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22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022 – 16 of 22
Throughout January xyHt.com will feature the young geospatial professionals who are making a name for themselves in everything from surveying to geographic information systems. xyHt featured all of them in the January issue. Here we will spotlight one each day. Name: Zach Shuman Company: Woolpert Current Position: Aviation Program Director Age: 24 Education: BS in...
22 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2022 – 14 of 22
Throughout January xyHt.com will feature the young geospatial professionals who are making a name for themselves in everything from surveying to geographic information systems. xyHt featured all of them in the January issue. Here we will spotlight one each day. Name: Ethan Schreuder Company: Woolpert Current Position: Survey Technician, UAS Subject Matter Expert/Pilot Age: 29...
Protecting Urban History
Maximizing the data collected from airborne lidar helps protect historic structures in older cities In Part I last month, we outlined the research performed in Dublin, Ireland, and Brooklyn, N.Y., using hyperspectral scanning to help old cities protect historically significant buildings during new construction projects. In Part II, NYU professor, Dr. Debra Laefer, explains how...
Autonomy Comes to UAVs
Trending tech has UAV software looking futuristic To a certain degree, autonomous operations are already baked into the current state of data collection (aka reality capture) software for UAVs. Pre-mission planning consists of using a map-based interface to highlight the area that needs to be mapped or inspected, the appropriate flight pattern and height (AGL)...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 09/10/2021
Hesai, LiDAR USA Reach Distribution Agreement Propeller Aero, Named 2021 Best Workplace for Innovators National Academies Proposes Team to Study FCC Ligado Decision NOAA Awards Tetra Tech $49 Million Coastal Geospatial Contract Velaris Connectivity Solution Unlocks Possibilities in UAV Industry GEOINT 2021 Symposium Oct. 5-8 in St. Louis Woolpert Acquires Optimal GEO to Augment Lidar,...
Thinking Ahead
From mapping catchments to inspecting dams, there’s a solid future for UAS technology at public utility companies like the Salt River Project in Arizona
