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The Dog Whisperer — Not Me

Surveying in the field exposes all of us to various threats from flora and fauna, not to mention the two-legged threats. It just comes with the job. Depending on location, we learn to identify and respect the diverse threats to our beings while conducting the course of our mission. They are just part of the...

Citizen Geodesist

A GPS on Bench Marks odyssey Philip Melcher of Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group in Visalia, California, has submitted GPS on Bench Marks observations on an incredible 650 Bench Marks all up and down California in the last three years. We will ask Philip a few questions to find out how he has accomplished this,...

From Texas to the World

A $10 billion construction project will change the future of energy The task of getting clean, efficient energy created and distributed from Texas to the rest of the world is no small-or easy-task. And certainly not inexpensive. But the future of energy may well depend on the process of liquifying natural gas and shipping it...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 03/04/2022

Register for the March 30 NSPS Day on the Hill Carlson Go West 2022 Set for April 4-6 ProStar Granted Major Patent for Utility Data Management RIEGL & Deswik: Providing a Fast and Efficient Workflow for Mine Surveying Emesent Hovermap Sets Survey Grade Standard for Autonomous Lidar Mapping NCEES Seeks Professional Surveyors’ and Mapping Scientists’ Expertise...

Can Mapping Bridge Urban Social Divides?

A new book contends mapping and spatial analysis can further the interests of under-resourced communities It sometimes feels as if there’s little that can bridge our society’s divides, but the married co-authors of a new book from Esri Press — one a Republican, the other a Democrat — are optimistic. “In city politics you can...

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