Tag Archives: surveying

A New Perspective with Drone Photogrammetry

Geotechnical engineers say drones offer a safer, faster method of data collection to identify potential geohazards and assist with mitigation along vulnerable transportation corridors.   Mountain roadways are prime locations for geohazards, such as rockfalls, landslides, and debris flows. These events result in road closures, injuries, and property damage, sometimes triggered by thaw/freeze cycles or...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 10/13/2023

SOCOTEC’s European Projects to Benefit from Topcon Monitoring Technology CNH Completes Purchase of Hemisphere GNSS CentralSquare Technologies and DATAMARK Partner to Enhance GIS Data Mapping for Emergency Response Bringing Geospatial Context to the Metaverse: Considerations for the Next Steps Bluesky Aerial Maps Improve Efficiency for Forest Surveys Trimble Monitoring Software Expands Sensor Support for Broader...

The Complex Issue of AI and GIS

Part 1 We attended remotely the ESRI User’s Conference (UC) held in San Diego on July 10th and, for the first time, saw and heard how the leading commercial GIS software company in the world positioned itself for the use of AI in its products. It is reasonable to assume that AI can make GIS...

Virtual Reality and City Planning

Engaging citizens to participate actively in urban development projects can often be difficult. But rendering designs in 3D city models and transforming them into immersive virtual reality spaces might just do the trick. When it comes to reshaping cities and constructing new structures, modern architects consider public participation an essential part of creating sustainable and...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 10/06/2023

  Topcon expands construction layout portfolio with LN-50  Cadcorp launches new EPC Data Service  New Davis-Bacon Act Rules Go Into Effect Oct. 23  Esri and NSPS | Surveyors and GIS Webinar Series  German campaign aims to get youngsters excited about mapping and surveying  Drones Receive EASA’s C6 Certificate for BVLOS Flights in the European Union ...

xyHt Digital Magazine: October 2023

xyHt magazine’s October issue goes inside the GNSS rover to see exactly what’s in it and reveal how the technology works its magic. As always, if you don’t have a subscription to our print edition, or if someone else in the office has snaffled your copy, don’t fret, here is the digital edition. Click here or...