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United Surveyors of Arizona
United Surveyors of Arizona announces the launch of a new professional organization and opens membership opportunities [Editor’s note: xyHt is always happy to publish news of organizations or initiatives that help promote land surveying and other geospatial professions. Strong participation by individual practitioners in professional associations and societies at the local, state, national, and international levels...
An Inside Look
The New FAA UAS Registration Recommendations The UAS Registration Task Force (RTF) Aviation Rulemaking Committee has recently published its recommendations. For an insider’s look, we talked to Altavian’s John Perry, a member of the committee. Unmanned & Unlimited: Could you give us your take on the process? As a representative of MAPPS and as a...
Keeping Workers Safe in the Field
Above: Users in the field can pair the inReach wirelessly via Bluetooth with a smartphone or tablet to provide a dashboard control panel for the unit and facilitate easier typing and messaging. Credit: DeLorme Satellite communication technology provides a critical lifeline for teams working off the grid. Editor’s note: Cellular coverage is not as ubiquitous...
QGIS 2.5D Functionality
When I went into the office today, I had to write an amazing blog about the QGIS 2.5D functionality and how it was the beginning of QGIS’ journey into the 3rd dimension. Only I can’t, because Anita Graser, the author of “Learning QGIS 2.0” and owner of the Free and open source ramblings blog beat...
xyHt News Links: 02/19/16
End-user Requirements for Satellite Imagery/Analytics from the Agriculture, Mining and Forestry Industries Seafloor Announces the Launch of Their Autonomous Surface Vehicles u-blox brings GNSS RTK precision to the mass market TerraGo and Eos Positioning partner on next-generation GPS/GNSS solutions DJI propulsion system aimed at industry, aerial imaging New ‘laspublish’ creates Web Portals for 3D Viewing...
3D Overnight
Surveying the Arsenal Interlocking rail corridor in Philadelphia safely and efficiently with mobile lidar. An old section of the Pennsylvania railroad called the Arsenal Interlocking is now one of the busiest segments of rail for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (Septa) regional rail system. A high volume of trains operates in this territory due to the...
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