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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/17/2021
R-evolution expands its sustainability agenda to help protect coastal blue carbon ecosystems Fugro to Locate Remote Space Operations Complex in Perth, Australia China, Arab states to Expand BeiDou Cooperation Trimble Acquires AgileAssets Topcon Positioning Group Expands Global Headquarters GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference to be Held in New Orleans NSGIC Releases 2021 Geospatial Maturity Assessment InfiniDomes’ Robust...
Policing the Profession
In my last column we touched on the idea of “unchecked incompetent practice” and how that is a problem for the land surveying profession. This time around we are going to dive a little deeper with that idea. In a 1969 article entitle “The Professional Status of Land Surveyors,” Curtis Brown wrote, “professional liability is...
The US Hydro 2021 Conference, a virtual and real success
Last September THSOA held its very successful US Hydro 2021 Conference, the first completely virtual event and a learning experience for all of us involved in the organization. I want to thank everyone at The Hydrographic Society of America US Hydro Conference organizing committee, Board of Trustees, moderators, speakers, conference sponsors, academia, and government organizations, and...
Digitizing for the Future
Street-level imagery and GIS technologies are turning Philadelphia into one smart city Major metropolises are racing to get ahead of technology that could bring driverless cars and delivery drones to their streets and skies. In Philadelphia, investments in new software and services are already paying dividends in other ways for many of its 1.6 million...
An Awkward Angle
It’s a question that has bothered me since grade school geography. Why does Minnesota have that little protrusion popping out of its northern border? It’s like the state is wearing one of those little red clown hats held on by an elastic strap. I’m several decades past grade schools, but the other afternoon I was...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/10/2021
Microsoft and Esri Deliver Centralized Satellite Image Analysis in Azure Orbital NSPS Scholarship Applications Available USGIF Launches 2022 Scholarship Campaign NVIDIA is Building a Digital Twin of the Earth Task Force to Review Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture Geo Week Early Bird Pricing Ends Dec. 17 One Year from Launch, U.S.-European Satellite...
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