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Remote Sensing – It’s About the Safety
If you follow trends in industry that serve our profession, it is impossible to not see articles and advertisements about the use of remote sensing technology. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS/drones) tend to be the leaders of the pack for many reasons. However, there are several others, from stationary and mobile terrestrial lidar scanners and cameras,...
NSPS, Geospatial Firms and Others Support IIJA
In a letter to U.S. senators, the National Society of Professional Surveyors, geospatial firms, AEC firms, and transportation entities urged all senators to support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), saying it will “provide meaningful economic and quality of life enhancements to communities across the country.” In all, 76 firms urged passage of the...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 08/06/2021
Draganfly Commences Training for Texas EMS Drone Delivery Services The First 4G LTE Connected Drone Hits the Market: Parrot, Verizon, and Skyward Ecopia AI and Hexagon Partner to Create 3D Nationwide Landcover across the USA ANYbotics Boosts Autonomous Mobile Robots with Velodyne Lidar Sensors Bentley Systems Announces Seequent’s Acquisition of Imago
How Not to Crash (or Lose) Your Drone
Lessons from flying, crashing, and occasionally losing, drones
GNSS Innovation Keeps Utility Surveyors Safer
The ability to capture accurate points from a distance with images provides a significant leap in safety and efficiency for subsurface utility engineering.
Creating Earth’s Digital Twin
If airborne lidar can create an exact replica of Earth, will it help future geospatial professionals and scientists understand the history of our planet?
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