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Your State of Happiness
Mapping Your World Kate Berg is GIS lead at the State of Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and an honoree in xyHt’s 22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022. She has a BS in GIS from UCLA and an MS in natural resources and environment from the University of Michigan....
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/10/2023
Geo Connect Asia returns in March to Singapore CONEXPO-CON/AGG Unveils World’s Largest 3D-Printed Statue Artificial Intelligence in Retail Market to Hit $85 Billion by 2033 Vexcel Imaging Receives Creative Content Award at 2023 Esri Partner Conference Recent NV5 Acquisition Axim Geospatial Awarded $9 Million in National Security Contracts Saildrone Completes World’s First Uncrewed Alaska Ocean...
Safety is Paramount in Aerial Drone Mapping
As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to release its ruling covering uncrewed aircraft flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the National Airspace (NAS) the entire industry is holding its breath preparing for a new era of certainty and expansion. Aerial photogrammetry will be one of the immediate beneficiaries of this new policy...
The Construction Automation Continuum
It’s more about many minor triumphs than major leaps. Surveyors can play an essential role in implementing these changes To those outside of the industry (and some within), the term “construction automation” evokes visions of bots and autonomous equipment plying construction sites—efficient and tireless—yet always on some far horizon. In present reality, construction automation takes...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/03/2023
Bentley Systems Announces Retirement of Founder Keith Bentley First Autonomous Agricultural Drones Launched in Thailand Improved Location Accuracy Enables Hydraulic Modeling Drones in Vineyards Make Wine Growing Safer and Easier 17th Utility Investigation School Offered in May GeoComm Receives Patent for Translating Raw Geodetic Locations into Dispatchable Locations CGA Announces Industry Challenge to Cut Damages...
Bridge Watchers
Smart sensors and satellites are being used to actively monitor bridges and large infrastructures. With eyes in the sky and ears on the ground, can this new technology improve public safety? Despite what the lyrics of the popular English nursery rhyme may have our young ones believe, the London Bridge has actually never fallen down. ...
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