Category Archives: Construction/BIM
Drones in Construction
For decades the construction industry didn’t change much-and then UAV technologies came along Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, as they are commonly called, are mostly electric-powered aircraft, which do not require a pilot onboard and are used to perform tasks that are either too dangerous for humans to do or too expensive with other...
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: 02/25/2022
Register for NSPS Virtual Day on the Hill by March 1 Aero-Graphics Contracted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3D at Depth Receives Patent for Monitoring Underwater Structures Lidar Survey Reveals More than 400 ‘New’ Archaeological Sites in England Airbus to Provide Imagery that Enables Crop Analytics SkyGrid Launches All-in-One Drone App for iOS Globally...
Full-on, Mixed Reality Stakeout
Now, with a heads-up display visor and hand gestures—no controller needed—mixed reality construction layout just went from “sci-fi” to the job site. Stakeout – Struggling and Juggling Sorry, but I need to geek out a bit…. If you’ve ever done construction/survey staking then you know how cumbersome and time-consuming it can be. While there have...
Keeping Traffic Moving and Roads Improving
When construction company Matthäi was hired to complete the resurfacing of the busy B420 road around Fürfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, it needed to navigate tight deadlines and tricky working conditions. One of the biggest obstacles Matthäi faced with this project was avoiding heavy traffic jams caused by road closures. Because of this, the decision was...
22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022 – 15 of 22
Throughout January xyHt.com will feature the young geospatial professionals who are making a name for themselves in everything from surveying to geographic information systems. xyHt featured all of them in the January issue. Here we will spotlight one each day. Name: Keeley Shea Company: Trimble, Inc. Current Position: Applications Engineer, Advanced Positioning Age: 24 Education:...