Click on the cover below to view the March 2018 issue of xyHt magazine. Articles in the issue include (links will turn live throughout March):

• Real Surveying: xyHt solicits surveyors and professional surveying societies and associations in the US and internationally to discuss the topic of real surveying.

• A New Line: A new class of instrument was adopted by a team of Belgian surveyors midway through a large and complex transportation project.

• Monitoring a Historic Bridge Replacement: A survey manager describes how monitoring improved construction processes for the replacement of an 85-year-old bridge connecting Illinois and Iowa.

• Radiant.Earth: Connecting the global development community to Earth imagery and primary analytical tools. 

• Seven Standards for Delivering High-quality sUAS Imagery: Unmanned aircraft system(s) imagery isn’t as simple as it may seem. The complexities brought forth in a pre-bid conference and seven standards are discussed. 

• Cool School: Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies has grown to be a magnet for surveying and geomatics education and research over the past eight decades.

• Surveying Boot Camp: A team of surveyors from Northstar Surveying, Inc. take on some of the most difficult terrains in Oregon’s Coastal Range. While seemingly boot camp to the author, it’s just a part of the job to them.

• Teaching Land Stewardship: The surveying community seems to be heading for a perfect storm with technological advancements and much more affecting the field. What can make this into a promising picture of the future?