Tag Archives: GIS

GoogleEarth Multipatch

Multipatches, Point Clouds and Meshes

A Guide to 3D GIS Data Formats Moving your GIS to 3D is a daunting task. Not only are there all the vertical issues to take into account, but also a whole new world of jargon, which can, at times, be quite overwhelming. In this post you’ll find a few of the data formats that...

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EngineerSupply Expands With GeoMax Surveying Equipment Company EdgeData & Harris Corp Will Collaborate on Electric Utility Mgmt. Solutions Pokémon Go the Geospatial Gamechanger: Six Months Out ArcGIS Solution Provider and Esri Business Partner, GEO Jobe, Launches GIS Knowledge Base 

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TerraGo Partners with CompassTools to Deliver Advanced GIS & GPS Data Collection Solutions New CT5 Rugged Smartphone Launched from Cedar by Juniper Systems Orbit GT releases Indoor Mapping solution with Floor Plan Builder 3rd Annual National Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference Topcon announces new ES series total station with advanced data transfer functionality DOF, Sonardyne,...

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GIS Technology: Get It Surveyed

As I approach my 30th anniversary of being a licensed professional land surveyor in California, I can’t help but think about how things have changed over those years. One word: Technology. It has changed everything. For me, it started with EDMs, then total stations. Handheld calculators were emerging. When the HP 41-CX came out, that...

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40 Under 40, 2017: Jasna Filipovic

PROJECT MANAGER OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN THE HALTON REGION ONTARIO, CANADA WE ASKED LAST YEAR’S “40 UNDER 40” honoree Caitlin Blundell if she knew of a rising star in the Canadian geomatics community, someone having an impact at the local level and serving as an inspiration for other young folks entering the...

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40 Under 40, 2017: Danielle Smilovsky

REMOTE SENSING SCIENTIST AND GIS ANALYST AT AMEC FOSTER WHEELER ARIZONA, USA WITH A BS IN ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY AND AN MS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Danielle Smilovsky uses GIS and remote-sensing applications to study and analyze ground deformation around the world. She specializes in performing geotechnical land subsidence investigations using InSAR, SAR, lidar, and water...