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Neutrino Beam! Scanning a Ring Tunnel
The surveying challenges for construction related to a particle accelerator are exacting—but surprisingly familiar. By Matteo Luccio Trillions of neutrinos from the sun and other celestial objects pass harmlessly and unnoticed through our bodies each second. These tiny particles are among the most abundant in the universe–a billion times more abundant than those that make...
Ocean Business 2017
Last week, April 4th – 6th, one of the largest gatherings for the offshore industry took place, Ocean Business, in Southampton, UK. The bi-annual event is a large deal for the maritime industry. When I say large, I actually mean huge; there are over 350 exhibitors from 26 countries and 166 training and demonstration workshops...
UAS Regulations Update
A look at recent and near-future legislation affecting UAVs for geospatial business use. By Jeff Salmon BVLOS Update The ability to fly beyond line of sight (BVLOS) is paramount to a wide range of UAS operations, including utility and pipeline inspections and monitoring, open pit mining, precision agriculture, corridor mapping, large-area mapping and surveying, and...
xyHt News Links: 04/14/17
MapChecker App by InfoGeographics NovAtel releases Oceanix Nearshore correction service for marine applications Indoor location, data see growth at MWC Trimble’s New Total Station Provides Millimeter Accuracy for Monitoring Applications Merrick Releases MARS® 2017 Software Suite
HSI on the Fly
One company details mapping applications of airborne hyperspectral imagery for agriculture, forestry, and resource mapping. By Patrick Burns and Scott Nowicki, PhD Remote sensing imagery has been collected with many different camera systems for many different applications over the past 50 years of the industry. Visible remote sensing imagery provides interpretable information available to most...
Re-imaging Hells Canyon
A geospatial company helps prepare for an environmental impact statement by scanning and orthorectifying historic imagery. Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge, encompasses a vast and remote region with dramatic changes in elevation, terrain, climate, and vegetation. Carved by the great Snake River, Hells Canyon plunges more than a mile below Oregon’s west rim...
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