Tag Archives: surveying

Adamu Bala
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 5 of 23 Name: Adamu BalaCompany: Department of Geomatics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.Current Position: Lecturer IIAge: 36 Education: Ph.D. Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan; MSc. Geomatics (2018) and B.Eng. Geomatics Engineering (2010) from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria;...

Lauren McKinney-Wise
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 4 of 23 Name: Lauren McKinney-WiseCompanies: Portland Bureau of Transportation Current Positions: Graduate Assistant, GIS Lab Coordinator/Lead GIS tutor Age: 29 Education: GIS certificate, AS Portland Community College; BS in Geography with minor in GIS Portland State University; MS in Geography, Portland State University Biography: McKinney-Wise works...

Claire Buxton
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 3 of 23 Name: Claire Buxton Company: Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Current Position: Project Manager Age: 33 Education: Bachelor of Surveying and Surveying Technology, University of Otago Biography: Buxton has a passion for land rights and sustainable community development. She has professional experience in land development in...

xyHt Digital Magazine: January 2023
xyHt’s first issue of 2023 is our annual look at young geospatial professionals who are making a difference in the industry. We selected 23 young professionals for 2023 and offer a brief bio and look at the work they are doing that may be changing the geospatial professions. As always, if you don’t have a...

Encoding Geography: Scale Up to Keep Up
America’s foremost community of professional geographers wants all students, especially women and minorities, to have a head start in geocomputational abilities. A revolution in teaching geography is in the offing. Demand for professionals with geospatial skills is on the rise. In 2019, expertise in geospatial technology was listed by Upwork, a global job website, as...

Putting the Best Foot Forward
Surveyors’ Corner We are upon a solemn moment in the land surveying profession. Yes, we’ve all known for a while that this end-of-era moment was coming, but now it ends without pomp or circumstance, without the formality of an obituary, without even a memorial service. We bid adieu to a long-faithful companion that, for all...