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An Integrated Photogrammetry Solution

Carlson Software has innovated for the land development industry with software and hardware solutions built to work for the clients who depend on them every day. As a one-source solution, we provide CAD design software, field data collection, and laser measurement products for the surveying, civil engineering, GIS, and construction industries. Our flagship CAD program,...

Legal Boundaries: The Ultimate Issue

What is the “Ultimate Issue Rule” in civil litigation? The Ultimate Issue Rule refers to Rule 704 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The Federal Rules of Evidence (the Rules) were submitted to Congress by the Supreme Court in 1973, approved and enacted in 1975. They were intended to bring uniformity across all federal courts...

Mapping the Surface of the Ocean?

It is crucial that we keep accurate maps of the ocean’s shorelines, but when my company got a request to map the ocean’s surface 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, my initial reaction was: Why? Isn’t the ocean just the ocean that far out? There aren’t any geographic features or elevation changes. It’s...

Surveying, Drones, and Danger

Experts say drones carry the promise of keeping the electrical grid safe amid increasingly intense storms The greater number and intensity of severe storms in the United States has communities rethinking their infrastructure. They’re making streets and parking lots permeable to absorb excess rainfall and rebuilding natural watershed features that help prevent floods.  With the...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 04/08/2022

FIG Congress 2022 in Warsaw: Registration Now Open  Gold Shovel Association to Become Part of Common Ground Alliance  3,500 Attend Amsterdam Drone Week  URISA Accepting Nominations for the GIS Hall of Fame  Australian Firms Deliver High-Resolution Hyperspectral Earth Observation Microsatellites  CoreLogic and EagleView Enhance Claims Processing Automation  Quanergy 3D Lidar Flow Management Solution Deployed to...

NOAA Advances Deep Channel Topobathy Lidar for Groundbreaking Alaska Project

Steep and rugged cliffs, rocky shores, changing turbidity, underwater hazards, and unpredictable weather are some of the extreme challenges of mapping the coastline and waters surrounding Alaska. However, a new topobathymetric lidar project for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted by NV5 Geospatial is leveraging a state-of-the-art combination of advanced remote sensing technologies...

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