Category Archives: Magazine

What’s Inside Your GNSS Rover? Part 1

The venerable GNSS rover, has evolved into an essential part of a surveyor’s toolkit, although some mystery remains as to what that magic box does and how it does it. To demystify this, we engaged GNSS engineers to help craft this three-part “explainer” series. Part one  The work of a surveyor requires a lot of...

xyHt Digital Magazine: September 2023

xyHt magazine’s September issue goes inside the GNSS rover to see exactly what’s in it and reveal how the technology works its magic. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the digital edition. Click here or...

xyHt Digital Magazine: May 2023

xyHt’s May issue focuses on uncrewed aerial vehicles and uncrewed aerial systems. As is the case with almost every aspect of the geospatial professions, UAVs and UASs are constantly evolving with advances in technology. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your...

GIS Related Conversation with Chat GTP 3.5

September 23, 2023 Which Geographic Information Systems software are you familiar with? ChatGPT: I’m familiar with a variety of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software packages that were available up to my knowledge cutoff date in September 2021. Some of the commonly used GIS software include: ArcGIS by Esri: ArcGIS is one of the most widely...

xyHt Digital Magazine: April 2023

xyHt’s April issue focuses on surveying, including modern technologies being used in a massive geophysical survey and historic equipment that got the profession to where it is today. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the...