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A Millennial’s View of Land Surveying
Introduction by Field Notes editor, Scott Martin. Thank you, Anthony, for stating what we all need to hear. From mentoring, to degree requirements, to continuing education, to understanding the fundamental principles of technology, you hit all the major elements of what is needed—or not needed—to “save” our noble profession. We, being licensed professionals, NCEES, NSPS, state associations,...
Hayden’s Survey in 3D
Above image: Hayden’s triangulation survey map is overlaid on a digital elevation model. A GIS project visualizes the fascinating triangulation network created for the historic Hayden survey of Colorado. One of the great surveyors in the American West is undoubtedly Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. A physician during the Civil war, he rose to be chief medical...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 03/1/2019
Esri Acquires indoo.rs and Announces ArcGIS Indoors Release Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure Construction Projects Using Microsoft HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress Event Trimble Announces Next Generation Mixed-Reality Device with Microsoft HoloLens 2 Technology for Front-Line Workers in Construction, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing and Mining Hexagon Advances its 5D Visualisation Portfolio...
xyHt Magazine March 2019 Issue
Click on the cover below to view the March 2019 issue of xyHt magazine. Articles in the issue include (links will turn live throughout March): GPS Week Rollover – Don’t Panic (Update) – This article explains what the GPS Week rollover is and why it is of interest or concern to GPS users. Surveyors: Loyalties and...
Who are the “Geo6” and why will this change UK geospatial?
Around the middle of 2017, there was a mumble in the geospatial industry about how the UK government was going to open up more of its geospatial data. There was even an outrageous rumor that Ordnance Survey was going to have to release its multimillion-pound product, Mastermap. Everyone sniggered but watched the news like hawks....
Weekly xyHt News Links: 02/22/2019
New Lightweight, Rugged Trimble T7 Tablet Elevates Productivity on the Construction Site Ordnance survey’s DRONE mapping project: Pilotless planes that fly at 67,000 feet, run on solar power and stay aloft for months at a time will observe anywhere in the world in a single flight FARO® Introduces FARO RevEng™ for Design Professionals Topcon’s MAGNET...
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