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, Virginia. While this was a closed-door session held to...
Common Research Mistakes Surveyors Make, Part 2
Road Records, Easements, and Probate Records In a previous article (July 2015) I explain two of the five common mistakes made by surveyors in researching the records: mistakes made in determining senior title and the deficiency existing when a forward search is omitted. The remaining of the five common mistakes often made by surveyors are...
Raising the Roof
A survey company changes its tactics to monitor an auditorium roof before, during, and after its lift into place, using teamwork and true professionalism. American Surveying & Engineering, P.C. (with corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois) was approached by JP Cullen (a contractor with headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin) with a challenging project: a particularly tricky auditorium...
xyHt News Links: 9/25/15
FARO Releases New Handheld 3D Laser Scanner Applanix Introduces Two New Solutions for High Productivity Land-Based Mobile Mapping, Autonomy & Field Robotics Applications Applanix Introduces New Entry-Level Direct Georeferencing Solution for Airborne Mapping Applications Broadcom Offers New GNSS Chip for Internet of Things Topcon Releases iOS Version of MAGNET Construct App Reception to Unveil Restored...
Going for the Long Shot
Intuicom’s RTK Bridge has come a long way, including use for hydrographic surveying. Editor’s note: A product name can become a default term for a particular solution; this is the case with the RTK Bridge, a trademark name for the product that Intuicom, radio communications component company, began working on nearly a decade ago. And...