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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 7/7/17
Tersus launches a ‘new generation’ NeoRTK system senseFly announces worry-free service package to keep professional drone operators flying Surveying the World of Tomorrow CompassCom to Release CompassTracker App for iOS & Windows Mobile Smart Phones at Esri User Conference Trimble Catalyst high-accuracy, on-demand geolocation service now available worldwide Quorum Launches myQuorum Land On Demand, Bringing Speed...
The GeoDude on the Adoption of Laser Scanning Today
Part 2 Above: Although not yet fully mainstream for topographic surveys, laser scanning is frequently used to topo sites with a lot of detail and hardscape. Credit: Allegheny Surveys. With new and emerging technologies such as laser scanning, many professionals want to know “When is the right time to get in?” They may worry about...
Trial by Fire: First Party Chief Experience
As we ponder the many challenges presented by the rapid transformation of the land surveying profession, the topic of mentoring often comes up. I have written about that topic a couple of times in past editions of Field Notes. (The image above is Whisky Pass Colorado, 1935. Credit: NOAA National Geodetic Survey.) I attribute much...
Behind the Big Eye of the SX10: Trimble, Danderyd, Sweden
A visit to Trimble’s engineering and production center in Danderyd, Sweden, reveals the story of the SX10’s development. As surveyors, we purchase and use some of the most sophisticated instruments of any field-oriented profession. Such sophistication yields incredible precision, accuracy, reliability, and flexibility, and, as would be expected, can carry hefty price tags. With such...
The Unthinkable and the Thinkable
The following is the editorial for the July print issue of xyHt magazine: If we completely dismiss a notion as unthinkable, we might find ourselves ill prepared should the notion become an eventuality. This applies to how we might view the status of our professions and how we fit into the markets we serve. Is...
xyHt Magazine July 2017 Issue
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