Tag Archives: GIS
Teaching the Ethics of Geo
Maps have always been powerful means of communication, whether etched in cave walls, stone, wood, silver of centuries past, or, in the 20th Century, copper plates and, later, film. In our own century, maps are everywhere—on our phones, computers, fitness apps, and news media, communicating in a myriad of ways about changes over space and...
Your State of Happiness
Mapping Your World Kate Berg is GIS lead at the State of Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and an honoree in xyHt’s 22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022. She has a BS in GIS from UCLA and an MS in natural resources and environment from the University of Michigan....
Disruptive Lidar Tech
Technologies developed for autonomy and consumer applications are opening up new user segments and rewriting conventional workflows A construction inspector sweeps their phone over an open trench creating a 3D as-built of the utilities within. This is just one example of low-cost, rapid, simplified reality capture is challenging conventional wisdom on how reality capture should...
Alex Lopez-Rogina
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 22 of 23 Name: Alex Lopez-RoginaCompany: Avineon, Inc.Current position: GIS Project ManagerAge: 32 Education: BS in Civil Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville; GIS Certificate, University of North Alabama Lopez-Rogina started her professional career as a civil engineer for a water utility in northern Alabama. When the company...
Sara Thompson
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 21 of 23 Name: Sara ThompsonCompany: Arizona Department of Transportation Current position: Geospatial Analysis Section ManagerAge: 25 Education: BS in Conservation Biology and Ecology, Arizona State University; Certificate, GIS and Cartography, Arizona State University Thompson is a geospatial leader making a difference for young professionals across multiple...
Seth Gulich
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 20 of 23 Name: Seth GulichCompany: Bowman Current position: UAS Program ManagerAge: 28 Education: BS in Surveying Engineering, Penn State University Gulich is a young professional with more than eight years of surveying and geospatial experience in the AEC industry. He is a licensed professional surveyor and...
