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NavCom GNSS: Moving Dirt Just Right

GNSS receivers help steer earth movers, providing users with accurate positions and no complexities. NavCom–a wholly owned subsidiary of John Deere–manufactures GNSS (global navigation satellite system) receivers for land survey, machine control, offshore, and military and government applications. One of its OEM partners is MOBA Mobile Automation AG, a German company specializing in measurement and...

Full Kit: xyHt Looks at Cutting-Edge Surveying Gear

Topcon releases a complete surveying suite. The release is timely. For forward-thinking firms trying to meet increased demand, two key challenges are staffing up and gearing up. Many firms that have not added crews or upgraded kit for more than a decade are looking to do both in a hurry. xyHt attended several surveying and...

HxGN LIVE 2016 Unscripted

We’re shaking things up By trying a different way to convey the latest news and views from Hexagon Geosystems (aka Leica Geosystems–we’ll get used to the new name); we put some of the experts at HxGN LIVE 2016 in front of a camera for unscripted Q&A. Follow the embedded links to open the videos in...

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The Problem with QGIS and csv Files

Last month I was at the Maptime in Southampton (UK), helping QGIS new users with how to join tables and map EU referendum maps, when I came across an issue with something on QGIS I hadn’t spotted in the last *ahem* years of using it. When you drag and drop txt, csv, or other delimited...

xyHt News Links: 8/12/16

iSTAR 360 degree Measurement Module integrated by imaging companies Australia drifts away from GNSS measurements VGI in Land Administration: A Vision or a Necessity? A New Era in Land Administration Emerges The New State of Smart Cities: Analytics + 3D Visualization as a SaaS Esri and Leica partner to offer GIS/GPS grants to governments Strong...

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