All posts by Jeff Thoreson
Construction on the Move
Looking Forward From the very first construction project (possibly the addition of an extra room on to a Neanderthal cave) until the late 20th century, construction technology moved at a glacial pace. But in the last few decades, especially the last decade, innovation has taken off. And if you think the changes in the most...
xyHt Digital Magazine: March 2023
xyHt’s March issue focuses on construction and the geospatial technologies that are changing the way we build things. 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 on the cover to the right, to...
Looking Forward: Trying to Predict 2023
Over the course of my decades of participating in the world economy, I have found it useful to not pay too much attention to prognosticators, the so-called (and often self-called) experts. I have come to realize that these folks are about as accurate at forecasting the long-term economy as the weather folks are of forecasting...
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...
Looking Forward: One Year to the Next
I’d say that we have flipped another page on another calendar year, but who uses a physical calendar anymore? The calendar on our smartphones just scrolls on and on with no ceremonial change from one year to the next. And maybe that’s a better reflection of reality anyway. We mark the midnight hour between December...
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...
