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An Inside Look

Posted on: by Jeff Salmon
This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

The New FAA UAS Registration Recommendations The UAS Registration Task Force (RTF) Aviation Rulemaking Committee has recently published its recommendations. For an insider’s look, we talked to Altavian’s John Perry, a member of the committee. Unmanned & Unlimited: Could you give us your take on the process? As a representative of MAPPS and as a […]

Location Technology

Posted on: by Matteo Luccio and Gavin Schrock
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

Terms and Uses Below is an infographic of location technology: end-use sectors, example activities, types of technology typically employed, and respective precision ranges. To help make sense of this complexity, we have developed several categories of location technology. None truly stands alone (as all employ at least some complementary technologies), but we have noted what prevalent […]

Keeping Workers Safe in the Field

Posted on: by Howard James
Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme
This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

Above: Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme Satellite communication technology provides a critical lifeline for teams working off the grid. Editor’s note: Cellular coverage is not as ubiquitous […]

3D Overnight

Posted on: by Ted Knaak and Paul DiGiacobbe 2 Comments
These high-quality 3D CAD models were extracted from Arsenal project point cloud data.
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

Surveying the Arsenal Interlocking rail corridor in Philadelphia safely and efficiently with mobile lidar. An old section of the Pennsylvania railroad called the Arsenal Interlocking is now one of the busiest segments of rail for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (Septa) regional rail system. A high volume of trains operates in this territory due to the […]

Advancing GNSS

Posted on: by Matteo Luccio
Septentrio’s headquarters in Belgium has an international staff, about half in engineering.
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

A Profile of Septentrio Editor’s note: The name Septentrio may not be familiar to you, but after their formal acquisition of Altus (with which Septentrio has collaborated for a decade) you may be hearing more about this internationally recognized, high-precision GNSS developer.   A leader in GNSS research and development since 1999, Septentrio has a […]

Indoor Positioning

Posted on: by Ernest Yap 1 Comment
Finnish startup IndoorAtlas uses a building’s magnetic distortions, a floorplan, and a smartphone’s magnetometer for indoor location.
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series xyHt in print February 2016

The next frontier in personal navigation poses both limits and promise. Imagine that you’re disembarking from an airplane at Chicago O’Hare airport. You have a connection to Seattle for an important customer meeting. Your smartphone begins to buzz; you’re informed that your connecting flight is pre-boarding. But you’re not worried. Your smartphone provides indoor directions […]

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