Tag Archives: surveying

Just Warming Up

Surveyor’s Corner It’s that time of the year when many of us are experience frigid temperatures, and we must be ready for difficult days in the field. I’m sure there are those who will say—as Alfred Wainwright once said, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” To that, I would respond with...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/22/2023

Bluesky Partners With Sensat Providing Data For New Visualisation Tool  A Holiday Gift from Trimble Dimensons+  Woolpert to Collect Bathymetric Lidar Data for Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative  ASPRS Approves Edition 2 of Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data  GPS Jamming Escalates Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict  Experience the Future of Construction Site Visibility  Peak District Pioneers...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/15/2023

Peak District Pioneers AI Landscape Mapping using Bluesky Aerial Images  USGS Publishes Topobathymetric Data Powered by Teledyne Geospatial CZMIL SuperNova System  Podcast: The Early Days of 3D Laser Scanning with xyHt Author Geoffrey Jacobs  Trimble to Provide Advanced Positioning Systems to Sabanto for Enhanced Autonomous Tractor Performance  Common Ground Alliance Examines Telecom Industry’s Role in...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/08/2023

AGI Skills Discussion Challenges Geospatial Community to Stand Up and Be Heard!  Early Bird Specials Already Available for Trimble Dimensions 2024  Saint Louis University, Taylor Geospatial Institute Ramp Up Hiring of Geospatial Faculty  Topcon Positioning Systems Announces New Global Sustainability Initiatives  Why Robotics is a Key Component in Uncrewed Aviation 

Mapping for a Good Cause

When humanitarian emergencies strike, these volunteers are ready to share their geospatial skills and help communities map their way out of crisis. You, too, can lend a hand. After Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique in the middle of March 2019, it left behind more than 1,000 casualties, miles of damaged roads, and ruined at...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 11/17/2023

Insights into Lidar Technology and Lidar-Based Surveying  Esri Introduces ArcGIS Video Server, Brings New Video Capabilities to Users  EU fine-tunes plan to launch Galileo satellites on SpaceX  Elevating Belgium’s Railways with Topcon Positioning Systems  Esri Integrates with Microsoft Fabric to Deliver Leading Spatial Analytics Capabilities  Esri and National Geographic Society Launch National Geographic MapMaker