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xyHt March 2016 issue
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Fields Afar: Diversity in Surveying
Our work supports decision-making. The measurements we take, the research we conduct, the professional judgements we make—significant decisions are made based on these. As it is now possible to rapidly consider much more data in making decisions, customers ask for more data—they’re definitely not trending to less data. Someone does not want to have to...
New Guide for Carlson Survey Released
A Practical Guide to Carlson Survey Released CADapult Press has recently released their newest book featuring Carlson Software instruction. A Practical Guide to Carlson Survey 2015 focuses on effectively using this powerful software and is the companion to their other Carlson textbook, A Practical Guide to Carlson Software Fundamentals. This book is an essential resource for all...
xyHt News Links: 2/26/16
Vexcel Imaging GmbH – Ownership Change Trimble Adds Scalable GNSS Receiver to its Geospatial Portfolio RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems (Austria) and Aeroscout (Switzerland) are excited to announce a strategic partnership between companies Trimble Adds Scalable GNSS Receiver to its Geospatial Portfolio NEW RIEGL High-Speed Mobile Mapping Turnkey Systems Launched at ILMF 2016 Teledyne Optech Press...
A Correctly Weighted Least Squares Adjustment, Part 2
Estimating Uncertainties In the previous article (January 2016), I point out the unreliability of sample standard deviations as estimates for population standard errors when the number of repeated observations is very small, which is typically the problem in surveying. In this article I look at how we can estimate the standard errors for observations based...
Treasure Hunting with Geospatial Tech: Part One
Geospatial tech is increasingly being called upon in the search for treasure. Let’s look at some examples, and maybe you, too, could discover hidden riches! Pangaea #155 As the wind keens and the snow piles up outside my door I retreat into my cozy home for some arm-chair treasure hunting. I start with the Travel Channel’s...
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