xyHt magazine’s July/August 2024  issue focuses on surveying and mapping, with an in-depth look at a map maker of the future and a profile of up-and-coming Stonex.

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Here are some highlights:   

Our Mapping Future: Professional cartographer Evan Applegate shares his mapmaking process, including what’s inside his toolbox. He also tells us why in-person feedback is important to become a better mapmaker. 

Moving In: While relatively new to the North American market, there are few in surveying who have not heard of Stonex, a rising software and hardware provider. But who is this company, where did it come from, and where is it going? 

Seeing the Light in Black Boxes: AI-infused 3D modeling of utility substations, pump houses, and other facilities offers immediate benefit for major utility companies. 

Small Sensors, Big Change: As the fascinating emerging world of geophysical and geological exploration with drones, smaller sensors mean bigger efficiencies.