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Stretching Surveyors across the Water
Surveying the Gorgon Jetty Project on Barrow Island off Western Australia involved integrating structural, mechanical, and hydrographic surveying technologies and skills. Barrow Island is described by some as Australia’s answer to the Galapagos Islands. The 202 km2 (78 mi2) island and its surrounding ocean are home to diverse and unique fauna, including marsupials, reptiles, sea...
xyHt News Links: 12/10/15
SPAR 3D Call for Papers: Deadline extended to 12/16 MAPPS, NSPS Issue Call for Presentations for 2016 National Surveying and Mapping Conference CHC Navigation’s i80 GNSS Receiver is a futureproof sub-meter RTK solution
Web Mapping
Part 1, The Basics Children of the millennium will never know that there was a time before the internet when we, the cartographers, engineers, and surveyors had to relate geospatial information through the medium of paper. Although the internet has been around since the late 1980s, it wasn’t until 1996 when the world got the...
Smart Cities
They’re guided by people and powered by geospatial information. We’ve all heard the buzzword, “smart city.” But what is a smart city, and what makes it smarter than others? One of the key characteristics is the ability to make effective connections—among citizens, assets, and services—by using technology to support and improve the interaction among people...
xyHt News Links: 12/4/15
Topcon and DAQRI announce collaboration on wearable technology for construction environments Virtually walk around the world with crowdsourced mapping app Mapillary Experienced leader returns to Galileo helm, now within ESA Lockheed Martin advances threat protection on GPS control segment FAA Task Force Recommends Sweeping UAS Registration Requirements FARO Launches Smart Entry-Level X-Series Laser Scanner: The...
Industry Profile: Landon Urquhart
R&D Engineer at Hemisphere GNSS While Hemisphere GNSS has always been a major player in high-performance satellite positioning, there’s now a renewed focus on innovation, research, development, and production. R&D is a team effort, but particular kudos have been given Landon Urquhart. Landon studied applied science at Acadia University and then earned his BS and...
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