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Interview with Esri’s Chris Andrews
When I knew that I was going to the Esri User Conference, I asked a few friends at Esri to find out who could tell me what super cool stuff was coming up in the platform. One name came up over and over: Chris Andrews, senior product manager for 3D. For those who haven’t heard...
Weekly xyHt News Links: 10/26/2018
IDx and Topcon sign exclusive AI platform agreement for the U.S. market The Management Association of Private Photogrammetric Surveyors Announces Passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA) Topcon announces new field computer accessories for performance in all weather conditions Hexagon’s Geospatial Division Releases M.App Enterprise 2018 Bentley Systems releases open-source library, iModel.js Spectra Precision...
Sponsored: Big Results in a Small Space
Image above: Towill surveyor James LaBasco makes the tight descent into the pipe. They used special safety equipment and procedures throughout the project. Sponsored by Trimble A California firm uses Trimble solutions to manage a tight schedule and difficult conditions. Total stations and scanning provide precise data for rehabilitating an aging water line. As buried water...
Interview with Esri’s Eric Wittner
Eric Wittner is the CityEngine and Procedural Technology product manager at Esri. He works to expand public understanding of how Esri’s 3D products can enhance an organization’s products and process and help bring them success. Nick Duggan: What exactly is CityEngine? Eric Wittner: CityEngine has been with us for a while. They started as an...
UAS for Confined-space Inspections: the DARPA Connection
Dangerous, difficult, and dirty: these are missions that drones are often tasked for. Let’s look at one of the most dangerous tasks out there: inspection of confined spaces. Boilers, tunnels, storage tanks, underground storage areas, and vaults are a few good examples. How dangerous are these places? Here’s what the National Institute for Occupational Safety...
Interview with Esri’s Jeremy Wright
At first glance, Jeremy Wright may not seem important: he’s just a product engineer for the world’s largest and most popular GIS. But when I was meeting and interviewing people in San Diego at the Esri UC for xyHt, I made a point of searching for Jeremy. He’s passionate about his work and heavily involved in...
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