All posts by Annie Ellis
xyHt Magazine Digital Edition: May 2021
xyHt's May issue focuses on the future of drones and how, in the near future there may be thousands of drones flying over – and under º major cities.
Ingenuity Breaks New Ground for UAVs – on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to set records, flying faster and farther on Sunday, April 25, 2021 than in any tests it went through on Earth. The helicopter took off at 4:31 a.m. EDT (1:31 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time, rising 16 feet (5 meters) – the same altitude as its second flight....
xyHt Magazine Digital Edition: April 2021
xyHt's April issue focuses on surveying and the creative ways these evolving technologies are being implemented.
Lidar, 3D Modeling Bringing Fort Anne Back to Life
A Canadian archaeologist is using advanced mapping and visualization technologies to bring one of the earliest European settlements in North America back to life. Dr. Jonathan Fowler combined a centuries-old map with a modern 3D terrain model to portray Fort Anne and its surrounding in stunning detail – just as the Nova Scotia site looked...
Celebrating Surveyors’ Importance and Protecting Professional Integrity
The surveying profession throughout the U.S. will soon celebrate National Surveyors Week, which as surveyors know is designated for the week in March following the third Sunday.
xyHt Magazine Digital Edition: March 2021
xyHt's March issue focuses on lidar and aerial imaging and the creative ways these evolving technologies are being implemented.
